Dancing Bears And Hungry Trees

A collection of stories, revolving around a hungry forest and demonic bear.

Part one: An old man, hated and feared by his village spent his entire life taking up the burden his father left for him. Protecting the village from evil so vile, it required constant torment to keep contained. Stoically taking up his cross, he protected his home for decades. But at what cost?

Part two: A witty and charismatic archeologist stumbles across a haunting village, abandoned and being overtaken with roots from the forest close by. Inside the forest, an empty cage was covered in mysterious markings. Forsaking his original task, he redirects his life to finding the truth about the village and the markings.

The first story started with a writing prompt from The Story Shack. Fun fact, I misread "beer" as "bear" and this happened. Whoops.