When he opened his eyes, Bella's beautiful face, the shimmering purple rocks, the quiet serenity of that strange room — all of it was gone.
Aaron found himself standing in the middle of a bustling town. The townfolk were strange in a way that took a moment to fully register.
They had humanoid figures, their heights comparable to humans, though far less varied — each of them hovering around six feet tall, which would have made them giants in the eyes of someone like Nancy.
They moved through the streets with purpose, going about whatever business occupied them, but the moment Aaron appeared among them, they began turning around one by one, their attention snapping toward him like a current reversing direction.
And that was when he got a proper look at their faces.
There were none. No eyes, no nose, no ears, no mouth — nothing that resembled the human features he was accustomed to.
