There came a scream, an awful sound from deep within the shadows of the trees. He followed the cries, his heartbeat quick. The forest edge closed in behind him, claiming him, encasing him. He came upon a place where the darkness cracked open. There he saw a creature on the ground. With a gruesome wound in its chest and empty eye sockets, he felt a twisting in his heart as he gazed down at it. His mind grew grave as he wondered what could have caused such wounds. A branch then snapped. The panic spread. The shadows moved and bore their masks. Ash found something in the woods somewhere....
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