The Rift

Category: Sci-Fi

A cold wind swept across the plain, carrying with it the scent of distant rain.

The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.

She smiled, but it did not reach her eyes.

Some doors, once opened, can never be closed again.

The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.

A knock at the door changed everything.

The map was old, its edges frayed, but the path it showed was unmistakable.

There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.

The end.

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