Prickling
Hao Xuan quickly covered his eyes from the prickling cold and tried to peak in between his fingers.
There was a dim blue light on the horizon, the same direction he was facing and from where the wind was blowing. It appeared to be too far away and no matter how hard he tried to focus on the source of it there was always something in the way.
It felt just barely out of sight...hiding right around the next corner. But what WAS clearly visible were the countless shadows all around him.
Their shapes and sizes were stretched and all out of proportion similar to a child's drawing. They felt different but still not completely foreign, as if he had come across them in some shape or form.
And they were all looking at him. Well, that's what it felt like. They were mere shadows being cast on the ground so there weren't any facial features but that still didn't stop them from moving towards him inch by inch.