That night started like any other. Jason, a physics professor, left his favorite bar, his mind filled with thoughts of his wife Daniela and son Charlie waiting for him at home. The streets were quiet, the air cool, and life felt ordinary... peaceful. Until it wasn’t. Suddenly, footsteps echoed behind him. Closer. He turned, but the street seemed empty. Dismissing it as paranoia, Jason kept walking. But then—a masked figure emerged from the shadows. A struggle. The sharp sting of something pressed against his neck. Darkness consumed him.