A forgotten, decaying clock tower standing ominously in the center of a desolate landscape. The tower's clock chimes every hour at midnight, but the clock face is shattered, and the hands never move, leaving time frozen. The tower stands tall with dark, weathered stone, and each chime echoes eerily, reverberating through the silent surroundings. As the clock strikes, the tower seems to shift slightly, as though it is alive, and the air grows heavier, more suffocating. Strange symbols are carved into the walls of the tower, glowing faintly in the dim light, hinting at an ancient, dark ritual. As you approach the tower, an unnerving sensation of being watched overcomes you, and the closer you get, the more intense this feeling becomes. At the top of the tower, the broken clock face projects eerie, shifting shadows that resemble past events, and disturbing glimpses of a future that has not yet come to pass. Each time the clock strikes, you feel as though you’re being pulled closer to an inescapable fate, trapped in the endless cycle of the tower's curse. The tower itself seems to be waiting for something, and no matter how far you walk, it always looms just ahead, its chimes never ceasing, marking the passage of time in an endless loop." This description captures the haunting and surreal nature of the clock tower, with a sense of inevitability and dread, as the ticking of time becomes a relentless force, pulling the observer into an eternal, sinister cycle. This description conveys the unsettling, labyrinthine feel of the reversed staircase and the ominous sensation of descending into something unknown and menacing. The prompt sets the tone of discomfort, darkness, and a feeling of being trapped in an ever-deepening nightmare.