As the first rays of dawn filtered through the trees, we left the ruins of the cursed village behind, its ghostly remnants still clinging to the edges of my thoughts like cobwebs I couldn't quite brush away. The air was cool, carrying with it the faint scent of damp earth and decay. It was a morning that should have felt refreshing, but instead, there was a heavy weight in the atmosphere, as if the village's curse lingered in the very air we breathed.