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"No, I..." you say, before realizing you need to explain the whole story.


For the next while, you explain the story to father. As you talk, his brow seems to furrow and his mustache droops. He stares at you for a while, before gritting his teeth.


"There's a witch, a demon, maybe the devil himself in those woods!" father yells, grabbing the newly made crucifix from its place in the doorway. "You've consorted with pure evil, child. We need to head to town, find a church and pray for forgiveness for our sins!"


"What? No, father, she was just a girl! You're talking craz...!"


Father slaps you hard, before grabbing your head and holding you close to his chest.


"Do you think the devil can't take any form which pleases him? Renounce the evil in your heart!"

You refuse

"No, father! She was just a normal girl! She..."


Your father quickly unhooks his belt, smacking it into your head as you stumble backwards. 


"By the lord's name, you will repent!" he screams, as he hits you.


"No!" you scream in defiance. 


In a mixture of anger and panic, father stands over you, beating you desperately, not knowing any other choice. He yells at you, calling you a heathen, a spawn of Satan and more. The beating goes over the top as you continue to refuse to repent. Eventually, a frustrated, enraged blow at the wrong angle ends up snapping your neck, quickly killing you.
"Kneel," you say, as Rose kneels.


You stand over Rose, opening your bible and beginning to read.


"In the Name of Jesus Christ, our God and Lord, strengthened by the intercession of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Blessed Michael the Archangel, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul and all the Saints," you begin to read, as Rose begins to wince in pain. "And powerful in the holy authority of our lives, we confidently undertake to repulse the attacks and deceits of the devil. God arises; His enemies are scattered and those who hate Him flee before Him."


You begin pouring the holy water over Rose, who begins to scream. You grit your teeth, and continue the ritual.


"As smoke is driven away, so are they driven; as wax melts before the fire, 

so the wicked perish at the presence of God," you say.


Suddenly, Rose screams as she sets alight. She howls desperately in pain as the fire quickly burns through her dress, the very dress you stole for her. She screams horribly as she writhes in pain, and before you can act, her flesh and bone have burnt to ash. You drop to your knees over the ash, staring at it in shock. 


God has failed. He has failed to save your love. He took her from you. You stare at the ash, your hands shifting through it. Rose is gone. Your tears fall into the ash as you cry.


After an hour of crying, you final stand. Your bible and crucifix lie next to you. You stare at them, wondering if God is truly with you.

You reject him

You grab steel and flint, and set the bible alight. You hold the crucifix into the flames, as that sets alight too. The flames burnt brightly in your hands, licking your hands and arm. It hurts, but you grit your teeth. If God is up there, you best get used to the burning sensation. Once the bible and crucifix are ash, you stand. You're done here.

You continue

Burning Passion


You walk through the woods, looking up at the starless night. Your burns still hurt, but you no longer care. You stare up at the sky, and know that God's either not there, or not worth your love. Who is he to claim you're a sinner with all the genocide and torture he's done? No. You're all sinners. No longer bond by silly superstitions and rules, life is yours.
Your throw the crucifix, watching it disappear off out of view into the trees. Then you turn, walking back further into the cave. You walk back to the skull, and kneel in front of it, closing your eyes. You wait in silence for several minutes, before you finally hear a voice.


"Ah... you must be the boy. Hello, Jacob."


"H-h-hello," you stutter, trying to keep calm.


"Keep your eyes closed, would you, boy?" the voice asks.


"OK," you reply. 


"I assume you know who I am?" the voice asks.


"You're Lucifer."


"So you know how high the stakes are here. What did you come here to do?"


"I want you to give Rose her soul back."


"I didn't ask what you wanted. I asked what you came here to do?"


"To... to get her soul back," you say.


"Oh, my dear boy, how is it you expect to do that?"


"I'm... I'm willing to trade."


"A soul is of infinite value. You have only one thing that even comes close to it in value. But you know that, don't you?"


You nod slowly, as you feel hands on your shoulders.


"So tell me... are you willing to give your soul for hers? The trade's simple. Your soul for hers. Do we have an agreement?"

You reject the deal

"No," you say.


"Oh, pathetic," Lucifer asks. "You've wasted my time here."


Silence consumes you, and you wait patiently. After a few minutes, you open your eyes. The deer skull sits there, the same as ever. You stand, turning and walking out of the cave. You clamber down the hill, and start walking towards Rose. After a few minutes, you find her.


"Jacob! I told you to leave!" she says.


"I tried to talk to your father, but..."


"Jacob! No! Please, please don't take any of his awful deals! Just go! Leave, Jacob!"
You awaken in the house, surrounded by the bodies of your loved ones and covered in blood. You stand, staring around your destroyed house. It seemed the creature took time to destroy the place. It's dead silent despite the sun having risen, so the roosters must be dead. You sit there, surrounded by bloodshed and death. You cry for a bit, sobbing into your hand, but eventually you stop. You know you need to be strong. You have to think about yourself. You have to think about Rose. You have to think about the future.


