As the moon rose high in the pitch-black sky, the old mansion seemed to breathe with an eerie presence. Shadows danced along the desolate corridors, whispering forgotten secrets of a tragic past that haunted its decaying rooms. And as the chilling wind howled through the broken windows, a single candle flickered, its feeble light revealing a portrait of a pale, melancholic maiden whose eyes held tales of anguish and despair.
