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Change of mind

The vision struck the shopkeeper with the force of a hammer blow, searing itself into his mind with unnerving clarity. He could see everything—the blood-drenched floor, the broken bodies of his comrades strewn about like discarded dolls, their lifeless eyes staring at nothing. The grotesque tableau felt so tangible that he nearly choked on the imagined scent of iron. But it was the final image that made his breath hitch: himself, sprawled lifeless on the cold stone floor, a black blade piercing his skull, its surface gleaming malevolently under the dim light.

He staggered back, his pulse hammering against his ribs. This was not mere paranoia or the product of an overactive imagination—this was a foretelling. A glimpse of an imminent fate, one that threatened to become reality if he did not act.