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Blood Shadow of the Teak Forest

No one escapes untouched

By Rohitha LankaPublished 9 months ago 3 min read

"Blood Shadow of the Teak Forest"

A dark moonless night...in a deep teak forest

There was only the sound of the wind whistling and the sound of branches hitting each other like the howling of spirits...

Two young men, "Jack" and "Joe", best friends from different villages, decided to travel to sit in a market in the middle of the forest to hunt wild animals. The couple had no idea that this place...

used to be a place of human blood sacrifice and cruel spirits haunting for a long time...

"They say that no one dares to shoot animals in this forest...because it is a forbidden area...the area of ​​the Blood Teak Goddess..."

The warnings of the village elders still echoed in Jack's head, but the couple did not pay attention...

When night came, an old wooden market was built high above a hundred-year-old teak tree. The sound of strange birds chirping, the sound of soft footsteps like a woman dragging a sarong under the market.

"Joe... did you hear that sound?"

"Don't come and fool me... Be quiet or the animals won't come."

However... a cold laugh came out of nowhere...

The smell of ancient perfume... The smell of rotten flowers faintly wafted up...

And then... The dark shadow of a woman with long hair dragging on the ground, pale skin like a corpse, appeared under the large tree... The red eyes stared straight up at the wooden platform where the two were sitting...

"You... Why did you come into my place..."

A cold voice that shook the soul spoke out, along with a strong wind that blew against the wooden platform, causing the wooden platform to shake. A haunting laughter echoed throughout the forest...

What will be the fate of Jack and Joe?

Will they be able to escape the Yala forest?

Or will they become the new victims of the haunted Yala goddess?

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Next episode: "The Night of Murder... Escaping Death from the Bloody Yala Lady"

As soon as the dark shadow of an ancient woman appeared... Jack and Joe immediately knew that what they encountered... was not a person!

"Run, Joe! Get off the platform!"

The two jumped down from the tall wooden platform, their bodies hitting the ground with full force, their hearts beating wildly, the laughter echoing from all directions...

A woman in ancient clothing... Sharp long nails, blood-colored eyes, slowly descending...

"No one... can escape me..."

Man grabbed the shotgun and shot at the body... but the bullets went through like they didn't exist!

Wut shouted at the top of his lungs, "It won't go in! Run towards the stream!"

The two ran through the darkness, shrieking after each other. The vines from the teak tree seemed to be alive, swooping in and wrapping around both their legs and arms, pulling them back...

Joe grabbed a pocket knife and cut the vines with all his might, while shouting a challenge, "I won't die here!"

The turning point.The old teak shrine in the middle of the forest

The two ran until they reached a rotten wooden shrine in the middle of the forest, with just the right amount of moonlight shining down.

Jack noticed an old "chanting" and a "bottle of holy water" on the shelf.

The old woman's whisper could be heard in his head, "Sprinkle holy water on her shadow... and then she will disintegrate..."

Joe grabbed the bottle of holy water and splashed it at the body of the teak goddess who was rushing towards them!

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

The body writhed in agony. Black smoke billowed out from her body, her screams shook the entire forest...

Finally, the body of the Yala Goddess disintegrated into ashes and disappeared into the air...

Less than any other was left...

Jack and Joe survived and escaped from the Yala forest, but they would never forget that "hell in the forest" night for the rest of their lives...

Before leaving, Jack burned a talisman at the shrine and asked for forgiveness...

"I ask for forgiveness if I have offended you. Please do not follow me out of this forest..."

Since then, this Yala forest has remained quiet...

No one dares to go near it again...

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Rohitha Lanka

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  • sajid hasan 9 months ago

    good writing

  • Esala Gunathilake9 months ago

    Yala goddess, Jack and Joe. Love them.

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