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Chapter 1 - Short Story

1. In a small town called Libria, a mythical creature called the Maelȧ is known for shadow figures and mind control. 2.B ut that's just a myth, right? Well ,not to me.T here was one foggy day wwhenI was taking a walk in the woods not far from LLiberia 3.I was walking with my harmless husky, who suddenly barked midway through the walk.I wondered what he was barking about, but kept walking, not minding it. UThatiwasIwhen heard a rustle in the bushes. My mind rushed impatiently to know what was that, but my body stopped my self-consciousness. My dog suddenly stopped barking, but not in a relieving way.H e was standing there, just staring tintothe depths of the foggy forest.I initially started thinking if he needed to poop,but then started thinking otherwise due to his walking. It was… unnatural. 4.H uman-like, but… not. As I looked up, it was a girl, pretty small too. She looked almost as if she was getting older as she walked closer. At first ,she looked like a young child.5.Brown hair in little braids with a ribbon at the ends. 6.S he had these dark, intimidating eyes, almost black, with really fair skin.7. As I strained my eyes in the fog, I saw a green ribbon around her neck, tied securely in a bow.I t looked like it was not meant to be there, and was leaving a mark. She walked closer and became more solid. 8.S he looked middle-aged once she got a few feet close, maybe in her thirties or twenties. I asked, "Hello? Do you need help?". She replied in a soft voice, soothing to be honest, "No." She said sternly after her humming.S he throws her hand before slowing it down to pet my dog as she hums a soothing yet frightening tune. I mumble under my breath as I look at her in a frightened tone, "The Maelȧ…" I wonder if it's really the mythical creature everyone has been rumoring about.¨I'll see you around…¨ I scaredly stuttered over my words before turning and walking to a random wooden stone cabin. 9.I suddenly just black out and wake up in my car. Then I had the sudden realization that I Don't own a car. A cold shiver runs through my body causing me to shiver with it. I'm in a pretty big car, maybe in the back seat. 10.I can't tell because my eyes are covered by cloth. I feel my hands tied, it feels like rope, a thin one. A big clap is heard ,followed by a deep voice¨wakey ,w I shake and quiver as I feel the cloth get pulled slowly off my eyes. A long bbrown-hairedgirl is sitting next to me but as ppitch-blackeyes. 11.T he car moves and the driver is completely focused on the eerie road. I take this chance to get familiar with my surroundings. What lies ahead is my next question. The driver is still focused on the road ,which gives me a second to untie the sshacklestied otoamy rms. 12.I look at the road to see…nothing…just nothing except buildings and pitch bblack-eyedpeople,; Ihear a loud scream saying wake up as iIopen my eyes and sit up on my bed sweating bullets, but… it ffeelsmore than a dream. 13.I look around ,trying to calm down… wait… that picture wasn't there… and the lamp… that's not the lamp iIown… it looks… weird. I hear someone s voice ,like my mom ,calling me…... B ut I live alone…14.F ootsteps ccreakup the stairs slowly ,then sspeedup, but sstopat a loud BANG!! Did something break or fall? I hide in my closet while shoving the clothes trying to hide as comfortably as possible just in case I have an itch. As I settle in, I hear knocking on the door. "Knock… knock… knock…. Are you in there?" 15.I hear a calm, soothing voice. But it wasn't soothing at all. I back in the clothes to make myself less visible but kick something liquid and soft. Immediately ,I turn and see a dead body on the floor next to me ,blood leaking through the floor and the closet. 16.I run out tof he closet ,pushing whoever out tof he way ,and zoom out the door. 17.I look at my surroundings and see 7 police cars with 35 police officers taking me in, as I was apparently missing for 2 months, I told the officers my birthday was 2 months ago. 18.I found out when I blacked out I was in a coma since September 7, 2016, today is November 16, 2016.

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