PROLOGUE
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Terror – it had the power to momentarily stop or slow down time, to mute surrounding sounds and centralize it inside you, for you to hear nothing but your own heart beating, the wordless panic in your head, your labored breathing, or maybe, you wouldn’t even notice anything. Maybe, you would just shut down as you stared blankly at the horror standing before you until blessed survival instinct shook you out of it and you actually tried to run and save yourself.
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That was her at this moment, rooted on the spot, frozen in fear as that... that ‘thing’ zoned in on her with its bloodshot eyes gleaming through its long, oily, unkempt black hair. The lengthy tubular tongue slithering through rows of big razor-sharp teeth looked as menacing as its long, pointed nails that grew from thin, gnarly hands.
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How could such a hideous creature have the backdrop of the moon shining so beautifully in the night sky?
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How could it even be here in front of her? This creature should have only ever existed in the pages of folklore, but now it was there right in front of her, its presence as good as the announcement of her impending end.
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The creature bared its sharp teeth more prominently. She took in a deep breath. Then, her eyes met her best friend’s wide-eyed gaze.
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What’s there to think about? We go, catch up with some folks, eat some seafood, see some sights, spend some money, and go home. Sounds easy to me.
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As if reading her mind, her best friend simply shrugged, making her curse at her internally..
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If I got out of this alive, I swear -!
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She turned her eyes back to the monster in front of her and, as she blinked, it was as if time ticked to that fated second when things finally went down.
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The creature launched itself toward her with malice burning in its eyes.
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Everything became a blur of instinct-driven motions, curses of disbelief and denial, and screams of panic echoing in this humid summer night.
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