The Four Relics

The Bow Tie (1940’s)
A young groom walked down the road his handsome suit not getting dirty, his soon to be wife would be waiting. as he walked on his hands began to shake, as he walked a little faster his eyes kept twitching he started to walk faster he couldn't seem to go fast enough he broke into a run as he met his fate a black hand reached from his shadow. he stopped in disbelief he watched his shadow get up it walked toward him and to his surprise started to play with him making him move before he knew it the creature was on top of him it's black hands reaching for his neck but instead his own hands did as the darkened puppet master commanded the creature kept chanting “is he dead, is he dead”and as the monsters hands moved it started to fall into the shadows of night “the end for me” it said “ but my brothers and sisters will rise like i have” the man's body was never found again all that was left was his bow tie still in pristine condition like a key or a relic it remains at the bride's house,she cries all the time about the lady who gave her flowers she had said that there was no way she would ever get married in her eternal life, she will never marry for fear her spell will fall on her next lover, just like the groom, just like the rest.

The Darkened Tree(1860’s)
as this which gingerly pulls the bark off a tree she watches as this man looks up their eyes meet and she smiles, he walks over and notices he's a gatherer just like her, she smiles he gives her a branch from the tree and she gives him a piece of the bark they nod and he walks off
(three days later)
she collects more tree bark the man walks up the hill one more time his face says that there is less hope for them then they hoped she rushes to his side and he pushes her away, grabs a stick off the tree and leaves her she cries until the darkened tree becomes invisible in the night
(one week later)
she pulls one last piece of bark off the tree she smiles at the tree and bows she sta