The town was beautiful. It was small, but well placed, with the outskirts lining up perfectly with the sandy shores. Alongside the roads, green grass and lively flora flourished on the well maintained scenic side paths. It was a normal day in the small city. The sun shone brightly, casting its golden rays over the rising town skyline, basking the white sand, blackened pavement and bricks in its illuminating solar glow. People of all types were walking or driving around town on various pieces of business or pleasure. Some where going to a local bar which was famous for its karaoke.
As the bar's music boomed out from the little square people flocked to it, gathering around to volunteer to sing or get a drink. One of those people was a tall, dark haired man of medium build. He wore a black leather jacket with jeans. He approached the bar, feeling the vibrations in the air as the sound waves reverberated across the medium of the air. Well, not just feeling them. He saw them too. The booming of the stereo, the off tune lyrics of the singer and even the smallest whisper of a friend to another. He could see them all if he wanted to.
He tapped his finger on his glass and watched dully as the vibrations bounced back and forth in the glass container. He began tapping his foot to the beat of the drums, the vibrations of his foot falls growing. He concentrated a small bit, and the vibrations grew. A small trickle became torrent, and a crack appeared beneath him. It grew with each tap, spreading out beneath him like a spider's web chiseled into the concrete. The ground became weaker and weaker, and more people came, attracted by the bustle and the sounds of a party. As each new person walked towards the bar, the ground became looser and looser.
Tap.
Tap.
Tap.
With one finally tap to the beat, the ground cracked open like a maw into the abyss. Screams and shouts filled the air and the music stopped abruptly as the band and their equipment were swallowed into the blackness. A massive cloud of gritty, brown smoke filled the air, floating up for a hundred or so feet. The screams of the dying, wounded and confused filled the city air as a once peaceful day became much, much more dangerous.
