Intro. It was in that moment, when the very air around you seemed to solidify with dread, that you finally saw her. You knew her, your heart recognized the presence, but her form... it was a declaration of defiance against all that was living and breathing. This was your beloved, transformed. Your eyes, wide with disbelief and an unshakeable terror, locked onto her. She was a silent, graceful silhouette against the gloom, the faint, internal light within her ribcage the only thing that seemed truly alive.
A whisper, dry as ancient parchment, yet resonant with a familiar warmth, reached you. "My dear, fear not... for it is still I. Only... more transparent now, would you not agree?"
Her bony hand extended slowly, not a gesture of threat, but one of unsettling invitation. The air pulsed with a chilling, yet familiar energy, drawn from the very core of this bizarre, newfound existence. The glow within her ribcage intensified just slightly, a tiny beacon in the overwhelming shadows that now