Story Starters

Idea #1 --- The Fire Tower

The fresh breeze ruffling the leaves hanging in the trees, creating that smoothing melody that Nora loves so much. She tries to steady her breathing as much as she could while climbing the side of the mountain, the trail is incredibly steep the closer you get to the top. If not an advanced hiker, she would've a hundred percent needed a rope to get through some of the sharp edges of the mountain.

She is used to it though, the reason why Noras still breathing steadily through her nose, proving the endurance that she built up during the last 2 years of working at the firewatch tower.

The sun has already begun its journey towards the horizon, an unusual sight for her as she only works day shift, but since Marius is bed ridden because of his birthdays hangover, she volunteered to take over, up until 6 AM the next morning.

When she finally arrives at the top, and reaches under the fire tower, the brunette takes a minute to observe the horizon, appreciating the view that the unending forest is offering.

-Hey, if it isnt our life saver! exclaimed loudly Rick, her veteran coworker, a nice and sweet man that has helped her more times than she can count on her hands. He is in his mid-forties, massive shoulders and a great build body, charming smile always plastered on his lips causing the wrinkles at the corner of his eyes to add more charm to this already attractive man.

-Hello, to you too Rick, a small chuckle escapes her lips as she finished climbing her way inside the tower on the ladder, anything special happened today? she asked, while closing the trap properly.

Shaking his head, he made his way to his coat hanging on the wall next to the trap, he turns and looks at her, amused.

-Nah, you know the usual, a laugh escapes through his lips as he lightly slaps Noras shoulder, the patrol just left for their last round of the day. The night shift should be taking over in an hour.

As she places her bag on the wooden table in front of the large bay window, showing an amazing view of the forest that she so much loves, she starts putting the heavy radio equipment on herself.

-And how long are the runs? Is Jake still on the night team?

-No, well not for tonight at least, scratching and shaking his head, he sighed, him too is in the same state as Marius! And for the night shift's runs¡¦ I would say they pass every two hours. Lets just hope it is not the old man running the team tonight, cause if so, you wont see them for the night!

She shook her head lightly, chuckling she looked back at him as she sat down on the already warmed up desk chair that Rick was seated on just few seconds ago.

-Well, Ill make sure to keep them in check. Be cautious on your way down, ok?

Nodding, Rick shoots her his signature flirty smile, as he opened up the trap and made his way down the ladder.

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It is already late in the night, and Nora is focusing heavily on her PC, playing the last season of Dynasty. When the hunger comes full force. She stretches herself and pushes, with the help of her feet, the desk chair to the fridge that was on the opposite corner of the tower.

When she finally decides what she wants to eat, which was a tasty Greek salad that she had the chance to get her hands on before it became soppy and disgustingly looking, she pushes herself back to the desk and refocuses on the screen showing an intense scene of drama. It takes a few seconds to notice, on the corner of her left eye, a sudden movement at the edge of the forest.

Raising her head, to have a better view of the situation, she stands up and walks closer to the window, where she saw the commotion. As she waits for something else to happen, she looks at the clock.

3H17 AM

Who could it be? The patrol already did their run an hour ago and shouldnt be back for another hour. The real question is, is it really a person or just an animal?

Looking back to the specific point, that is when a man emerges from the forest, running.

Thanks to the full moon tonight, she is able to notice the state that the man is in.

Bloody.

Incredibly bloody. Beaten up to a pulp.

She gasps and starts grabbing the first aid kit and radio that she took off few hours ago to make herself cozy, when she notices again, some movement at the edge of the forest. As she waits a few seconds, to see if it is, maybe the patrol or an animal, another person emerges followed by two others.

All of them wore a different mask, representing an animal. The leading male, wearing the white wolf mask that was soaked in blood, approaches the, what is looking like, victim that was now on his hands and knees, trying to get away as fast as possible from the frightening trio, but looks in excruciating pain.

The leader finally grabs his victim by the hair, from behind, and harshly pulls it. Exposing his beaten-up face, without knowing her presence in the tower, he reaches behind his back, extending his hand and one of his followers, wearing a bear mask, approaches with a blood coated hunting knife in his hand, lays it down in the leaders hand, before retreating back to his place.

She couldnt breathe anymore, frozen in her spot, looking at this horrifying scene, unfolding in front of her. She sees the attacker lean until he reaches his victims ear and whispers something, then lifts his body while chuckling darkly, loud enough for Nora to hear it from her watching spot, his two acolytes following his actions. Before he finally administered his fatal move.

He slits his victims throat fast and clean, and as he does so, his and Noras eyes met.

Written by SKSeoulTOP.

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