The Watcher of the Forest
My eyes shot open as I hear an abnormal sound. I get up to look at the clock, it's 1:30 AM. Another inhuman moan is heard. "What the...." I say as I walk over to my window, open it, and look outside. The sounds seem to be coming from the woods behind my house. I get dressed and head outside, walking towards the woods.
After walking for hours on end... I come across a clearing. Then I see it....... a humanoid thing, with large eyes, no nose, and a mouth half stitched together. It was partially hunched over, and extremely skinny, as if it hadn't eaten in decades. Its arms were mangled and bloodied. Its legs had large burn marks on them. It looked at me, with a face so sad I wanted to hug the creature and never let go. I didn't know what it was, but I felt sorry for it. I could tell it was in pain. It slowly raised its arm to point behind me.
I turned around and.....nothing. I turned back to the being, only to find out it was gone. I ran back to my house to find the door wide open. "Funny... I don't recall leaving the door open.." Then I heard the screams. I ran inside and almost threw up. There, in the kitchen, was the dead body of my son, bloodied and bruised. I ran around the house, searching for my wife, and I found her in the living room.
Before me stood a man wearing black, with my wife's money in his hands, with a knife to my wife's throat. I ran at him, and he dropped the money and pulled out a gun. I feel a sharp pain in my shoulder....I've been shot. Then, the window breaks and out comes the mysterious being from earlier. It charges at the man, and in one swing of its arm, knocks his head clean off.
Then I realized....this thing...it is a protector of some sort. It watches over those in the forest, keeping them safe, then at the end of its life... it finds a human willing to give it all away, die a horrible death shared by all watchers, and take the place.. as the new watcher of the forest. I got up with all my strength, walked to the being, and nodded my head. It grew claws and shredded my arms, set my legs on fire, and stitched my mouth half shut. I took one last look at my wife, who was crying, and walked away...to take my place...as the new Watcher of the Forest.
Credited to TreyTheNinja
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