As the night gathered, all the city gates were closed. The moon had waned fully, no longer illuminating the night sky, and the starlight was blocked by thick black clouds. Slowly but surely, thick fog began to creep in from the west and envelop the city. Though it was common for fog to appear in the Whispering Sound in autumn, there was something insidious and dark about the mist this time. Something which unknowingly caused the inhabitants of the city to shiver. And not just from the cold autumn night this time.