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Dusk Of Noon

Duskwood is a small city located in the heartlands of America (Midwest). Legend has it that in the early 1800s This city was ambushed by human like creatures with mystical powers,they enslaved the people of Duskwood,Tourtured them,killed them and even drank their blood as food. This suffering went on upto the mid 1800s when the creatures had gotten tired of human existence and decided to kill any signs of humanity. They were however, some survivors that broke away from the city And spread all across America to warn everyone about Duskwood and the dangers lurking in it. These survivors only gave brief description of the creatures and so little information about their powers and adaptations. In the late 1800s States,Nations and kingdoms had Joined hand to put an end to these creatures before they spread across the world and put an end to humanity. The first detective to be sent to Duskwood to investigate these creatures was Det Harvey Angus who successfully discovered that the creatures powers advance with time he managed to send this information to the united states but on the night he was supposed to return he mysteriously disappeared and was never to be seen again. In the early 1900s ...The world had given up there search for Det Harvey Angus...The second Det was Jasper Hathaway who was sent to find more information about the creatures and any signs of Det Angus...He discovered that some people were still living in the east of Duskwood and have not yet been discovered by the Creatures...even he didn't return. After the disappearance of these two detectives people were very hesitant to go into Duskwood. Those who went to Duskwood went at their own risk. After many years had passed with no news of creatures attacking... people started moving to Duskwood and settled there without any more news of Creatures,more people settled in Duskwood and started families there...it seemed everything was back to normal...or was it? In the mid 1900s cases of People's disappearance had gone viral. Once again the Nations Had joined hands to Find the cause of their disappearance...so they sent Detective parker Willows who went to Duskwood to investigate this case upon his arrival his car broke down in the middle of the forest,he and his mates had to spend their first night in the forest where he met an Extremely beautiful girl Named Geraldine List who had an unusual sense of humor... who is Geraldine? and what is she doing in the forest?, Is she a human being or One of the Creatures? why is she Extremely beautiful and why does Parker feel lost when he stares her in the eyes?.... Read to find the answers to these questions.

Lizzy_Jacobs · Bücher und Literatur
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First Day in Duskwood

It is late in the evening when Det Parker Willows and his stuff arrive in Duskwood suddenly in the middle of the forest their Jeeps all break down at once. The engines suddenly stop working and one of the stuff Gary has a feeling something is fishy," Sir,... don't you think this fishy?..."

Parker,"What do you mean,Gary?".

Gary," I mean we're in a city that is believed to be Inhabited by mystical human like creatures and not to mention our engines all stopped working at the same time in the middle of the night in an unknown Forest or jungle... i think this is all staged sir"

Marylynne,"I think you're right Gary ..uhm sir I think we should ..."

Parker,"Go back? come on we've traveled for many nights to get here do you think it'll be wise to go back without any discovery people will make fun of us ....it's just a coincidence that or engines stopped working at the same time ... we'll set up camp here and hope they'll be no wild animals...Come on everyone let's set up camp here we'll continue our journey tomorrow and sadly the hotel is 30 kl from here we have no choice"

At that the Stuff set up camp and all went to their tents...2 hours after setting camp some members have fallen into deep sleep which is unusual...they never sleep this deeply...Det parker is in his tent making a report on everything that happened to them from the beginning of the journey to it's end when he heard strange sounds outside his tent.

Parker,"What the hell is that?" he wonders,"It could be a wild animal or something...i hope...maybe if i ignore it it would stop" he kept really quiet and continued writing his report then he heard the scratching sound just outside his tent, whatever it was it seemed to be scratching on it's tent.

Parker,"Goodness whose there?...is it a bear?..."then he got a gun and started shooting at the entrance of his tent and the noise stopped...he went went and peeped outside his tent but couldn't find any signs of a dead animal,"Strange". Being frightened He put his notebooks away and went to sleep.

6Am in the morning his Stuff members are still sleeping and he hears some footsteps outside the tent ...

Parker,"what the fuck?...that sound is back...since it's morning I'll go out and check what it is ".He goes outside and finds the forest to be very beautiful with birds singing in the flying around...then he hears hissing sounds behind and readies his gun he slowly walks towards the bush were the sound is coming from,"Uh who's there!...Come out NOW.." he says in a firm voice,"Look i have gun and I'm not afraid to use it..."he gets no. response,"I'll count to 3 and on the count of three if you don't come out I'll shoot and it'll be on you..1...2..."

"Ahh!!! please don't shoot...I'm out please don't shoot..." says a beautiful girl who emerges from the bush...

Parker,"Whoa..."