😱 What They Found
At first light, a small group of villagers — led by Dr. Webb — made their way up the ridge.
No one spoke as they approached the Thornwick house.
The front door was already open.
Inside…
Chaos.
Furniture overturned.
Walls scratched.
The smell of iron thick in the air.
Marcus was found first.
Lifeless.
Eyes wide open.
Frozen in terror.
Cornelius was next.
His body lay near the back hallway.
His face—
Twisted.
As if whatever he believed in…
had turned on him.
🕯️ The Back Room
They almost didn’t open the door.
But they did.
Inside, the room was dim.
The bed…
Soaked in blood.
And at its center—
A small bundle, wrapped in cloth.
No one moved.
Dr. Webb stepped forward.
Slowly.
Carefully.
He unwrapped it.
And in that moment—
Something inside him broke.
“This…” he whispered, his voice hollow.
“…is not entirely human.”
The body was malformed.
Limbs uneven.
Skin pale gray, almost translucent.
And its eyes—
Open.
Wide.
Unblinking.
For a second…
Dr. Webb thought it was breathing.
