As the sky grew blacker, the birds flew wildly from the treetops, scattering in every direction. The daytime sun slowly disappeared until it vanished completely. All of the stars that should have speckled the night were missing, only the deep blackness of nothing remained. It was pitch black, darker than a midnight sky. No light, no color, and no sound.
My eyes struggled to make out something, but there was nothing. Just when I thought I saw a movement, a sudden beam of light spli