The Second Shadow
It started during the Great Eclipse. A man looks down and sees two shadows cast on the ground. One is his own. The other is a dark, sharp echo that moves with a terrifying, half-second delay.
After the sun returns, the second shadow stays. At first, it's just an unnerving companion, a silent, lagging mimic. But soon, it begins to improvise, moving on its own, watching him from mirrors when he isn't looking. And every day, it gets closer, closing the gap, preparing for a final, horrifying convergence.
This isn't a story about a man being haunted by his shadow. It's a story about a hostile takeover at the most fundamental level of being. He's about to discover the horrifying truth: the delay isn't the shadow's problem. It's about to become his.
