The mist streamed through the trees, eliminating the existence
of things viewed only moments before. Now only shapes and movements were made
out by sight, while sounds mislead and are muffled. Viorec moved forward with his companions,
moving carefully forward, invisibility unnecessary due to the mist outlining
forms when they move. It was movement
that caught the young detectives eye, a blur of mist. Viorec feet lead him towards the movement,
and soon he made out a humanoid shape in the mist, the most defining feature
being the large brim hat. The detective
was focused and determined, suddenly consumed with catching up to the
mysterious figure of the mist…
Dimly realizing his legs were growing tired, Viorec finally
pierced the mist and what his eyes revealed stole his breath. The Worldwound gaped before him, brimstone
assaulted his sense of smell, but the demon dogs, man-sized feral-looking
creature with dark bluish-black skin growled at the detective while vulture men
danced madly around a smoking ruin, slowly turning their attention towards him.
Viorec turned back towards the mist, and his eyes caught the
mysterious stranger. The detective
charged back into the mist, the sounds of braying demon dogs rapidly following
behind him. The stranger’s words finally
reached the detectives ears, a raspy voice, telling him to use the key. Desperate to be away from the demon dogs at
his heels, Viorec activated the key and felt its magic rip forward, tearing
away at the mist. Suddenly the detective
found himself back in the Shudder wood, the mist gone and an image in his mind’s
eye, that frightened him even more than the sounds of demon dogs erupting
around him in the wood; A giant door
covered in arcane sybols with several seals and locks. The first of those locks springing open…
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