A man runs through the woods. He is going to his mother's house. Mud to his ankles. He walks.

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It shrouds the village in light. People hole up in their homes. The light demon prowls the streets. Lily possesses no home, she is a beggar in the street. She hides in an alley.

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The demons footsteps move closer and her heart answers.

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It peeps around the corner. Light floods into the alleyway. Lily dives for cover: dumpster. 

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The monster grows closer and closer and closer and closest. Light attacks the shadows chasing them aside. Lily covers her mouth and tunes in to the outside noises: harsh breathing. 

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The lid breaks open. Lily ducks but the light is upon her. The light strikes; it punches out the air of her. All is over.