Loud, obnoxious shouts arose from the center of the village. Whoops and cheers encouraged the others to join in. Breaths smelling of alcohol poisoned the sense of smell. Everyone was happy. They were having fun. Until the candles blew out and everything went dark. Panicked shouts traveled through the air. Some people cried out, terrified. A split second later, everything went silent. Deadly silent. Then the lights flickered on. Not a single living human stood before me.

I was alone.

The world was pitch black. Not a single soul stirred in the cold night air. The moon had fallen. In its place was a sun with no glow. The heat was the same, but there wasn't a single ray of light reflecting off. It burned the living organisms, decaying. It burned the skin of humans, leaving a red mark. That's when the world knew, it was the midnight sunburn.