Vestige
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Last published Mon, Dec 9, 2019
V E S T I G E (ves'tij) n:
A visible trace, impression, or a sensible evidence or sign, of something absent, lost, or gone; trace; originally, a footprint; track.
There is a town named Oaken Valleys you'll find an infamous school where something very mysterious is happening.
Each year, the school loses at least 3 students. Most of them are just students that are afraid of the rumors going around their town about this school, but some weren't the lucky ones. Lying around the school are their lifeless bodies. On the ground, surrounded by a puddle of blood. Beside them you'll find a killing weapon with sticky note attached to it where the clues about the killer was written.
A group of students teamed up to try to solve the mystery using the clues.
Will they discover who the killer is using these vestiges? Or will they fail and let the killer continue his reign of terror?
[Warning: Mild language and gore scenes included in some parts of the story]
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