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I'm a bit of a writer myself. Love dragons.
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Despite her tired self, Amber's ears flicked up at Klondike's question. She was still a little weary, but she was already waking up at the thought of going out to hunt. It had been a while since her last real hunt, and she was eager to start hunting again. "Definitely," She said cheerfully.
Amber lazily opened her eyes. She slowly looked around the cave, seeing that most of the others had already woken up. She yawned loudly and stood. She stretched and tiredly wandered out of the cave. She cringed and turned her head away at the unexpected morning light. As her eyes adjusted to the light, she saw Klondike in front of her. "Hey, Klondike," She called. "Anything going on?"
"Something's in the house," Anne simply said to Alexi, her entire body shivering. She wrapped her arms around herself and quietly watched Gideon.
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Gideon pressed his ear against the door and listened silently. He couldn't hear anything inside the room. It was completely silent. If he hadn't followed the tracks, he would never have guessed there was something inside. There was something strange going on, however. He didn't know what it was, but he simply had to investigate. It was a sudden, unwarranted feeling. He wanted to leave, but he simply couldn't. He had to see what it was for himself. He gripped the knife tightly. Sweat started beading on his brow. He wiped the sweat off his brow and took a deep breath. He set down the candle near the door to give him an open hand and gripped the doorknob. He twisted it and swung the door open.
He was right there. Gideon's entire body froze. He heard rather than felt his knife drop from his hand and clatter to the ground. He could hardly react. He barely managed to take a quivering step back. He crawled forward, slowly raising himself off the ground. He stood there in front of Gideon, just out of sight of the others. He stood there like some kind of hideous shaven dog, standing on his tiptoes and his bony back hunched in some kind of half crouch.
Sudden clarity hit Gideon. He felt sad for the creature. This... Rake. He knew now. He understood. He felt his body slump slightly as he gave up. The creature tilted its head at him curiously, then it lunged.
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Anne screamed louder than she had ever screamed before. Her heart hammered in her chest. She gasped for air at the sight.
Gideon lay on the ground, blood covering his torn body. The creature sat hunched over him, its back towards the others. It was curled up, simply staring at his lifeless body, almost in a sad manner.
Anne struggled to breath. She lost her balance and fell back. The sound of her collapse quickly attracted its attention, as it hadn't noticed them earlier. It turned and stared at them with its cold, dead eyes.
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Gideon pressed his ear against the door and listened silently. He couldn't hear anything inside the room. It was completely silent. If he hadn't followed the tracks, he would never have guessed there was something inside. There was something strange going on, however. He didn't know what it was, but he simply had to investigate. It was a sudden, unwarranted feeling. He wanted to leave, but he simply couldn't. He had to see what it was for himself. He gripped the knife tightly. Sweat started beading on his brow. He wiped the sweat off his brow and took a deep breath. He set down the candle near the door to give him an open hand and gripped the doorknob. He twisted it and swung the door open.
He was right there. Gideon's entire body froze. He heard rather than felt his knife drop from his hand and clatter to the ground. He could hardly react. He barely managed to take a quivering step back. He crawled forward, slowly raising himself off the ground. He stood there in front of Gideon, just out of sight of the others. He stood there like some kind of hideous shaven dog, standing on his tiptoes and his bony back hunched in some kind of half crouch.
Sudden clarity hit Gideon. He felt sad for the creature. This... Rake. He knew now. He understood. He felt his body slump slightly as he gave up. The creature tilted its head at him curiously, then it lunged.
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Anne screamed louder than she had ever screamed before. Her heart hammered in her chest. She gasped for air at the sight.
Gideon lay on the ground, blood covering his torn body. The creature sat hunched over him, its back towards the others. It was curled up, simply staring at his lifeless body, almost in a sad manner.
Anne struggled to breath. She lost her balance and fell back. The sound of her collapse quickly attracted its attention, as it hadn't noticed them earlier. It turned and stared at them with its cold, dead eyes.
Well then.
Gideon didn't reply. Gideon turned back to the hallway and lifted his candle, illuminating most of the room. He pulled the kitchen knife out of his belt. There was absolutely nothing in the hallway. It had disappeared. He turned back to the stairs and found the tracks in the dust. He carefully began following it. It lead across the hallway and... right into the middle door of the hall. He didn't understand. How could it have been so fast? How did they not hear the door?
"I think we better get out of here." Gideon called to the others.
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Anne, mostly recovered, quickly picked up her now dead candle and the roll of TP. "I-I don't know!" She replied to Kira. "I-It was... I don't know..." She remembered her task, and hurried upstairs to Alexi. "Here, just try to plug it," Anne said, handing the somewhat dusty TP to her. She turned back to the hallway and timidly tiptoed over to Gideon, who was frowning at one of the other doors. "I-Is it in there?" She whispered.
"...Yes. I think so." He replied, "We had better get out of here. It's not safe here."
"I think we better get out of here." Gideon called to the others.
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Anne, mostly recovered, quickly picked up her now dead candle and the roll of TP. "I-I don't know!" She replied to Kira. "I-It was... I don't know..." She remembered her task, and hurried upstairs to Alexi. "Here, just try to plug it," Anne said, handing the somewhat dusty TP to her. She turned back to the hallway and timidly tiptoed over to Gideon, who was frowning at one of the other doors. "I-Is it in there?" She whispered.
"...Yes. I think so." He replied, "We had better get out of here. It's not safe here."
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Just to clarify, Anne hadn't brought the tp yet, and Kira and Gideon were in the same room as you.
Just to clarify, Anne hadn't brought the tp yet, and Kira and Gideon were in the same room as you.
