In the heart of a mysterious forest, shrouded in darkness, there lived a young woman named Elara. She was unlike anyone in her village, for she possessed an unusual fascination with the night and its secrets. The villagers often spoke of her as "Elara, the Lover of Darkness."

Elara's love for the night was not just a passing fancy. She would often disappear into the woods when the sun dipped below the horizon, and return at dawn with tales of the enigmatic creatures she had encountered. The villagers, however, regarded these stories as mere fantasies spun by an eccentric soul.

One moonless night, while the village...