On a cold, moonlit night, you find yourself wandering the abandoned streets of your hometown. The towering buildings, once full of life, now stand as dark sentinels against the night sky. You clutch your coat tighter against the biting wind as the strange sense of unease that's been plaguing you all evening intensifies. Following a whispered rumor, you arrive at the entrance of an old, gothic mansion long rumored to be haunted. The iron gates creak open ominously as if inviting you to uncover its secrets. As you step inside, the moonlight casts eerie shadows across the courtyard, and you notice a faded inscription on a weathered stone: 'Beware, for those who enter may never return, but for those who seek, the Midnight Pact holds the key to eternity.' With curiosity outweighing fear, you venture deeper into the mansion, where an ominous candelabra flickers on the table before splitting into two paths. Down the left hallway, you hear faint whispers and distant echoes; down the right, an ethereal glow seeps through a doorway.