Entry #12050104001305

So, This Happened

Judging by the camera's movements, it seemed to be a chest mounted camera. The night vision was on, casting everything into a green light. The person walking - Jay could only assume it was Tim - was in the forest. His footsteps were quiet but not silent, another way he knew it was Tim. Had it been the hooded figure, the footsteps would not be audible. For at least five minutes straight, Jay watched him walk through the woods. He could have fast forwarded through the boring footage but if his experiences so far had taught him anything, it was that every second was important. Finally, Tim stopped. Holding the camera closer to inspect the screen, Jay saw himself on the ground beside the tree, sleeping. No, this couldn't be Tim. It had to be a tape left for him. Maybe the masked figure had hidden it and Tim had found it. But this couldn't be Tim.

The man with the chest mounted camera crouched down and slowly crept closer until he was directly in front of Jay. A stick beneath his shoe snapped and Jay jumped slightly before pushing himself to a sitting position, coming closer to the man. On the screen, he froze as the man lifted a single finger and held it to what Jay assumed was his lips. Jay subconsciously drew in a breath and held it as he watched the events he had assumed were a dream on the screen. The digital Jay held his hand against his mouth, trying to quiet his breathing without success. If anything, it only amplified the sound. The camera slightly turned to the right before the man reached for Jay, who threw his arms up to protect himself. The man's left hand grabbed Jay's bicep and pulled him up before he took off running.

The camera's focus was blurry as he ran and the only sound was their loud footsteps, heavy breathing, and the occasional question panted out by Jay. By the time they stopped running, Jay felt a little sicker than he had to begin with, this time due to the unsteady motion of the camera. The man turned, swinging the camera's focus around to Jay who had stopped, hands on his knees, and was panting that he needed to stop. Behind the mask, the man gave a small huff before picking Jay up and slinging him onto his back then continuing to run. The edges of the screen slowly grew darker before the video changed to negative, shifting everything black to white before the screen went completely black. Jay was about to pop the tape out when the video returned.

The man was now in the tunnel in Rosswood Park. The time of day seemed to have stayed the same so it was most likely the same day. The masked figure crouched down and slid Jay off of his back, turning around to show him laying on the concrete. The masked figure - who Jay decided to call TMF for short - began walking down the tunnel, his footsteps quietly echoing in the empty space. When he got close to the end of the tunnel, he stopped and quickly turned around to reveal Jay, asleep as before on the ground, and the tall faceless creature at the opposite end.

The video became distorted, the sounds warping into high pitched ringing and the visual becoming black and white with static creeping along the edges. Taking slow, careful steps, TMF approached the sleeping man on the ground and picked him up under the arms before slowly dragging him away from the demonesque figure. The creature made no moves, only seemed to watch as Jay was dragged away. Then the video suddenly turned black and words appeared on the screen: "You are a liar" followed by "He will know" and finally "He will lead me".

Judging by the style, it seemed clear that it was a totheark video. Would that mean TMF was totheark? But that would make no sense. If TMF was totheark, then what would "He will lead me" mean? What was there to find? The words came back to Jay from a previous totheark video, "He will lead me totheark." What was the ark? A person? So TMF was a liar... and he - whoever that was - would lead him to the ark.

It finally occurred to Jay that he was now simply staring at a blank screen so he turned off the camera and set it in his lap, thinking over the video. What is there to find? he silently lamented. Who could be doing this? Then it occurred to him. Who was the missing piece? Who was never there when the masked or hooded figures would appear? It call came down to one person: Alex Kralie.