Darkness. An oppressive weight presses down on my chest, my limbs frozen in place. My eyes flutter open, but I cannot move; my body is paralysed. The room is silent, yet I feel it—an unseen presence lurking just beyond my vision. Its gaze holds me captive, a mixture of curiosity and malice. I am helpless, unable to scream or resist. The whispering voice in my mind is hollow, echoing with a chilling tone: