STRANGE HAPPENINGS

"Why are you always so protective of Ulanni…?" Flint asked.

Sarah just stared at her for some seconds. "Why do you ask..?"

"Just curious, because how come you became so close In just one day, it seemed you guys have been friends for much longer.." Flint pointed out.

They were brought out from their staring contest, when a loud scream penetrated the air.

They both look to where the ritual was taking place, as that was where the scream came from.

There was a young boy around their age,who was kneeling on the ground,with blood spluttering out of his now slit throat,

Sarah covered her mouth with the back of her hand and stifling a scream.

"That boy...he was with us when I gave a head count back in the day….what exactly is going on here?.." Flint asked.

"I don't remember him,...but how did they get the boy.." Sarah asked.

"I think mother would know something about this, they cannot just walk into the compound and pick kids like it's shopping, and perform creepy rituals without her finding out.." Sarah continued.

They both turned to look at what was taking place now. While they had been talking it seemed like more people had joined those people down on the ground.

Looking closer Flint noticed that some weird signs and drawings now marred the ground where those people stood.

"Can you see that…?" Sarah whispered.

"Yes I can.." Flint replied Sarah sharply.

"No..I mean the soft glow coming from the tree they are all facing.." Sarah pointed out.

Looking towards where Sarah mentioned, it was then she spotted a soft blue glow being emitted from the tree, there was also a strange symbol drawn on the bark of the tree.

"Sarah… I think we need to get out of here... and fast.." Flint said with urgency, lacing her voice.

"But….. don't you want to see what is going to happen next…?" Sarah said, sounding torn between the two options.

"Of course not, this whole thing has become as spooky as anything can get... we are leaving now to go get Ulanni.." Flint said her final words.

"But…" Sarah tried but was cut off by Flint.

"Well don't move it...and you might get caught and be the next lamb..am off." Flint said, making her way slowly down the tree.

"Okay…wait for me.." Sarah called out.

Climbing down slowly and helping Sarah ,Flint made sure to avoid those weak branches. She didn't want one breaking and drawing attention their way.

They successfully made their way down to the ground. Turning to face Sarah as she couldn't take the risk of talking out loud as they had been doing back on the tree.

"Watch your steps, we don't want you stumping hard like an elephant and announcing to them we are out here snooping around.." Flint cautioned her.

"You…." Sarah whispered fuming red in anger. "You are the one that is fat…!"

Sarah hushed at Flint.

"Whatever you say blue…" Flint said in a singsong voice.

"I will get back at you…" Pointing at Flint she walked past her.

"Ulanni's tree is over there,.." Flint pointed in the opposite direction and started walking, leaving a fuming Sarah behind.

"I think they would love to use a fresh blue head for their ritual ,..you know it would spice things up for them…." Flint threw behind her back, and it did take long for her to see the magic.

She heard Sarah's footsteps hurrying to catch up with her. Laughing at her behavior ,Flint threw a smile her way which just seemed to aggravate Sarah.

But remembering she was not in the position to retaliate, she swallowed her resort, and quietly followed Flint.

They both maneuvered their way towards where they had spotted Ulanni. As they moved on, they kept hearing strange sounds coming from the direction where the ritual was taking place.

With their hearts beating fast against their rib cage, they finally got to the tree where they had spotted Ulanni.

Sarah craned her head up, to see if she would sight Ulanni, but she didn't see anyone.

"I can't spot her up there…" Sarah said, turning to Flint and sounding worried.

"Where could she have gone…try searching over there." Flint suggested pointing to her right, and she moved to the left to check the bushes,

After looking around and not still finding Ulanni. Sarah began to panic.

"I just hope she hasn't done the most stupid thing, and heads towards the ritual ground…" Sarah said with horror on her face.

"Don't panic yet, let's move forward a little and check around, if we would be able to spot her first.." Flint touched Sarah's arm and patted lightly on it, trying to calm her.

Together they moved forward, and continued searching the bushes and any place that looked like someone of Ulanni's size could fit in, and Sarah kept shouting through the mind link, to see if she could get a reply from Ulanni but to no avail.

But they could not still find her, and they were already so close to where the ritual was taking place.

Sarah glanced at Flint hoping she would say something, but she kept mute,

Sarah's mind could not help but start to wander, and think of the worst, By now they were both crouching down behind a bush some feet away from the ritual.

And what they saw left them frightened and shaken to the core, In the middle of those masked people were dead bodies of children lined up on a raised platform of grasses, the grass now had splashes of red coloring it.

Their throats were all slit in one fine move,with the children's eyes wide open and their mouths agape in a silent whisper for help.

The masked people were now chanting louder, and the tree in front of them glowed brighter, and blood flowed from the grass underneath the dead children and filled the depths of the strange markings on the ground.

"Ahh…where could Ulan be,I pray …she..is safe.." Sarah stammered out as she whimpered.

"Seeing as she is not in their mist ,it is safe to assume that she is still alright.."

Flint said trying to sound strong, because any sign of weakness right now may end up in Sarah breaking down completely.

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