บท 336: First Encounter

***CONTENT WARNING: LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE, AND GORE***

 Skye knew what she was looking at, but didn't at the same time. The creature before her barely resembled a human any longer..

 He was shaped like an unnaturally-tall starving person, and black muck dripped from his skin. Richard's ribs were visible as the black ooze trailed down it's body, then spread out like a growing puddle as it stepped out of the shadows.

 That was when Skye saw that he had no eyes; just deep, empty sockets. As he trudged forward, Richard looked down at the human in front of him. Anders was already trying to walk backwards, but had tripped over a branch. As he tried to scurry away, the monster slowly reached out for him..