Freedom
The night sky was lit up with the sinister glow of flames as The Velvet Dreams slowly burned to the ground.
Thick plumes of black smoke and tongues of red inferno reached upward toward the sky, carrying the smell of burning wood and fabric with them.
The fire had been burning for quite a while now, and a large crowd had already gathered in front of the Velvet Dreams.
Their faces, illuminated by the bright flames, displayed expressions of shock and panic. Eyes widened in disbelief, they watched as the once opulent and most-visited pleasure house in the red-light district was engulfed in flames.
Cries of anxiety and whispers of fear swept through the crowd as they laid their eyes on this incredulous scene unfolding before them.
"H-How could this happen?" A man asked, his eyes flashing with shock and disbelief.