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Sleep. It weighs her down, muddles her thoughts. She can’t let it drag her under. If she falls asleep now, she’ll die.
She can feel the creature salivating in the shadows, waiting for her to tumble into its toothy maw. It’s hungry and wants to feed.
Sleep. It sings of peace, promises solace and renewal even as it threatens obliteration. The world tilts as she turns her head. She can sense the creature in every corner, hiding just beyond the range of her perception, an ambassador from the underworld who will steal her life the moment she departs from the waking world.
But her eyes are heavy. So heavy. Like tiny iron curtains, closing over the final act of her life.
Consciousness gutters like a dying flame.
She can hear its voice.
You are mine.
Yes, she thinks, too drowsy to resist. I am yours. And she finds herself drifting toward the dark, drifting toward death, heedless of the annihilation that awaits.
Come to me.
She closes her eyes.
You are mine.
A cold embrace. Then darkness.
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