The light was bright and all consuming, stronger than any oil lamp or fire Elaine had ever seen. It was as if the moon had begun to decent from the sky, brightening as it closed down onto the ground. The woman planted her heels in the dirt, swinging her arms up to cover her face and she shut her eyes as tight as they would go. She was young still, 25, unmarried and no where ready for death but it seemed fate had other plans...<br/>The light began to fade in brightness but Elaine could still feel the heat of it pressing against the cloth of her sleeves, strangely enough the noises where different as well, instead of the familiar hooting of owls or crickets chirping it evaporated into a quiet buzz of silence. Curiously she opened her eyes, giving her pupils a moment to dilate to the necessary degree. Her vision came out blurry at first, she saw bright green, more than there should but in a forest at night. Blinking away the blur her vision finally settled, leaving her confronted with an array of vegetation, flowers and bushes, behind them a rather large stone architecture. Was she hallucinating? She had heard tales, of strange mushrooms and herbs that when mixed would create concoctions that made men lose their minds and fight invisible demons. Could that of had happened to her, was she poisoned? Was she dead? Was this some sort of vision?<br/><br/>The questions where swirling in her mind but as much as she tried to rationalize she could not come up with an answer to her queries. In the mean time, she would be forced to adjust. Elaine studied her surroundings more, she was in some form of gardens, similar to the ones she new back home but the building surrounding it was much different, it had the air of a castle almost. Nearby her was an opening to get into the building, she began to walk towards it hoping she could get some answers there. As she approached the entry way figures began to catch her eye, at first glance they looked like people but on further inspection she noticed they where entirely made of stone. Dozens of them, in seemingly random places. Elaine felt her gut clench as she approached one of the said figures, something about this place was eerie.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">"Bonjour? Quelqu'un est-il ici?"</span>She spoke nervously, after no response she tried again in English, after all there was a chance she wasn't even in France anymore.<span style="font-weight: bold">"Hello, anyone here?"</span>After being met with once again silence she felt her shoulders droop and a sigh escaped her, she was standing next to the statue now. As she turned to look at it her breath got caught in her throat, the face of the statue was horrifyingly lifelike, and had the expression of pure terror in its face. As she looked away she began to realize all the status had similar expressions and some where looking straight in her direction.<br/><br/>A spark of fear jolted in her and she quickly grabbed the hem of her dress and jogged back out into the courtyard struggling to catch her breath as she walked. A loud banging was coming from outside one of the walls and that was when she saw them. Large hound like beasts with glowing arms and reflective pelts where banging against the gates, snarling and scratching as they broke though the steel grid. Elaine stood frozen in fear, the stuff of nightmares was before her. Sucking in a breath she didn't even know she could take, she let out an ear piercing shriek that resonated through the walls, its power doubled thanks to her being part siren.