The moon shining bright tonight, guiding the way to every creature and being in the darkness — A crisp breeze caressing the leaves, and the branches of the trees of an ancient forest.

Silent bare feet walking upon a smooth black and white — the white lines streaked the black marble like a fierce bolt of lightning in the nighttime. And the silent feet continued to caress the smooth black and white marble with every step they took.

‘It is easier to tell someone the truth when you can’t see their face’

A woman — glanced at her dark mirror — The mirror is black-coloured — oval and baroque designed.

She murmured a few incomprehensible words to the dark mirror. A thick grey and blackish fog appeared in the mirror-glass. Then it showed her what she wanted.

In a flash, she heard something, she whipped her head to see who is behind her — it was a tall man. Standing 6’1 tall.

He is paler than the moon – raven and wavy shoulder-length hair that descends on his shoulders like an ebony river — cold slate eyes that seem to pierce her very core. He wore long gothic leather jacket – grey gothic vest and black velvet gothic pants and a Kriss ancient dagger in his cold hand. She gasped as she looked at him. She didn’t like him in the slightest.

“Ello, little miss,” He greeted her. His tone is anything but welcoming and sweet.

“What do you want?” She asked coldly.

He licked his pearly teeth “Is that a way to greet your guests?”

“Enough games,” She admonished. “What do you want?”

“Beauty is one of your traits and so is perceptiveness.” He chuckled at her.

She looked at him; she narrowed her eyes at him. And then it strucked her, He is the architect of her pain and suffering, The reason that her father is dead.

She looked at him with her hard oslo eyes. “You will pay for this.” She growled.

He made a hand gesture mocking her “Many have said the same yet they didn’t live to make it.”

“Oh, But they aren’t me.” She growled once again, bearing her teeth at him.

Her hand glows with black glow, She lunged at him, trying to kill him. He chuckled at her, he raised a finger and she was sent flying, her back colliding with the hard wall.

He looked at her with a sinister smile. “It’s easier to tell someone the truth when you can’t see their face” His mocking voice echoed in the place.

He surveyed her with his slate-cold eyes. As he stood there, a dense cloud of black smoke suddenly surrounded his body, enveloping him completely. In a matter of seconds, the smoke dissipated, leaving behind no trace of the man. It was as though he had vanished into thin air.

Three men decided to embark on an unforgettable journey. They decided to visit an ancient and mysterious cave near their homes. They prepared 3 backpacks that included water bottles, snacks, light flashlights and other items they might need.

These men are known for being adventurous, funny and friendly. They are even called the three adventurers, They are called: John, Ben and David.

John is the older one; He has curly golden hair, fair skin, blue eyes, an Average build and handsome facial features.

The second older one is David; He has brown short hair, a bulky build, a medium skin tone, and chocolate-brown eyes, and he is handsome too.

The younger one; Ben, He has black hair neat and short, He has fair skin too like David, He is handsome too, with light-brown eyes and a beauty mark on his left cheek.

The three men immediately entered David’s car and they are on their way to the cave.

“I’m so excited!” Ben exclaimed.

“Us too,” David replied while driving his car.

The trio were silent the whole time until David parked his car in the nearest spot to the ancient, scary cave.

They took their flashlights from their backpacks and they strolled towards the infamous cave.

The cave was huge and frightening. Its mahogany walls were draped in darkness - seemingly, It is everlasting, The mahogany cave seems ancient and affected by time and the process of erosion. Its entrance, A gaping maw, forms a sinister ‘M’ shape. As it is hungers for the unwary victims to devour them. It is the perfect place for Witches and Satanists to do their dark and evil rituals.

The trio, they gulped deeply and they entered the ancient cave. However, Ben isn’t happy and uncomfortable. They ventured into the cave further and further. They held their flashlights in their hands as they flashed them on everything in front of them so they could see their surroundings.

What the trio saw made them question their decision. They saw large cobwebs as if they came from large and extinct spiders – Skeletons and bones everywhere as if there was a monster feeding on those poor creatures. They couldn’t tell if these bones belonged to humans or animals in either case it was unsettling. John decided to flash his flashlight above to see what was on the ceiling, He saw stalactites, They were sharp, As if they resembled the teeth of a monster, and they were pearly-coloured, unlike the dark colours of the cave. he trio continued their journey.

John and Ben are uncomfortable now. A chill crept on their spines as they heard frightened wails and voices nearby. David’s hands are shaking now, He nearly dropped his flashlight but he calmed himself. After all of this, The trio are hellbent on continuing this eerie journey.

While they were walking. Ben's foot hit something sharp and heavy, Just like a rock, Ben used his flashlight to see the thing his foot hit. He saw a stalagmite, At the sight of it, Ben breathed happily he thought it was a creature or something.

Upon walking further, The trio heard faint sounds nearby, So they hid somewhere and kept quiet for moments, John was nervous now, He wanted to get out of there as soon as possible. But David insists otherwise.

The trio decided to walk again. They kept using their flashlights to light the way for them. Now, They smelled something coming from the deep of the cave, They couldn’t tell if it was something rotten or the smell of the ancient rocks, etc.

The faint sounds kept coming once again and that annoyed Ben and John. They know something is wrong here. They have this feeling.

