The Forest (One shot)

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You wake up alone in a forest with nothing but a pocket knife and a little pouch containing food and a bottle of water. Your head hurts and you don't have any memory of anything. You try to look for thing that might give a clue as to what you are doing there but to no avail. You pick up your things and head off.

You have no idea where you are going but something in your gut told you to keep heading in this direction. You keep heading forward until you come to a thicker part of the wood. The smell of smoke tickles your nose and you can't help but feel relieved that somebody might be there. In your excitement, you trip over a rock and fall face down. 

After about thirty minutes of walking, you see the source of the smoke. To your horror you see a stack of burning bodies. Among the bodies was a child about seven years old. He was dressed in rags and was barefoot. He slowly walked in your direction while staring at you with his glassy eyes. There was a strange, sickening aura about him that made you want to run but your feet felt like concrete bars and you were stuck in place. 

The boy was mumbling something you couldn't quite understand. He just crept closer and closer all while staring straight into your eyes. You finally get the feeling back in your legs but it was too late. The boy grasped your arm before you could run. His hand felt like metal pincers ready to tear of your arm at any moment. He drew you near and he whispered in your ear "The N'uh Li'yoh is upon us!" 

The moment he said that, your skin started to crawl. Sweat started to pour out from every pore and your heartbeat raced. At that moment, the only thing you could think of was running. So you ran and you didn't look back. After getting a reasonable distance away, you sit down and think about what a "N'uh Li'yoh" was. You vaguely remember reading about it once but you can't remember everything. The best that you can recall is that they were an ancient race that thrived before humans but were wiped out by a natural disaster. 

After aa few minutes, you get up and walk again, trying to find a way out of the forest. It was getting dark and you had no shelter. You continue your walk and come across a cottage. Since it was dark, you decide to spend the night. You walk in the house and find that it's empty. You smell a foul stench emanate from the second floor and you go up to investigate.

As you opened the door to the second floor bedroom, the stench gets so strong that you vomit all over the floor. You realize that maybe you shouldn't go int there after all but your curiosity gets the better of you and you go in anyway.

The moment you enter, you know you've made a huge mistake. On the bed, you see the rotting carcass of the former owner of the house. It was already in a state of decay. You look around you and see blood-writings on the walls. It read "N'uh Li'yoh will rise again!" 

You feel a warm stream of urine crawl down your leg. Suddenly, you hear the front door close. Your heart jumps into your throat as you draw your pocket knife and prepare for the worst. You stand frozen as you hear foosteps going up the old wooden stairs. Your body is shaking all over as the bedroom door opens and the ghastly figure enters the room. You stand amazed and terrified at the sight of what could be the last thing you'll ever see. Right before your eyes was a creature so vile that it couldn't have been considered as good. The strange and terrible creature had the head of a vulture, the body of a man and talons instead of hands. 

As the creature came closer, it said only one thing: "N'yu lo yu'rah N'uh Li'yoh!" It closed in to seal your fate.

You let out a scream but nobody can hear you. You knew this was the end of you.

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⏰ Last updated: Apr 18, 2013 ⏰

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