forest lullaby

she/her

[destboo]

"What are you even like?"

You had a lot of questions when you woke up in your bed, and there was some kind of creature with ears and a tail standing in front of you and staring at you intently, although his(?) eyes were not visible, but its head was definitely pointed in your direction and it felt like it was burning through your soul.

"Oh~ Keeper, I've been waiting to meet you for so long, and you're reacting like this, it hurts me."

He was theatrically offended, but he came a little closer to your bed. You sat up in bed and moved closer to the wall, you didn't know who he was or what, and what he wanted. And if he was the one who moved you from that ill-fated basement in the abandoned building to your bed, then how did he even know where you live?.

"Come on Keeper, I can see how the gears are turning in your head, ask questions~"

"What are you?"

"Well..Consider me an evil spirit~"

He stuck out his tongue and his tail wagged merrily.

"I am also the guardian of the grimoire, but I kept it and protected it only for you, Keeper."

"Why do you call me that?"

He slowly and deliberately stood by your bed and knelt down, putting his hands on the edge of the bed and leaning his head on them. His sly grin gave you goosebumps.

"What should I call you? You're the Keeper, that's all. I always knew that sooner or later you would show up, and now you came to my hands and got a mark! You are my Keeper~"

"Wh– What mark..."

He stood up abruptly without saying anything and, despite the fact that you were pressed against the wall, pulled you towards him with a jerk. Still without breaking the silence, he dragged you to the mirror and stood behind you. He pulled your shirt off your shoulder and took a small mirror in his hand and reflected what was on your shoulder.

It was some kind of pattern that looked a little like an eye, but instead of a pupil it had a star.

And only then did you notice a slight pain in your shoulder.

"I've been waiting for you for so long~"

He smiled with all his mouth exposing his sharp teeth and put his arm around your waist with one hand, burying his face in your shoulder where the mark was.

And standing there in silence, thinking about everything that was happening, you saw that damn book that he called grimoire lying on your desk...

[destboo]

You're a person who's into horror and stuff like that. Reading various scary myths and books, watching horror movies is a common pastime for you.

Therefore, the fact that you somehow got into an abandoned building is not surprising.

This building has always attracted your attention during your walks. It was... charming?

And so, on one of the quiet dark nights, armed with a flashlight and a phone, you set out on your way.

As soon as you entered the building, it felt like there were no windows in it, because despite the starry night, the building itself was pitch dark. And complete silence. Which was actually very confusing, should there be such silence in a place like this?

Trying not to stay in one place for long, you moved between floors. And your "peace of mind" was interrupted by the loud creaking of a door somewhere on the lower floors.

Maybe if it was some kind of B-grade horror movie, you'd go and check it out. But you decided that you had had enough and headed downstairs just to get out. There's just one problem, the entrance to the basement was next to where you entered from.

You rushed to the exit at a very fast pace, but something or someone pushed you towards the basement, which sent you tumbling down the stairs.

Miraculously, without breaking anything, you barely stood up and the door closed right behind you with a loud and unpleasant bang.

The flashlight was broken, so you used the light from your phone to explore the basement.

You tried to open the door, but it wouldn't budge, and all you have to do is hope there's another way out.

Wandering through the basement, which felt like a maze, you came across a book, almost tripping over it.

And you picked it up. When you opened the book, you felt uncomfortable, it became very cold and goosebumps began to spread over your body.

You decided that it wasn't worth it, and as soon as you closed the book and put it on the floor, you felt a sharp burning sensation in your shoulder, and you fell to your knees in pain.

The pain was unbearable, there was a feeling that the skin was being torn, burned and cut at the same time. You felt sick and your eyes started to close. You lost consciousness. Because of what, you didn't even hear the appearance of someone next to you and his calm purring tone.

"Well..I've finally found you, Keeper~"