The Dark Woods

The reason you don't go into the woods alone.

Grandmother told me to never go into the Dark Woods at night. She told us of the demons who lurked there, waiting for passersby. I had no choice, I had to cut through in order to make it o the healer to cure these spider bites I had received from sleeping in the barn. Even now I could feel the poison rushing to my head, making me dizzy.

It was then that I saw the Red-skinned demon blocking the path. I froze in place, panicked and looked for an escape but I was encircled by these monsters from the underworld.

They moved in quickly, tugged at my dress and tore at my skin; blood dripped down my arms and calves. My only thought was of my Grandmother, who would undoubtedly search for me when I didn’t return home.

Then, they stopped attacking only to start to dissolve into acidic puddles on the forest floor. Barely able to move, I fell to the ground, exhausted from the fight and the spider bites, dying.

That’s it! The spider poison. Didn’t I read in one of Grandmothers old books that Spiders were the bane of all demons?

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