A short moment in the story

She could hear a faint sound behind her, like very soft, gentle steps on the solid marble floor. She turned around swiftly and her long, golden hair floated around in her rapid turn. The sky blue dress moved gently, following her movement. Even though it was only a short moment, she could feel her heart beating more rapidly and the body tensing up. She was supposed to be alone in the hallway and the steps behind her frightened her.

The grand hallway was luxorious. The floor and walls were made from marble, the faint lights on the walls created an eerie atmosphere, as the warm white light dimly lit the hall. The light was reflected by the gold decorations on the wall but was absorbed by the garnet drapes. The drapes had golden embroidery on it, unique in every drape. The one closest to her was presenting tree branches and small birds on them: willow tits, goldcrests, european finches.. all of them extremely realistically made.

As she turned, she saw someone behind her. She couldn't see who it was. They weared a ash colored jacket with a hood covering the face. Dark, medium length hair was visible under the hood, but nothing else. The body wasn't very large, as the person was somewhat sleek. A bit short for a man, average heigth for a woman. The jacket had large pockets which seemed to be full, to the extent of the jacket being uncomfortable.

They wore dimgray jeans on which a far too long black belt was hanging. The belt was very deep dark black leather, similar to the boots. Even though the person was sleek, the thighs were muscular.

Then she saw it.

They had a knife. A long, narrow knife which looked like an ornamental knife instead of a more practical knife. The handle was covered with black strips of leather, decorated with silver. The blade seemed like silver too, the blade was curving a bit to the tip and had some symbols engraved on it. It was too dark to see what the symbols were, but they weren't critical at this point.

Before she was able to move or shout, she had already been stabbed. Once, twice and thrice. Twice in the stomach, once in the heart.

She looked down and saw her dress turning red. The sky blue color was covered by all the blood pouring out from her stomach and chest. She didn't see where then person ran, but as she collapsed on the floor she didn't see anyone anymore. The hallway was empty, and she was lying on the floor in a growing pool of blood. The white marble floor was no longer white, as she was all alone, dying in the darkness.

The seconds seemed like an eternity as all she could do is to gaze in the lights. Then finally she couldn't keep her eyes open any longer and she fell to the darkness. For all eternity.

Now the short version with less describing

A woman was in the hallway but someone stabbed her to death.