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Submitted to Contest #272
As the sun dipped below the fog-laden hills, twilight enveloped the village. I stood beneath the skeletal branches of an ancient oak, my heart echoing a restless rhythm against the weight of the truth that awaited me. The villagers had branded me a monster, a creature of the night, and I could feel their venomous whispers piercing through the shadows. My name is Alaric, and I once called this place home. It began with a series of haunting deaths. First, the baker's daughter—a sweet girl who once laughed like chimes—then the schoolteacher, kn...
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