Nightmare Forest

There was once a young girl. She was not like the others...she could shape-shift into a cat. Her name was Hazard. When she was 13, she got taken from her unusual realm, and taken into a living Nightmare.... I know this because I am Hazard, and I'm here to tell you my story.

It was a summer afternoon and the sun was reflecting on the lake. I yawned and saw in the corner of my eye, a shadowy figure. The creature had unblinking eyes and long claw like fingers. I suddenly stood up, my fear giving me adrenalin. I never took my unblinking eyes off it. It had long fangs that were too big to fit in its mouth. I slowly backed away.

What ever this creature was, it was not human.

It looked like... I can't describe it. I turned around and ran. Suddenly, I felt a sharp pain at the back of my head. I passed out.

I woke up in a strange place. It looked similar to my realm except... I was surrounded by dead bodies! I screamed, my own scream too loud for my own ears. I looked around. Everything was dead. Were was I? I looked behind me, only just to see that creature crawling towards me.

I blinked slowly...

It stopped moving.

"Were am I?!" I screamed at it. The creature just purred. Yes. Purred!

I turned and ran, confused and scared. My head felt light and my legs felt like they were going to go from underneath me.  I closed my eyes and stopped running. When I looked up, I found myself in a forest.

"What the..." I whispered. I heard a faint rustle of leaves and the whispering and laughing of little children. I suddenly shape-shifted into my cat form. I was pure black with fiery ginger streaks, like I was a walking flame. I prowled through the undergrowth, trying to get the scent of the children. They might know were this place is.

I saw two children. Both girls. They had a tire swing.

I changed to my human form and walked up to them.

"Hey. You two." A called. They looked at me. I almost gagged.

Their faces were torn and flesh hanged from their bodies. I let out a scream. They also screamed, looking angry. I turned and ran. I couldn't think right. Their faces... they will haunt me forever.

I finally stopped and sat down on a tree log. I put my face in my palms and started to cry uncontrollably. My head hurt and I just wanted to die. I was in a giant Nightmare. This place is a Nightmare forest. I need to get out of this place.

Pull your self together! I thought to myself.

I stared at my hand and threw up. On my hand was the symbol of Death with my name carved in the middle.

What the...

My head felt as if it was on fire. I started to scream in my head. It almost felt as I got shot, and I'm dying slowly on the floor.

I suddenly felt faint, I closed my eyes, and let the sleep take over me.

I woke up in a dark room. I heard voices and the sharpening of a knife. I felt my heart thumping in my chest.

"W-who's there? Were am I?" I called out desperately. Help! I whispered in my head. I shut my eyes tightly and prepared for my fate.

"Don't be scared little one..." A voice spoke in the shadows. "We only want to talk."

"T-talk about w-what...?" My voice barely a whisper.

"Who you are and why you are here..."