The Shadow in the Cave

I was mining alone late at night when my torches started disappearing behind me,

one by one, even though I never picked them up. The cave slowly became darker,

and the usual mining sounds stopped completely. Then I heard footsteps—slow and careful—but they were not mine.

When I turned around, I saw my own Minecraft skin standing in the shadows, eyes empty and head

slightly tilted, not moving at all. A chill ran through me as a message appeared in the

chat: “You weren’t supposed to see me.” I tried to run, but my character

froze, and the screen went black. When I logged back into the world,

my character was already there, standing in the same cave, staring at the exact