A crash echoed through the empty highway like a gunshot. Elijah lunged from his wrecked car heart pulsing as he limped to other vehicle. Twisted metal stabbed side yanked crushed door open. woman lay against steering wheel with glass shards pierced in her arm. bolted phone hands shaking. Before could dial figure came shadows. It wasn’t ordinary it shimmered liquid gold. spread its wings and light. All three vanished into night.