The Rings of Shadows
The Ring of shadows
It was a cold and foggy night of November 2019. "Look! I have found something." said the archeologist, John. “What is it?" Joe asked with excitement. "It's a ring, Joe and it’s incredibly beautiful!'' He took the ring in his hands and showed it to Joe. '' Oh my god John! We made it. Finally, we found something valuable. Let us show it to the workers and make them dig more." Joe gleefully smiled at John. They two started to walk towards their camp. '' Take me and wear me.'' John heard this mysterious voice. He had no clue where this voice was coming from. He heard this voice repeatedly while walking. Finally, he noticed it was coming from his pocket. He took the ring from his pocket and observed it closely. He found a dark shadow moving in the shiny surface of the ring. “Wear me and I'll give you everything you ever wanted. Fame, money, and everything."
Joe saw the unusual behaviour in John. “What’s up John? Why are you staring at the ring?” ‘‘Nothing, just admiring the beauty of it. We can show it to the workers in the morning. I am very tired." He started to walk towards his tent. Joe watched him with suspicion. Then, she started to walk towards her tent. In the tent, John sat on his bed and he took the ring from the pocket again. He heard that voice repeatedly and finally he put it on his finger. Suddenly the shadows started to emerge from the land and John's eyes turned into black. The surrounding area of the camp also started to fill with dark shadows and all of it moved towards the John's tent. Joe heard something outside. She came out of her tent and started to run towards John’s tent.
She entered his tent. “What the hell is going on? '' She noticed a dark figure was standing there. It did not look like a human. It had sharp claws and shining eyes. Other parts of this figure looked like a shadow. She also observed some figures emerging around this mysterious figure. They looked like burned human flesh. Their teeth were sharp as a tiger’s and their hands possessed only three fingers. ''John......John" Joe gulped with fear. “John is long gone honey!" The dark figure laughed like a maniac. Joe started to scream and ran out of the tent. “Help! Help!" She saw the shadow like creatures were killing the workers in the camp yard. She froze for a second. The camp was filled with the screams and the blood of the workers.
'' What the heck is going on here?'' said a young girl with a torchlight. Joe turned at her and she saw a shadow emerging from the ground behind her. “Look behind Beth!'' Beth suddenly turned back with fear. That shadow creature moved towards her with a roar. But it vanished into thin air when the light from the torch fell on it. Joe quickly noticed this and ran towards her. '' Do you have more lights?'' ''I.....I have a charger in my tent" Joe grabbed her hand. “Let’s get them." Both entered the tent and found a charger there. Joe noticed Beth was terrified. She held the shoulder of Beth. “Don’t worry, everything's gonna be fine. Hey, let's move away from this camp and hide somewhere safe in the forest."
They heard a noise in the tent. They noticed some shadow creatures started to emerge from land near them. Both started to run towards the forest by holding the chargers in their hands and those creatures followed them as well. They reached the woods." Beth, use the light towards those shadows." They pointed the light towards those creatures randomly and ran into the woods. After few moments, Beth said, “They are gone!'' They stopped and sat down on the ground to take a rest. She took the mobile phone from her pocket.'' Damn, there's no signal'' Both were covered with sweat. They noticed movements and heard sounds in the bushes. They pointed the light towards the bushes and looked around with fright. Suddenly, some of the bats flew towards them. They kneeled to the ground and bats flew over them. Charger of Joe slipped from her hand and fell. Joe took it and noticed it was broken. They heard some noises from the bushes again.
Joe said annoyingly ''some bloody bats.'' Beth observed the bushes carefully. “I don't think so.'' Joe turned towards the bushes and saw some of the shadow creatures were moving towards them. Both started to run deep into the woods. After a few moments, Joe tripped over a root of a tree and fell. She was injured and she felt that she cannot get up.'' Help me Beth, help me!'' Beth stopped and turned back. She tried to run towards Joe. But it was too late. Shadow creatures already got her. Beth realized she couldn't save her.
''I am sorry Joe. I hope you'll understand.'' Beth started to run away with tears. She turned back while running. She saw the shadows dragged Joe's body into the bushes. ''Aaaaaah!'' That is the last thing she heard. Some shadows chased Beth continuously. She ran without stopping. She noticed the slight ray of light in the eastern horizon. After a few minutes, she was able to feel the warmth of sunlight in her body. Then she turned back and noticed shadows were disappearing from her sight. She felt that her heart was beating extremely fast. She sat on the ground and took her mobile. It’s working now. She phoned her brother ''Please help me.'' No words were coming out from her throat. She felt her head was spinning and she felt her head thudding the ground. “Beth! Beth! What's going on?" Her eyes gradually started to close and everything blacked out.
“Open your eyes, Beth! Open your damn eyes!" Beth gradually opened her eyes in a comfy bed. She saw her brother was shaking her.
A story by: N.Vithushan
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