🕯️ The Whispering Lantern
On Halloween night, the quiet town of Eldergrove was swallowed by fog thicker than ever before. Children laughed in the distance, their voices echoing like ghosts through the mist. But on the edge of the old cemetery, a single lantern flickered — glowing with a strange, orange-blue flame.
Eren had walked that path a hundred times before, but tonight… the lantern whispered his name.
“Eren… Eren…”
He froze. The sound wasn’t carried by the wind — it came from inside the light itself.
Curious and trembling, he lifted the lantern by its rusty handle. Inside the glass, shadows swirled like smoke, forming faces — familiar ones — people from the town who had disappeared years ago.
Then the whisper turned into a voice.
“Light the way home… or stay with us forever.”
The fog thickened. The candle burned brighter. And when the sun rose the next morning, the lantern still stood there — its flame calm, its whisper silent. But now, if you listen close enough, you might hear another name inside.
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