The Shadow of Darkness

The Shadow of Darkness Chapter 1: The Invisible Signal

The Shadow of Darkness

Chapter 1: The Invisible Signal

Nestled amidst the hills, the small town of Shantipur was known for its tranquility. True to its name, the town was always peaceful. However, in recent days, strange events had begun to disrupt its calm. People were mysteriously disappearing from their homes in the dead of night.

Rimon, a young journalist, arrived in town to investigate these peculiar occurrences. From the moment he set foot in Shantipur, he felt an unsettling sensation, as if someone was watching him. Sipping a warm cup of tea at a local tea stall, he tried to gather information from the locals. Most of them were tight-lipped, unwilling to discuss the matter. Only an old man whispered, “At the edge of town, there’s an old, abandoned house... That’s where it all began.”

Intrigued, Rimon’s curiosity grew stronger. Late at night, armed with a flashlight and a camera in his pocket, he set out for the old house. The place had been abandoned for years, its eerie silence punctuated by the sound of the wind.

As Rimon pushed open the creaky door and stepped inside, a chilling sensation enveloped him. The dim beam of his flashlight revealed dusty furniture and cobwebbed corners. Lying on the floor, he noticed an old diary.

Picking it up, he opened to the first page. Scrawled in trembling handwriting, it read:

"If you want to live, leave this place. The darkness will consume everything."

A key slipped out from between the pages of the diary and fell to the floor. Startled, Rimon picked it up. But what did this key unlock? And who had written this ominous diary?

(To be continued...) https://tinyurl.com/25rht3ra