The Village That Lost Its Shadows
The sun rose, but nothing followed
One summer morning, the villagers of Lyran awoke to find their shadows gone. The light still shone, but no silhouettes stretched beneath them.
At first, it was freedom — no more haunting darkness, no reminders of self. But soon, things began to unravel. Without shadows, people forgot their shape. Faces blurred in mirrors. Words fell apart mid-sentence.
A traveler arrived one night, his shadow still intact. He told them:
“Your shadows didn’t leave. You left them behind.”
When dawn came, he was gone — but the village’s shadows had returned. Only now, they moved a heartbeat slower.
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