The Forgotten Ones

 Chapter 9: The Cycle Begins Again

Lena wandered the streets of Grey Hollow for what felt like eternity. The Hollow Ones never spoke of escape; they didn’t need to. They were beyond such desires. They had become the town, and the town had become them. It was a never-ending cycle of loss and renewal. The town would wait patiently, hidden from the world, for the next curious soul to stumble upon it.

The next one to uncover the truth.

And so, as Lena roamed the streets with the other souls of Grey Hollow, she couldn’t help but wonder who would come next. Another wanderer, another soul seeking the truth, drawn in by the mystery of the forgotten town. Someone like her, full of curiosity and unrelenting need to understand.

And when they did, she would be there—waiting. Waiting to welcome them into the Hollow.

Grey Hollow was patient. It always had been. And its hunger would never be satisfied.