Inspired to Fear ~33

Fragments of broken bricks and destruction of the building caused all the things to be burried. The digging was rough. The gang decided to devide the zip bag and used it as their gloves.

"This is strangely taken down." Hue concluded

"We are digging here for about some time and found none." Stripe said.

"I think we need to follow that guy Zery." Oak suggested.

Nod found a strange floor with scribbles and latin languages.

"Guys I found something strange. This woods had some writings." He announced.

The rest gathered and started to look for a piece of wood with writings.

"We gathered this much but what about it. We can't read it." Hue stated.

"Let us bring it to Gery's house." Oak stated.

"You seemed to be so interested with the doctor." Nod commented.

"Don't get jealous. We need his brother's help." Stripe stated.

"I am not!" Nod pouted.

Gery was surprised to see his living room full of rubbles. Zery slept on the couch wasted as he drooled.

Gery stared at the rubbles he slammes the pillow in Zery's face.

"Get up and clean up this mess." Gery pointed.

"O come on! It's Sunday. It's your rest day." Zery argued.

"Check this things out. There are strange writings on it Just what did you do yesterday. It's sunday but you can't slack off the whole day." Gery nagged.

"He is a lot like you." Stripe pointed at Hue.

"Yes, he nags too much." Oak agreed.

Zery stood up and cleanes himself. He sat by the table and put on an eye glass. Oak gasped and said.

"I remember him. He was the one who left a bread for me." Oak stated.

Nod pouted more when Oak squealed.

Zery started arranging the piece as he search the net. It took them a whole day to arrange a piece. He exclaimed and calles Gery when he was done.

"This is a mantra and offering chant." Zery said.

"So how does it translate?" Gery asked.

"It says, The unborn's blood magnets the dark. The unformed flesh can be turned into a broken piece." Zery recited.

The face powder vibrated and Nod took it out.

"Done. Punishment Sealed."

The team got sucked in despit their protest.

"We did not tap the wheel." Stripe yelled at the face powder.

"Next." The face powder replied.

Stripe angrily tapped the wheel and it appeared.

"Succumb."

"Sob."

"Sight."

The face powder had them summoned inside a clay jar.

"I felt like my body would get dislocated yet I am glad that we are not confined here like the cabinet." Nod sighed.

The clay jar was large it was like an ancient cooking pot.

The chopping knife easily separated the bone from the flesh.

"Wait isn't that a human's head?" Stripe pointed.

"Yep. Heads are bing hanged on this spears." Nod stated.

"This is a remote area that practices carnivalism." Hue added.

"Let us quickly find the weapon here." Oak suggested as she scan the place.

The pot they came from is where they cooked the food.

"I got the ladle! It's made of forged rock." Stripe announced.

The four climbed up the tree in fright.

The people dances as they blow the leaves. It was like a ritual dance. It was noisy and wild. It was elegiac and tenebrous.

"I never wanted to be involve here." Oak added.

"But you like this things right?" Nod perked up.

"No, I don't, Disecting is different from butchering." Oak glared.

Nod sealed his lips and ignored Oak's glare. Stripe and Hue can feel the awkward air as Oak got nudged by Stripe as Nod leaped out from the branch. He walked right in the trees where the captives are tied. He examined the faces.Gladly the women are not butchered but are chained on the tree. He suddenly halted when he saw someone familiar. She was the missing model from their department.

Nod recalled that she was last seen shooting by the mountain for hiking gear.

Nor tried to recollect her screen name as he stared at the woman.

"Asperas." Nod muttured.

Nod touch her face and confirmed.

Hue heared Nod's exclaim. He leaped and joined him. Stripe and Oak followed after.

"Asperas. She is a garment model. She once disappear during shoots. Later on was reported missing." Nod expanded.

"She is famous, her line was. Fashion with Passion." Hue added.

"You remembered." Nod pointed.

"Yeah, she appears on sports gear as well." Hue agreed.

"She is pretty even without make up. She often pass by our working area. She would check her own clip personally and would ask for people's opinion." Nod added.

"Then what did you say when she asked you." Hue teased.

Nod smirked and replied.

"I said she is more than good enough. She is lovely by asking us out."

"Don't tell me you flirted with her." Hue teased further as he chuckled.

"No, that is not allowed within the work place." Nod defended.

"How about outside then?" Oak butt in.

"Nope. I don't have the confidence since I am like this." Nod seriously replied.

Oak pressed her lips when the people started humming and roaring.

Stripe used the ladle to release Asperas. He tied it on a rope as they carefully pulled it up the tree. They tied the woman on the tree using the laddle. Nod sat beside Oak as she bowed her head.

"Sorry, I was mean to you." Oak sheepishly admitted.

"Yeah. Too mean." Nod teased.

"Please forgive me." Oak stated as she pleaded.

"How about you give me a beautiful eyes and call my name." Nod dared.

Oak glared at Nod who shrugged and smirked at her.

"Then forget it. " Nod said as he stared up the moon. It was round and larger that made their environment creepier.

Oak tried to blink till her eyes moisten but she awkwardly perfomed it. She called Nod's name like she was demanding for debts.

Hue and Stripe laughed at Oak as Nod started gigling. Oak covered her face with her palm in embarrassment. She glide on the branch and hide from Nod. Nod laughed as he teased her about her awkward beautiful eyes. Their stroll witnessed a transaction that is beyond gruesome.