Chapter Fifteen

We Thought We Were Hunting Darkness

The battle is over, but the cost is heavy. Turner is dead, the cultists have vanished into the shadows, and the team is left standing in silence—bloodied, shaken, and unsure of what just happened. Caleb struggles to make sense of the kill that didn’t feel like victory. The team suspects something more than madness drove Turner’s words and actions. As they step back into the dying light, one truth begins to settle: the darkness isn’t just something they came to fight—it’s already fighting back.