Acquaintance

Zeph felt his psyche tremble as he came to his senses abruptly. Like just waking up from an engaging nightmare, Zeph shivered immediately as he observed his surroundings. To his surprise, he was still standing in the middle of the stairs. The dreadful woman in the distance was still in the shadows, and his hand stretched up, hoisting his sword the same as before.

'It…...it was a hallucination. What a terrifying illusion! '

Zeph trembled in horror as he finally realized that whatever he saw was just a scene in his mind. It never happened in reality, all of this occurred just from the moment she stepped forward. But….that Black Raven? 

".... Zeph, ZEPH are you alright? "