Prompt: Night falls upon the ancient castle, a gathering by its side gazes skyward. A swarm of bats swoops past as the castle's lights flicker erratically, casting intermittent glows and shadows. Whispered rumors of impending doom linger in the air, a chilling premonition of an uncertain fate. Amidst this haunting spectacle, the world teeters on the brink, ensnared in a shroud of imminent apocalypse, where darkness wrestles with fleeting glimpses of fleeting hope.