Enter the world of Hannah, an animal control worker whose existence is tinged with the harshness of others' judgments due to her lazy eye and fuller figure. 

Her latest call is to a chilling crime scene where a life has been violently snuffed out, the only clues being a golden knife with enigmatic markings and a sinister chalk-drawn symbol.

Lurking in the shadows near a dumpster, a solitary black cat watches. Tasked with its rescue, Hannah steps into a realm far removed from her routine. This feline, shrouded in the inky hue of night, may not be just another stray.

Is this cat an omen of doom, spinning a web of disaster for those it encounters? Or is it simply caught in the crossfire of old wives' tales and biases against its dark coat?

In this tale, reality and myth meld, challenging deep-seated beliefs and unveiling the possibility that beneath the mundane could lie the truly extraordinary as Hannah steps through the Doorway to Darkness.

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