Before they even knew it, a few hours had passed, leaving the sky devoid of a sun. Darkness overcame the forest en masse, creating a rift in reality that separated the tangible from the ethereal. Shadows cast from the moon and stars above weaved in and out of the flowing vegetation, and the dark patterns that subsequently portrayed themselves spread around the physical matter of the forest. The moon and stars were certainly shining brightly in the sky, but nevertheless the interior of the forest was dark due to the vegetation blocking the majority of the natural light.
