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followed them into the forest.
What they did see was that there was a light dusting of shadowy gray fog in the distance and the intense gloom of it all almost completely occluded Yann’s vision. Ani led the way and as they advanced Yann couldn’t help but think about how almost disturbingly inviting and cozy the forest had been in the daylight as compared to now in twilight when it was shrouded by an almost repellant bleakness. The poplars and oaks and ferns were covered in moss that during the day had caused the glorious green/gold reflection to bounce off of their trunks, but now it only served as further camouflage in the almost suffocating darkness.
They passed huge trees just strewn about on the ground. In many places, they had to climb over the trunk because the tree was too large to go around. Ani seemed to be interested in one of them and Yann had to get right next to him to see what it was he was looking at. This tree trunk was hollow, and it looked like it had been hollowed from the inside out. There was an opening that looked like an entrance and without discussing it with Yann; Ani wormed his way into it. Yann decided to bypass it and as he went around it he could see that the trees around them looked as if they had been ripped from the ground. Their roots like tentacle sea creatures reached desperately this way and that starving for the soil they’d been planted in since long before Yann had taken his first breath. There was an entire patch not far behind them that was completely void of trees.
“I don’t know what snatched those trees, Ani, but whatever it was, it was huge…”
Suddenly stillness dropped over them and Yann realized that the wind had completely stopped. The leaves on the trees no longer moved and the atmosphere around them suddenly felt colder, bleaker…
“Ani,” Yann said in a whisper, “Do you feel like we’re being watched?” It was a strange sensation, like a dark presence had suddenly descended over them. It was the first time since they’d begun this journey that Yann felt a true sense of fear and something even akin to loathing.
Ani sniffed the air and looked around. Then he stood completely still and appeared to be in a trance like state with his ears extended up. Yann knew he smelled the air for the scent of someone following them and listening for even the faintest of sounds. Yann stepped close to Ani. The dog let Yann know through their telepathy that he did indeed think they were being watched. He too could feel the presence of an entity with malicious intentions. They looked around together then with a mounting sense of alarm. Their eyes both fell on what had been watching them at once. It was an enormous dark creature standing frozen between the trees and the forest. The sight of him served to fuel the fear and anxiety that already dwelled in their hearts. It was as black as night and it stood motionless, staring at them with a pair of glowing red eyes. Yann felt terror grip him. It was like a heavy weight had suddenly been placed on his chest and he yelled at Ani to run.
They both began to run, through the brush that reached out and scratched Yann’s arms and face and tangled itself up in his clothing. They vaulted over the massive trunks of the trees that had been ripped out of the ground and left to rot. They ducked underneath low-hanging branches and dodged the grasp of a sudden barrage of long, black arms that seemed to be reaching out for them in every direction. Yann could hear Ani’s ragged breathing…or was that his own? The blood was pounding in his ears, so he wasn’t sure. His heart knocked insistently against the wall of his chest as if begging to be let out.
They ran even when they were suddenly and almost completely covered in a thick black swirl of smoke that had begun to envelope them from above. It seemed to be trying to swallow and digest them but they were moving too fast. It followed along, seemingly waiting for an opportunity. Yann was
What they did see was that there was a light dusting of shadowy gray fog in the distance and the intense gloom of it all almost completely occluded Yann’s vision. Ani led the way and as they advanced Yann couldn’t help but think about how almost disturbingly inviting and cozy the forest had been in the daylight as compared to now in twilight when it was shrouded by an almost repellant bleakness. The poplars and oaks and ferns were covered in moss that during the day had caused the glorious green/gold reflection to bounce off of their trunks, but now it only served as further camouflage in the almost suffocating darkness.
They passed huge trees just strewn about on the ground. In many places, they had to climb over the trunk because the tree was too large to go around. Ani seemed to be interested in one of them and Yann had to get right next to him to see what it was he was looking at. This tree trunk was hollow, and it looked like it had been hollowed from the inside out. There was an opening that looked like an entrance and without discussing it with Yann; Ani wormed his way into it. Yann decided to bypass it and as he went around it he could see that the trees around them looked as if they had been ripped from the ground. Their roots like tentacle sea creatures reached desperately this way and that starving for the soil they’d been planted in since long before Yann had taken his first breath. There was an entire patch not far behind them that was completely void of trees.
“I don’t know what snatched those trees, Ani, but whatever it was, it was huge…”
Suddenly stillness dropped over them and Yann realized that the wind had completely stopped. The leaves on the trees no longer moved and the atmosphere around them suddenly felt colder, bleaker…
“Ani,” Yann said in a whisper, “Do you feel like we’re being watched?” It was a strange sensation, like a dark presence had suddenly descended over them. It was the first time since they’d begun this journey that Yann felt a true sense of fear and something even akin to loathing.
Ani sniffed the air and looked around. Then he stood completely still and appeared to be in a trance like state with his ears extended up. Yann knew he smelled the air for the scent of someone following them and listening for even the faintest of sounds. Yann stepped close to Ani. The dog let Yann know through their telepathy that he did indeed think they were being watched. He too could feel the presence of an entity with malicious intentions. They looked around together then with a mounting sense of alarm. Their eyes both fell on what had been watching them at once. It was an enormous dark creature standing frozen between the trees and the forest. The sight of him served to fuel the fear and anxiety that already dwelled in their hearts. It was as black as night and it stood motionless, staring at them with a pair of glowing red eyes. Yann felt terror grip him. It was like a heavy weight had suddenly been placed on his chest and he yelled at Ani to run.
They both began to run, through the brush that reached out and scratched Yann’s arms and face and tangled itself up in his clothing. They vaulted over the massive trunks of the trees that had been ripped out of the ground and left to rot. They ducked underneath low-hanging branches and dodged the grasp of a sudden barrage of long, black arms that seemed to be reaching out for them in every direction. Yann could hear Ani’s ragged breathing…or was that his own? The blood was pounding in his ears, so he wasn’t sure. His heart knocked insistently against the wall of his chest as if begging to be let out.
They ran even when they were suddenly and almost completely covered in a thick black swirl of smoke that had begun to envelope them from above. It seemed to be trying to swallow and digest them but they were moving too fast. It followed along, seemingly waiting for an opportunity. Yann was
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