One dark Night,
I had a Fright,
Was a Sight I'll never forget...
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I was once... what you people may call, "Normal," ...
I..I guess. I don't know the meaning anymore. That is one of the many things, definitions, that left my mind years ago.
For instance, my name. It was thrown into the darkened abyss of oblivion, never to be found again.
But, I do happen to know the meaning of numbness, of pain, and of loneliness.
I've been alone, ever since that horrid day.
The day everything changed.
The day that was the beginning of my numbness, my pain, and my loneliness.
The day I Changed...
Forevor.
Welcome...
to the Danger Zone
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BLOOD WARNING
I put this story as mature for those with weak stomachs.
This is my own Original story, so please refrain from taking the risk of plagiarizing; It will help you in the long run.
Antique store owner Liz brings home a Victorian taxidermy hound from auction, unwittingly unleashing dark forces on her wife and son.
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Nat Loman has finally married the love of her life, Liz, and is getting used to her role as stepmother to Liz's 5-year-old son, Liam. The Loman family runs a bustling antique business so they attend a sale where a striking, black taxidermied hound is up for auction. Liz picks it up for the business, but it ends up being stored in their home, where Nat notices strange things occurring. She quickly discovers the past residents had died violently. Then she hears from a friend about the myth of "the devil's dog", a hound that perches in the shadows, tearing families apart from the inside. Soon, people around the Lomans are dying, and Liz is changing, darkening. It's up to Nat to save the woman she loves from the darkness closing in, and to save Liam from danger no matter what she has to sacrifice.
[[Winner of the 2018 Wattys "Hidden Gems" category]]
[[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]