"There it was, finally. Our island. Our very own island. It looked beautiful above the waves of fog, but there was still one question to be answered: why had they sold it to us for only five dollars?" questions Riya thoughtfully. " Oh, stop thinking about it before you give yourself a gray hair. This place was built in 2004, it's brand spanking new," Camden says to his wife, wondering if he should tell her it was actually built-in 1894. Riya says in response " I know, I know. I'm just curious, that's all," while hugging him for comfort. Tia starts tugging on her mother's shirt while she's pointing to the island that has a layer of fog around it on the bottom, " Momma, why do I feel scared?" Tia whippers. Riya studies her face, " It's okay, it's the fog that's making it scary. Behind that fog, there are many adventures waiting for you." Not only did Riya know that she was up for an adventure as well.
Chapter 1
Once their ride to the island was over, they unloaded their belongings. Once Riya stepped into the house that was now their's to call their own, she felt a shudder go down her back, " Is everything okay, Riya?" Camden asked sweetly. " Yea, it's just a little cold in here. I'll go turn on the heater and you go show Tia her new room," Riya said with a smile of reassurance. Once out of her family's sight, she turned her smile around and nervously headed for the basement. With every sound of "creek," the stairs would make under her weight, she regretted deciding to turn on the heater inside of unpacking. Once she made it to the room with the heater, she started looking for the light switch. When she was reaching around, she felt something similar to the touch of a light switch but instead it was the heater itself. She pulled her hand back quickly and before she knew it, she fell over something that was unknown to her knowledge. Waking up with a throbbing head filled her with relief, she had not died, till something caught her attention. A dark figure right above her was holding onto something she couldn't quite figure out what it was. When she tried to push past the pain, she saw that it was holding her daughter's lifeless body..., " RIYA! What the heck are you doing!? Get off the floor and come to help me unpack. Come on," Camden peers out the doorway, reaching for Riya's hand. "Bu..uttt... Tia is right there, lifeless in that... that things hands," Riya started sobbing and studdering. Camden gives out a heavy sigh," Who's Tia? Are you seeing things? Let me help y...," Camden stops talking and starts to deform into something that is relatable to the figure holding her daughter. Riya could feel her eyes bulging out of their sockets. Without thinking, she sat up but something slammed her against the stone cold wall. She could feel herself going numb and cold, her mind was going blank; all she felt was cold, dark thoughts going through her brain. She felt something cold dripping down her face, "... Riya, sweety. Do you hear me?". She heard a familiar voice, she was too scared to open her eyes. Minutes passed, she felt a warm embrace that felt familiar. Then she dared herself to open her eyes to beautiful face that yet had so much worry upon it. " Camden? Wha... I thoug...," she felt a sharp pain going through her back. " Hey, are you okay? Take it easy." Camden replied gently. Camden pulled the back of her shirt up to see her back; he let out a big gasp. " Honey! What happened?" his eyes started to water. " I... I went down to the basement to turn on the water heater. I couldn't find the light switch, I thought I did but instead, it was the heater itself," showing her hand to him," then I tripped and knocked myself out cold. I woke up to our daughter being held by some demon and then you came along trying to help me while telling me that Tia wasn't... Tia, TIA!" Riya called for her daughter but her back held her down. Camden pushed her lightly back down, " Shhh. She's okay, I'll go get her for you.". By the time Camden was no longer in her sight, she felt a shudder go down her back with pain; she remembered what it meant when that happened. Someone was in her presence that felt familiar; she saw what had appeared earlier crawling slowly towards her. The demon of some sort, slowly crawling towards her, the head started to twist around with the mouth opening up to a set of jagged teeth with blood painted on them. " Hey hon...," Camden stopped in the middle of the living room and the kitchen. The demon's head twisted in a deformed way to look at Camden, " YOU DEMON THING! WHERE'S OUR DAUGHTER!?" Before any more could have been said the demon had spoken, " Hehe, where ever food goes, that's where she went. Do you want to join her too?" he spoke in with a cat-like grin. The demon's head started to twist around in circles, twisting faster. Camden grabbed his wife princess style and left that house without a word.
Once the word was out about the place on the island, the island was off limits from all living species. Camden and Riya still grieve from losing their daughter has well having flashbacks of the demon. Riya has the answer to her question she thought, " It's a place with sins, as we say in French, with fins (the ends)."
