It was an ordinary Thursday evening in what had always been a quiet, trusting community.
The sun had already dipped below the horizon, leaving the countryside bathed in a faint orange haze that slowly turned into twilight.
On the edge of town, a narrow road curved through fields and clusters of tall trees — a place locals passed by without much thought.
That evening, however, something unusual caught the attention of a passerby who had taken a different route home.