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The sky over Blackwater was an ominous shade of gray, thick clouds rolling in like a funeral shroud. The townspeople stood on the outskirts, their belongings packed into carts and trucks, their faces etched with grief and uncertainty. Some whispered prayers while others stared in stony silence at the place they had called home. The flood was coming. Officially, the government had claimed it was necessary—Blackwater had been chosen as the site for a new reservoir, a decision made in the name of progress and prosperity.

The night was unforgiving. Rain poured down in relentless sheets, drumming against the windshield of David Carter’s battered sedan. The wipers fought a losing battle against the downpour, and visibility was reduced to only a few feet ahead. The road stretched before him in eerie silence, flanked by towering trees that swayed violently in the wind. The only signs of civilization were the occasional rusted road signs, barely visible under the dim glow of his flickering headlights.