Ecstasy: A Short Story

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The crimson blazes danced across the land, sprinkling embers through the air before cascading back to Earth and staining the land as thick grey smoke billowed into the skies and covered the world in a veil of darkness. . . . The ruins were still smoking and the faintest glow of embers could still be seen. Black dust lingered in the air and penetrated my lungs, throat raw and choking as I stuttered around. The land was in chaos and the village that once stood before me was utterly obliterated. As I slowly looked around, taking in everything that had happened, I came to an epiphany. I realised that I was alone. This time, I saw her again, I felt a piercing sensation of agony tear through my head as I clutched it, squeezing and gasping