Anne cheered silently to herself as she found a door that led to the bathroom. The room was just as dusty as every other room in the house. She looked around and found a roll of toilet paper. She unrolled it a little, trying to get the dusty paper off. She tried brushing it off the side to no avail. She looked around for a moment, hoping there might be another roll that wasn't so dusty, but there was none. She sighed. This would have to do.
She turned and started heading back to the stairs. At the doorway, she stopped dead. It felt as if her heart had completely stopped. Her breath caught in her throat. She whimpered and collapsed to her knees, dropping both the candle and roll. He stared at her, motionless and silent. It felt like an eternity, but at last he turned and crawled up the stairs at a horrifying speed. Anne finally felt her heart, and remembered how to move. She screamed loudly, realizing where the creature was going. She tried to stand, but stumbled and fell to her hands and knees.
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Gideon shrugged. "Probably. I wonder what chased them out." He flicked the page around, thinking there might be something on the back, but the paper was otherwise completely blank. Suddenly, he heard Anne scream. He whipped around, alarmed. "Anne?" He yelled. He ran to the door and to the top of the stairs. He spotted her there, on her hands and knees. "Anne, what's wrong?" He called to her as he stepped down the stairs. He stopped when he glanced at the stairs.
Along with the footprints of their shoes were... handprints? He crouched down and studied them closely. They weren't ordinary. They seemed strangely shaped, and long claws seemed to protrude from every finger. He also spotted another print, though he wasn't exactly able to identify what it was. He turned slowly and looked up the stairs. The handprints continued all the way up the stairs to the hallway. And yet.. There was nothing.
"Anne..." He said slowly, "What's in here with us?"
She turned and started heading back to the stairs. At the doorway, she stopped dead. It felt as if her heart had completely stopped. Her breath caught in her throat. She whimpered and collapsed to her knees, dropping both the candle and roll. He stared at her, motionless and silent. It felt like an eternity, but at last he turned and crawled up the stairs at a horrifying speed. Anne finally felt her heart, and remembered how to move. She screamed loudly, realizing where the creature was going. She tried to stand, but stumbled and fell to her hands and knees.
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Gideon shrugged. "Probably. I wonder what chased them out." He flicked the page around, thinking there might be something on the back, but the paper was otherwise completely blank. Suddenly, he heard Anne scream. He whipped around, alarmed. "Anne?" He yelled. He ran to the door and to the top of the stairs. He spotted her there, on her hands and knees. "Anne, what's wrong?" He called to her as he stepped down the stairs. He stopped when he glanced at the stairs.
Along with the footprints of their shoes were... handprints? He crouched down and studied them closely. They weren't ordinary. They seemed strangely shaped, and long claws seemed to protrude from every finger. He also spotted another print, though he wasn't exactly able to identify what it was. He turned slowly and looked up the stairs. The handprints continued all the way up the stairs to the hallway. And yet.. There was nothing.
"Anne..." He said slowly, "What's in here with us?"
Amber dipped her head sadly but welcomed Klondike's approach. She just hoped the humans would eventually leave the area. She hadn't ever been chased out of her home like this before. She hoped they'd be able to come back home soon. She glanced at Klondike with a little playful smile. "You'd probably make a good alpha," She whispered somewhat jokingly, thinking of the orders he had blurted out.
"Y-Yes, very!" Anne stammered. "Hold on, there might be something around here you can plug your nose with at least."
She turned and stared blankly at the room. There was nothing at all of any use that she could see. "Maybe there's a bathroom around with some TP," Anne said. She looked down at her hand and realized she still had the other candle. She quickly lit it using Gideon's candle and hurried back downstairs, carefully trying to not break another step.
She knew there were still two other doorways they hadn't explored. She shivered. She already regretted not asking someone to come with her. The building was so dark... No, she had to be brave. She took a deep breath and tried one of the doorways.
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Gideon set down the candle on the desk and glanced at the paper. Before reading it, he decided to politely pull the dusty blankets off of the bed for Alexi. The bed underneath was well protected and almost completely free of dust. Without another word, he came back to the desk and brushed dust off of the paper. It was a page out of a notebook, no doubt. There was something written on it, but he found it difficult to read. The handwriting was awful, and the rest was faded. It took a while, but he finally deciphered what it read.
I cannot live like this anymore. Every night. Every single night. I hear his breath, I hear his voice. It speaks my name and my family's. I know he's there, but I fear to open my eyes. His bloody claws.
He is the Rake.
"The fuck is this..." Gideon mumbled adjusting his glasses.
She turned and stared blankly at the room. There was nothing at all of any use that she could see. "Maybe there's a bathroom around with some TP," Anne said. She looked down at her hand and realized she still had the other candle. She quickly lit it using Gideon's candle and hurried back downstairs, carefully trying to not break another step.
She knew there were still two other doorways they hadn't explored. She shivered. She already regretted not asking someone to come with her. The building was so dark... No, she had to be brave. She took a deep breath and tried one of the doorways.
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Gideon set down the candle on the desk and glanced at the paper. Before reading it, he decided to politely pull the dusty blankets off of the bed for Alexi. The bed underneath was well protected and almost completely free of dust. Without another word, he came back to the desk and brushed dust off of the paper. It was a page out of a notebook, no doubt. There was something written on it, but he found it difficult to read. The handwriting was awful, and the rest was faded. It took a while, but he finally deciphered what it read.
I cannot live like this anymore. Every night. Every single night. I hear his breath, I hear his voice. It speaks my name and my family's. I know he's there, but I fear to open my eyes. His bloody claws.
He is the Rake.
"The fuck is this..." Gideon mumbled adjusting his glasses.
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