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The Thing In the Yard
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The streetlights were dim as the mist enclosed it in its mysterious grip. She peered out of her window into the darkness, was there someone out there or was it her imagination? She crawled out of bed and silently walked down the stairs. She glanced out of the kitchen window and there was a tall figure. Its arm were as long as its legs, and it was almost 15 feet tall. Unable to stop herself, Clara opened the back door, and stepped onto her porch. She wanted to stostop, to go back inside and call the police. But she couldn't. it wasnt like the temptation made her continue, she physically couldn't stop herself from moving. As she came closer to the figure she saw glowing red eyes, a grin with sharp pointed teeth, and no nose. .The eyes didnt have a sclera, they were just red dots on his face. His teeth were knife sharp, and were stained red. A small splash of blood decorated the side of his mouth. With every step Clara's heart rate increased. Eventually, she was stanting only feet away fro. the monster. "w-who are you?!" Clara shouted at the creature. It let out a dark laugh that seemed to crack and break with every breath. "W-who are you!?" Clara repeated, but this time louder. The monster let out that same laugh. "I am the peace keeper, the one that keeps the balance in this world" it said in a deep raspy voice. "T-they peace keeper?" Clara stuttered. "Yes, I'm the one that puts darkness in the hearts of killers, the one that puts light in the hearts of heros. I create the balance in this world." It said, the ominous smile on this face grew larger. "W-what do you want with me!?" Clara shouted, trying to move away from the monster, but continued to fail. "Your one of my targets" It said in an even darker voice. "you had a rough child hood, abandoned by your father, abused by your mother, and bullied by your friends and peers." Ckara looked back at those awful times. "I think some darkness would do you good" it said. The fog in her backyard turned black, and it rose into the air like a storm cloud. the black fog started to swirl like a tornado, and all of it disappeared into Clara's body. Her eyes fluttered a bit, then everything went black. When Ckara woke up she was in her bed. she couldn't remember anything about the monster, she never even remembered seeing it. She heard a knock on the door, and got out of bed to answer it. When the door opened, her father was standing there. Clara's eyes sharpened. "Whag are you doing here?" she said firmly, keeping the door half shut. "I found out where you lived and wanted to apologize. and try to make it up to you." he said with hope in his eyes. Clara grinned. "come on in". The two talked a bit and Clara decided to make some coffee. while she was pouring it, she noticed something in the corner of her counter. It was a deadly poison, in the form of a powder. At first she thought about how it got there, but then something dark ame over her. She grabbed the poison and dumped all of it into her father's drink. She sat back down on the couch and handed him his drink. He gagged a bit, then his face turned red. He started checking and suffocating. in a couple minutes he was laying on the ground, lifeless. Clara smiled. She enjoyed it, she enjoyed taking someones elses life. she packed up some of her things, and hid the body. she left the state and moved to California, where she claimed 24 victims. The strange thing appears in people's yards. Be careful at night. If you see something that looks like a tall human in your back yard. stay asleep. just ignore it, it wont kill you. but the moment you make eye contact with it it can control you. I should know. My name is Clara.
The streetlights were dim as the mist enclosed it in its mysterious grip. She peered out of her window into the darkness, was there someone out there or was it her imagination? She crawled out of bed and silently walked down the stairs. She glanced out of the kitchen window and there was a tall figure. Its arm were as long as its legs, and it was almost 15 feet tall. Unable to stop herself, Clara opened the back door, and stepped onto her porch. She wanted to stostop, to go back inside and call the police. But she couldn't. it wasnt like the temptation made her continue, she physically couldn't stop herself from moving. As she came closer to the figure she saw glowing red eyes, a grin with sharp pointed teeth, and no nose. .The eyes didnt have a sclera, they were just red dots on his face. His teeth were knife sharp, and were stained red. A small splash of blood decorated the side of his mouth. With every step Clara's heart rate increased. Eventually, she was stanting only feet away fro. the monster. "w-who are you?!" Clara shouted at the creature. It let out a dark laugh that seemed to crack and break with every breath. "W-who are you!?" Clara repeated, but this time louder. The monster let out that same laugh. "I am the peace keeper, the one that keeps the balance in this world" it said in a deep raspy voice. "T-they peace keeper?" Clara stuttered. "Yes, I'm the one that puts darkness in the hearts of killers, the one that puts light in the hearts of heros. I create the balance in this world." It said, the ominous smile on this face grew larger. "W-what do you want with me!?" Clara shouted, trying to move away from the monster, but continued to fail. "Your one of my targets" It said in an even darker voice. "you had a rough child hood, abandoned by your father, abused by your mother, and bullied by your friends and peers." Ckara looked back at those awful times. "I think some darkness would do you good" it said. The fog in her backyard turned black, and it rose into the air like a storm cloud. the black fog started to swirl like a tornado, and all of it disappeared into Clara's body. Her eyes fluttered a bit, then everything went black. When Ckara woke up she was in her bed. she couldn't remember anything about the monster, she never even remembered seeing it. She heard a knock on the door, and got out of bed to answer it. When the door opened, her father was standing there. Clara's eyes sharpened. "Whag are you doing here?" she said firmly, keeping the door half shut. "I found out where you lived and wanted to apologize. and try to make it up to you." he said with hope in his eyes. Clara grinned. "come on in". The two talked a bit and Clara decided to make some coffee. while she was pouring it, she noticed something in the corner of her counter. It was a deadly poison, in the form of a powder. At first she thought about how it got there, but then something dark ame over her. She grabbed the poison and dumped all of it into her father's drink. She sat back down on the couch and handed him his drink. He gagged a bit, then his face turned red. He started checking and suffocating. in a couple minutes he was laying on the ground, lifeless. Clara smiled. She enjoyed it, she enjoyed taking someones elses life. she packed up some of her things, and hid the body. she left the state and moved to California, where she claimed 24 victims. The strange thing appears in people's yards. Be careful at night. If you see something that looks like a tall human in your back yard. stay asleep. just ignore it, it wont kill you. but the moment you make eye contact with it it can control you. I should know. My name is Clara.
