Two police officers stood on the front lawn of a large house. The past night, all of the occupants had been murdered in a bloody, brutal way, each victim cut up differently.
"Who could have done this, Greg?" Asked one officer.
"No idea, Malcolm. Whoever they are, they're one sick son of a bitch…"
"Agreed… There have been so many murders lately, and no damn clue as to who's committing them!" Greg kicked the ground angrily. "Damn, it makes me sick…" Malcolm nodded, turning away from the scene.
"…Greg, look…" Malcolm uttered, facing the forest. Greg turned too. Both saw a tall, bald figure, watching them from a distance.
"Who is that…?" Greg asked. His colleague shrugged and started walking away. Greg followed, but looked back. He jumped slightly, noticing the tall figure had gotten closer. "Well, that's not freaky at all…" he muttered.
"What isn't?" Malcolm whirled round and his eyes widened in fear. Greg spun to see.
Then, blood splattered onto the pavement like a fallen tin of paint.
At this very point in time, Jeff was sprawled on the grass of an abandoned park. His eyes were unfocused, his mind in deep thought about what to do next. He planned to try and go into the forest again and take a picture of whatever he saw on his phone. Then, he would be able to recognise the creature, even if it made him forget. It wasn't foolproof, by any stretch of the imagination, but it was a plan nonetheless.
"Right…" He got up and walked, decided to return to Liu's grave. The second note he had found had a riddle written on the back, which Jeff had solved. It gave only one answer. 'Grave'. Jeff deciphered that it was referring to Liu's grave, so he headed there. He was getting royally pissed at the creature leaving these messages for him, wandering who, or what, could want Liu's body.
Down the dark hole, was a network of tunnels. Having jumped into the hole of the grave, Jeff wandered how long the maze had been there. Had Liu been buried on top of an entire, unnatural structure? Lights were everywhere in the tunnels, illuminating the pathways. Picking a single path, Jeff walked down it. There path started going downhill, and the killer could hear the faint sound of music. Curious, he followed the sound of the high-pitched notes.
"What the fuck…?" He mumbled, walking into a single tunnel, with a dead end. At the end, was an alter, with a jack-in-the-box perched on top. Gritting his teeth at the bell sounds it was making, he strode over. On the box, was a note.
CAN'T RUN.
Suddenly, the lights in the tunnels exploded. Jeff jumped in surprise. Quickly picking up the now silent box, he began to run back the way he came. He smacked into several walls, but gradually felt the path go back up again. Jeff hoped the map in his head was accurate.
Then, he felt something wrap around him. Struggling, he realised that whatever had got him, was not going to let go easily. He cursed, about to scream at the creature to let go of him, but a hand over his carved mouth stopped him. He kicked, he punched, he tried biting the hand, but it was in vain. The creature clearly had more than one arm, able to hold his own arms, legs, waist and neck.
"Let go of me!" he shouted, his voice muffled. He began gasping, the arms cutting off his air. He choked, coughing heavily. The Jack-in-the-box fell to the ground, Jeff losing the strength to hold it. Soon, he fell to his knees, but still putting up as much of a fight as he could. Everything was becoming a blur, and soon, he lost consciousness.
Just before his eyes lost all focus, he saw a figure in the black. It was an average height male, with familiar long brown hair, and, from what Jeff could guess, light green eyes.
I apologise for not updating sooner.
In all honesty, I kind of got bored with the plot of the story and didn't think it was very popular.
However, I checked my reviews and you all inspired me to update.
I'm very sorry this chapter is short, but it's kind of a signal that I will be continuing the story.
So, thank you to my reviewers and viewers, as you inspired me to continue the story.
There will be a better update soon.
-JJ Dragon