David is an adventurer at heart. He isn’t scared or anything, unlike his friends: Ben and John. David kept his cool and confident.

He flashed his flashlight in front of him to see his surroundings. Suddenly, He felt two fingers tapping him on the back, It was Ben. He was stuttering and shaking.

Suddenly, They heard a sepulchral shriek echoing from somewhere close by. The haunting sounds seemed more like incoherent whispers than actual words.

Ben looked at David. He is shaking. “David, Please tell me it’s just the wind.” He muttered. His tone is laden with fear.

David shook his head, He was shaking too. “I… I don’t know.” He replied.

John screamed now. He pointed his finger toward something on the wall of the cave. Both David and Ben whipped their heads to see what John was pointing at. They immediately flashed their flashlights at it.

What they saw made their blood run cold – A huge sharp talon of an unidentified beast. Against the stone wall of the cave, A scraping sound of a talon, And it slowly trying to find its way towards them. The trio noticed the unidentified creature has three sharp talons on its leg or hand. It has grey and scaly skin that resembles a lizard or a dinosaur. It looks sharp enough to rip off a man in half.

The trio immediately scrambled away at this horrifying sight. They made it to the entrance of the cave. They are unharmed and well.

They immediately entered David's car and drove away, They were silent the whole time as David drove quietly to their homes.

To this day, They don’t know if what they saw was real or if it’s just their imagination playing tricks on them.

It was Friday, 24 November, The weather was sunny and beautiful, The birds chirped happily and freely as they enjoyed this beautiful day. The mayor of the town decided to have a cup of coffee at a local diner.

Inside, like most diners, it had a checkerboard floor, Large red booths that were close to each others, and retro music playing on the diner’s music box, it gave a calming feeling, and a touch of classic and comfort, It’s whole aesthetic gives the 1950’s vibes.

The mayor smiled as she walked and greeted the workers there, She sat on the corner booth of the diner. A waiter hurried to the Mayor’s booth. She smiled and handed her the menu.

The Mayor nodded and smiled, as she quietly took the menu from the waitress’s hand, Her grey orbs canvassed the menu like a scanner. She looked at the waitress.

“Just cappuccino please,” The mayor muttered. Her tone is quiet and calm.

The waitress nodded as she quickly wrote her order on small notebook, She took the menu and left to do her work.

After moments, The waitress came back with the mayor’s order. She placed her order down with steady and quietly, She flashed the mayor a smile then she left once again.

The mayor placed both of her hands on her coffee cup, The enticing aroma of the coffee greeted the mayor’s nostrils. She smiled with satisfaction and took a leisurely sip of her cup.

She closed her eyes as she felt the smooth and the rich texture of her coffee on her taste buds, she hummed in utter joy.

She looked at the hanged vintage clock of the diner. It is 5 pm, She remembered, It is Black Friday and it will be chaotic once the large shopping mall opens. She rolled her eyes in utter annoyance. She decided to drink her coffee quickly and go to the closest shopping mall for shopping.

She immediately paid for her coffee. Then she took out her keys, she decided to drive to the nearest shopping mall. However, She noticed something.

There were policemen – a lot of them, she noticed there is something wrong. She decided to investigate herself.

All the present policemen on the road, They wore a terrified expression on their faces – as if they saw a ghost or something.

Upon walking to them, None of the policemen noticed the mayor trekking to them. She decided to whistle loudly to get their attention.

They immediately whipped their heads to her direction. They strolled towards, she crossed her arms, as if she is expecting an explanation from them.

However, for the longest moments, none of them said anything, they just looked at her with horrified and disgusted expressions.

She closed her eyes and breathed calmly. She raised her chin and looked at them straight in the eye.

“Isn’t anyone going to explain?” She said calmly, she looked back and forth between the policemen.

They looked at each other as if they are waiting for someone to talk, Finally, someone decided to explain.

A police man stepped in, He is young man with rich and curly brown hair, honey-coloured eyes, average body size, fair skin with faint light brown freckles decorated his cheeks and nose, He has a faint confident look on him.

“Hello, Madam Mayor,” The policeman said with a calm tone, He looked at her with calm eyes and posture.

She looked at him, still crossing her arms, The policeman smiled as he calmly pointed to a spot. The Mayor tilted her head to look at the spot, She flinched, her eyes widened in utter fear, a chill ran down her spine.

It… was a bloody scene. A woman, no older than 18, was found dead near a parking lot, she laid in a crimson puddle of her own blood, her skin was pale due blood loss, her face bore the expression of fear, her body torned and scarred, the same thing can be said for her clothes, obviously this is the doing of a psycho.

“We face a serial killer,” A new voice declared, this time it came from another police.

This will be chaotic. If they didn’t catch this monster for once and for all.

“Great.. Another killer in town,” The mayor uttered in complete annoyance.

“This’ll be chaotic if we didn’t catch that monster!” One of the policemen spoke.

The mayor nodded, they all nodded. They all spread to post this on magazine, news, anything to warn people of a psycho roaming free.

“Welcome, Chaos,” A masked man muttered as he watched the news of a dead woman on the parking lot. He smirked with perverse pleasure. As if he is proud of himself.

“There will be more,”