When Samantha, a gentle soul burdened by a strange and enigmatic past, vanished without a trace, the world assumed the worst—that she had been abducted, possibly even killed. Yet, as her best friend Kathleen set out to uncover the truth, she and her companions unearthed far more than they had anticipated. What lay beneath Samantha's disappearance was a labyrinth of secrets tied to forces beyond the natural world, forces that had quietly shaped her life for years.

As Kathleen's investigation deepened, she discovered a hidden network of individuals connected to Samantha’s past, people who seemed to know more about her than even she did. But darker revelations soon surfaced—Samantha’s current circle of friends, trusted and familiar, were not what they appeared. They had long been watching her, waiting for the moment she would unlock a doorway into realms no human was meant to access.

Before Kathleen and her team could traverse the realms in their quest to rescue her, Samantha inexplicably reappeared—or did she?

Where are you, Samantha?

Everything was in disarray, the world around them teetering on the brink of collapse. Kathleen could hear nothing but Jay’s agonized screams and Ruby’s strained grunts, their voices cutting through the chaos as the entire structure quaked violently. 


 She had fully expected the house to crumble around them, burying them in its ruin. Yet, by some improbable stroke of fortune—or perhaps divine intervention—it held its ground. 


 The turmoil, however, had taken its toll. Kathleen had succumbed to the overwhelming force, falling unconscious amidst the destruction. It was only the insistent urgency in Tomoya’s voice that roused her back to a tenuous consciousness. 


 “Kathleen! Kathleen! Wake up, damn it!” Tomoya’s voice cut through the haze, his tone sharp with desperation. The urgency in his words jolted Kathleen back into consciousness, a sharp gasp escaping her lips. 


 “O-Oh, God, what happened?” she stammered, her voice trembling as she pushed herself upright with a shaky hand. 


The Hollow Return