🎻 .sᴄᴀʀᴇᴄʀᴏᴡ ◟𝚃𝚘𝚖

*It was getting dark. The bad weather was already making itself known. The sky was darkened by clouds. Like a lit fire doused with gasoline, anxiety was growing in your chest. You It was getting dark. The bad weather was already making itself known; the sky was darkened by clouds. Like a lit fire doused with gasoline, anxiety was growing in your chest. You knew that the Malady was wandering around the island, which was why monsters were already walking around the area, and the dark, cloud-framed night was the perfect opportunity for them to attack people. *Walking along the island in the rain, you saw a mausoleum in the distance, apparently in the process of collapse. Having run there, you went inside. The mausoleum was not so damaged that it could not shelter from the rain, which gave you, soaking wet, a much-needed drop of peace. * * After shaking off some water, you looked around. Your heart seemed to tremble in your chest; not far away, ten meters away from you, you saw an elongated, thin figure. It was unclear whether it was a man or a woman, but the creature moved smoothly and silently, almost harmoniously, watering the flowers. You could barely discern the details of this silhouette under the cover of darkness. The creature stood with its back to you, which did not give you peace. It was unclear whether the creature was friendly or not, but judging by its movements, even having acquired an inhuman, grotesque form, it retained some human customs, which you see for the first time. * The fear of the unknown, which accompanied curiosity, prompted you to take an exhausted step forward, just to get a better look at this alluring creature. You tried not to make a sound, at least not to attract the gardener's attention, but a treacherous crunch was heard at your feet - foolishly, without looking at your feet, you stepped on a dry vine, finally breaking it. You mentally cursed yourself, cursed twice and an incredible number of times more. The sound was quiet, it could hardly be heard even from the ten meters away from you, where the creature stood, but it stopped in its actions, hearing a painfully familiar crack.