Chapter One: Proof

Once I had seen it, I was forever scarred. It showed no emotion, no sign of anger, grief, or regret once it had murdered by brother. It was a horrid sight. Once I saw it, there was no escaping it. It silently drew its long arms from the shadows surrounding us as it gripped my brother. The evidence was just in front of me. My brother lay motionless on the reddening ground; his chest bore open by a gruesome knife. His organs lay in their places, except they were placed in plastic bags. That thing has no reason, no motivation. It does not appear to have a mind. It is unstable, and sudden, but it moves with such grace and intent. It does not have a face. I named it.

"Slendy, I just want to go home," I mutter to the faceless figure. My camera battery blinks red as I stare through the dark. It is constantly circling me, mocking me, watching. I know it is almost futile to run, so I stand watch over my brother's corpse. Slendy has no mercy. It will leave no trace of my brother for authorities to find. I realize that it is not of this realm, not of any realm. It belongs to no dimension. It has no home. My pity for it and pondering stops me, and it is my first mistake. Slendy grips my ankle and pulls me away from my brother. My camera dies, and the only thing I can do is hope I do not. The darkness overwhelms me, and I feel like I'm dying. The horrid figure holds me upside down before it. It is useless to protest or resist; there is not a living being for miles. To my left, Slendy holds my dead brother upside down too. Slendy has an odd way of doing things, for I see my brother's open breast has been sewn close.

"Hello, Slendy."

The creature stops, as if I have named it.

"Will you honor a dead man's last wish?"

The creature cannot speak, yet it can listen without ears.

"Give me my cell phone, please."

The creature pauses, and we still in the silent dark. After a while, it moves, and I think I am doomed, but instead of murdering me, it holds up a cell phone. I check it, and it is mine. There is no reception, so I cannot call anyone or text anyone. But I begin to type this message. I have accepted this fate, and I do not know if anyone will find this, but if you do Slendy is alive and well. If you do not believe, you have nothing to fear, but if you do believ

*I found a cell phone out when my family went camping at a national park (I won't say which). After reading the message, I realized that it is important. I posted this in hopes that people would heed this warning. After finding this message, I have begun to see him. *

-Rogue IV