The Forest

Ritual

I walked and walked surveying the old map I picked up along with the 6th stone. Hillary Blue River Side Town. I read the text which is at the top left corner of the paper, written in script. I checked every place and the place where I am now, then right after checking where I am, I saw something which made me curious. A drawing of a circle beside the river. At first I became so curious but then something went into my mind. The Sacrificial Altar. Maybe the guy who wrote the letters want to lead me there. I didn't let a second slip, I speed-walked for awhile and in my excitement I jogged a little bit.

CRACKLE!

A sound came from beside me, I looked to my side and saw a tree almost halfway crashing to me. My eyes widened as if time slowed down but then I flinched. I quickly jumped aside and stumbled to the ground.

BOOM

A loud crashing sound made the nearby leaves fly away from it's place replacing the tree from where they are. I stood up and shook the dust away from my jacket.

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I continued walking the path without any disturbance even though I'm kinda feeling thirsty now, but I held on still striving to keep my promise. I wont give up. Not now I am almost to the end. I continued walking until I stumbled in front of another split path. I checked the map for details and verified the way. I turned right.

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I walked the path, feeling like I was walking an endless labyrinth, until I stumbled in front of a bridge. It kinda looked like a bridge for cars and vehicles for heavy loading. I even saw a cart there. I walked forward and continued walking through the bridge, hoping the girl wouldn't make it wreck. I creeped silently and listened, all I heard was the creaking sound of the wood made by my footsteps. I was almost at the end still hoping nothing bad would happen. I stopped and paused for a minute, listening, but only heard my breath, I didn't let a second slip. I ran for it quickly. My sweat sliping to my cheek leaving a wet mark in it, I breathed deep as I made a run for it hearing loud footsteps and the banging of my foot to the creaky wood, as I stepped on the last wood of the bridge I tripped on one of the wood scattered around, I dropped hard on the ground my chin hitting hard on the surface. I laid on the surface for awhile, after minutes I stood up but then something made me almost out balanced. The ground started to shake, 'An earthquake? In this place?' I thought knowing it is impossible. The rusted pillars of the bridge started to break and the land surface where the bolt clinged to started to crack, not more than five minutes passed the bolts popped up loosening its grip and the bridge started falling down crashing to the surface. I sighed in relief that luckily I made it to the end before that happens. I tried walking but then my left leg started to be painful, biting through the pain I started facing back but just when my face was tilted 90 degrees sidewards a blunt feeling blasted to my cheek sending me down once again. I held my cheek enduring the pain, but then something else beared with it, some kind of force strangled me. I tried to breath but nothing, I stood but I was being levitated higher than my normal height. I held my neck but nothing was strangling me. I looked down seeing the black image of the girl but this time in a different appearance, her body was shadow black, her hands were sharp edged and long, her eyes were white she looked like she was crying with oily liquid but she beared a crooked smile in her face.

" Awww!! so sad we can't play more." she giggled.

" You.... F*cking!UAGHH!!" I screamed in agony as th girl tightened the grip.

" You're so cute!! It makes me squish you." The girl said.

This girl! She's a b*tch!! I tried to break free, but it just made her grip tighter. This is it. It actually ends here. But just when I was about to lose hope, something blind me. A strong white light pushed the girl, that it sent her flying backward loosening her grip.