At one moment, the cacophony of his screams came to a sudden halt, yet his contorted body continued to writhe upon the unforgiving floorboards as if possessed by some unseen force. Time seemed to stretch endlessly as he twisted and convulsed, each second feeling like an eternity in the suffocating silence of the room. And then, just as abruptly as it had begun, his movements ceased, leaving behind a stillness that felt almost eerie in its stark contrast to the chaos that had just unfolded.