It was a serene night. The moon was radiant in its glow, and the stars shone bright as jewels. There was a clear sky with not a cloud in sight. A serene scene covered the land. Not a sound to be heard for miles. Trees dotted the earth in the wood and it felt that even the wild in the forest did not wish to disturb the tranquillity that was in the atmosphere. No power in the world could destroy this harmony or so it looked. Alas, where there is peace, trouble, is likely to follow sooner rather than later.
Loud howling and yelling pierced through the air, causing a flutter of activity among the beasts and birds who immediately tried to escape from the source of the clamor. Three figures soon emerged through the woodland from where the turbulence had originated. All of them wore eerily similar hooded gothic attire and were covered in tattoos and piercings, but there were some noticeable differences in their physical appearances. They moved menacingly through the wood swatting around any unfortunate plant that was in their path.
After walking some distance they stopped and removed the hoods from over their heads to reveal their faces as three teenagers, two boys and a girl who all appeared to be in their late teens.
The guy to the right was a short and stout and was completely bald. He had a crazed look in his grey eyes and had a maniacal grin on his face. He was the one responsible for most of the noise and was creating quite a ruckus while jumping and screaming and clapping his hands together and stomping on the ground.
“Mason quit fooling around. Somebody might notice and come looking.” hissed the second lad. He had a lanky build. He had long hair, a tall pointed face, and pitch-black eyes. He had sharp narrow eyebrows and had an expression of rage. He was heaving a huge rucksack which seemed heavy and contained metallic objects.
Mason burst out laughing hysterically and barely containing his laughter said to the other boy, “Relax Max. Who is going to spot us here? The city is miles away. The only beings that can recognize everyone are these filthy animals and they don’t talk.”
Max angrily turned toward the girl “Macy, if you do not put a stop to this at once I will finish it my way.”
Macy had pale white skin and had short-cropped hairstyle. She was carrying a camera around with which she was filming everything that was going on. She scowled at both the guys and scathingly stated, “Please grow up and cease your childish quibbling boys. Did you forget what we came here for? Do you want to waste the rest of our night in trivial matters? Just remember that all your idiocy is being captured in film.”
Mason and Max fell silent at once. “Good, let’s keep moving.” said Macy with a smirk on her face, obviously satisfied that she had managed to shut her companions up.
They walked a bit ahead and then stopped dead in their tracks looking in awe at the sight in front of them. In the middle of the forest, there was a majestic mansion. It had a quaint elegance to it. There was a lawn around the mansion which had fresh green grass growing all over and flower pots lined up all around which enhanced the beauty of the place. There was a wooden fence around the mansion and a big metal gate that seemed to not have been used in quite some time. Though the mansion was beautiful, it did have a blemish. The roof and top-most portion of the mansion were blackened and charred as if it had been burnt.
The fiendish trio had a maniacal look on their faces. Mason started whooping again however, the others did not seem to mind him this time around. They were fixated on the mansion and the nameplate on the gate which read, ‘Martin Mansion’.
Macy finally spoke with a wicked grin on her face, “Finally, the infamous Martin mansion. This is almost a perfect vacation spot for me. Too bad we are going to be restructuring it tonight.”
Mason, who could barely contain his excitement, “Max, I sincerely hope you brought enough toys to play with”
Max, with a sinister look across his face, slowly lowered his rucksack.
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