The soul-stealing city part 1

The soul-stealing city
The story says that a boy / man ventured on a journey to a new world, unknown to him. And when he arrived there, in a dark city, he got out of the carriage, and the visitor offered him a lighted candle, and told him that the place where he was now was very dangerous, and that it was nicknamed The soul-stealing city. He also told him that whatever he does, he should not take his eyes off the lit candle and not let it go out under any circumstances. But also that the candle could burn forever, as long as he did not divert his attention from it. Our young man nodded, as if he understood, took a few steps on the strange and dark streets, after which the Carriage with which he had come left in a hurry. Shortly after, our young man found a newspaper on the ground near a puddle, he bent down and picked it up, distracting himself from the ever-burning candle, a few moments later with the newspaper in one hand and the candle still burning in the other, the young man began to roam the streets, not knowing that his soul had been kidnapped and remained stuck in that place where he had bent down for that newspaper, meant to distract our young man's attention. While he is leaving, the darkness will settle in that place, and shortly after, a bolt of lightning from the sky illuminates the streets, the light that makes it possible to see the imprisoned and frightened soul of our young man. The story does not end here, it continues, but I think I will write the continuation in the 2nd part.