Gone

Chapter Ten: The Cycle

"You must be famished," the voice creaked and groaned "time to feast." Nothing else mattered except pleasing the voice. Even though his vision grew weary, the man could tell he was becoming whole with them now. And he needed more. "Eaaaaat my child..." The twisted, whispering voice beckoned. And so he left his home in search of more tasties.

A twig snapped under his feet and the man jumped back, fearing that the tasties brought their loud sticks that hurt. He wasn't whole, not yet, so those could still harm him for now. After realizing that their was no danger he bolted on all fours, following the trail of a rather delicious smell. He continued to follow it until he began to hear noises. Too many noises. He wasn't strong enough for too many tasties, especially if they knew that he was around. He listened to how many were there, also listening to see if he can "surprise" one of them.

Seven total tasties. And one was crying. "D-Daddy.. where are you.. I miss you!" The young tasty kept on saying that for a while. The man listened to see if there was an older one watching over him. Yes, but she was busy talking with the rest. A truly wicked and malformed smile cracked his cheeks and split up to the corners of his eyes. His form was indeed changing now. The man stalked along before he took his own hands and put his fingers against his throat. Then, he squeezed it.

"H-Henry.." The man's voice had changed into one of the last tasties he had. He knew it was the right one, he was the only one that kept crying the young one's name as he pulled out his beating parts that were dripping yummy water. The little one looked up hopefully, started looking around for the where the man spoke. "Don't speak.. I want to.. Surprise you and m-mommy.. go and wait for me in the forest.."

The young one nodded and ran off into the trees. The man waited for him to be a good distance away from the rest. Then pursued him from tree top to tree top as the boy had come close to home now. "Henryyy.." The vile man said. "Wait here.."

"I'm here Daddy! Where are you?" The man dropped behind the boy, silent and sickly, the man's smile remained, blood seeping through it's extended ready and coating his lower jaw. The mouth began to unhinge and trevealed his newly formed teeth, his blackened eyes fixated on the vulnerable tasty. Slowly, held his hands out on each side of the tasty. The boy caught a glance and jolted back when he saw the figure that brought him all the way out here.

Paralysed by fear the boy could not move, could hardly scream before the ghastly, uncanny silhouette of what was once man gripped the child by his  upper jaw, lifting the defenseless kid helpless and unable to scream do the creatures elongated fingers filling his mouth.

"Mommy w-will be here soon... We'll make sure w-won't we?"