You stand, staring out at the woods. You wonder what you should. You could flee. The nearest town isn't too far. You could most likely walk to it in a few hours. 


Or, you could venture out into the woods. Find Rose, attempt to find what's going on. It's a more dangerous approach, but at least it'll get you answers.

You get out of this wretched place

You look out at the woods one last time, and quickly begin packing everything you have here, all the salted meat, all father's savings, everything you can find, and you begin walking away. It's a long walk to town, but you can make it.

You continue

Lost Soul


You never find answers. You never find peace with yourself for what happened with that. With Rose, with the monster, with the woods. The memories haunt you. Eventually, you turn to the only thing you have left: religion. You pray every single day for redemption, for God's peace.


Eventually, you become a priest, and find yourself sanctuary in some desolate part of the wilderness.


Full of self-loathing yet knowing suicide is a sin, you spend out the rest of your days in a miserable existence.
You're awoken by the noise. A horrible, long, incredibly loud, screeching howl that penetrates your very core. The noise floods into your mind, as horrifying and scary as when you first heard it. Only now, you can hear it outside your house. You hurry to clamber out of bed, clambering out of bed as you hear the door smash open. The creature lets out a chattering, screeching howl. You freeze, feeling cold, as shivers run down your spine. You need to act, fast.

You hide under the bed

You dive under your bed, to a point where you can see the rest of the room, but no one else can see you. You hear your parents' screams of terror as they're torn apart.


Suddenly, the door to your room smashes open, and you find the creature staring at you. It looks vaguely human, a fact even more terrifying. It stands at seven or eight feet, it's skin as white as bone. It has long black hair, matted with blood and gore. It's hands have transformed into horrible, mangled claws, with long, bloodstained claws. It's face is mangled and misshapen, but its eyes are filled with malice and hate as they peer around the room.


 The monster bursts towards Meredith who still lies in her bed, impaling her fragile body on one of its claws. It raises her up from her bed, growling in her face, before tossing her aside.


It stops, staring around the room, sniffing slowly.

You run

You try to crawl out from under the bed, but as soon as you do you realize there's no escape. You stare at the monster as it brings its claws just next to your face, still grinning with satisfaction. It motions as if to slash open your throat, but stops suddenly. It motions to do so again, but pauses once more, this time hissing in pain. It stops, before howling up towards the sky. Then, it brings its face up to yours.


"Leave this place," it snarls. 


Its breath reaches your nostrils, warm and toxic. You feel your head going black, before collapsing onto the ground.
You dive under your bed, to a point where you can see the rest of the room, but no one else can see you. You hear your parents' screams of terror as they're torn apart.


Suddenly, the door to your room smashes open, and you find the creature staring at you. It looks vaguely human, a fact even more terrifying. It stands at seven or eight feet, it's skin as white as bone. It has long black hair, matted with blood and gore. It's hands have transformed into horrible, mangled claws, with long, bloodstained claws. It's face is mangled and misshapen, but its eyes are filled with malice and hate as they peer around the room.


 The monster bursts towards Meredith who still lies in her bed, impaling her fragile body on one of its claws. It raises her up from her bed, growling in her face, before tossing her aside.


It stops, staring around the room, sniffing slowly.

You hide

You wait patiently, trying not to make a sound. Slowly as it sniffs the air it begins turning its head to look at where you're hiding. It slowly approaches, before dropping to its knees to stare at you with those dead eyes, it's horrible, mangled mouth seeming to turn into a grin.


You try to crawl out from under the bed, but as soon as you do you realize there's no escape. You stare at the monster as it brings its claws just next to your face, still grinning with satisfaction. It motions as if to slash open your throat, but stops suddenly. It motions to do so again, but pauses once more, this time hissing in pain. It stops, before howling up towards the sky. Then, it brings its face up to yours.


"Leave this place," it snarls. 


Its breath reaches your nostrils, warm and toxic. You feel your head going black, before collapsing onto the ground.
You're awoken by the noise. A horrible, long, incredibly loud, screeching howl that penetrates your very core. The noise floods into your mind, as horrifying and scary as when you first heard it. Only now, you can hear it outside your house. You hurry to clamber out of bed, clambering out of bed as you hear the door smash open. The creature lets out a chattering, screeching howl. You freeze, feeling cold, as shivers run down your spine. You need to act, fast.

You grab Meredith

You charge over to your sister, grabbing her.


"Meredith! Meredith!" you say in a hurried manner.


"Wh... what?" Meredith asks as she stirs from her shoulder.


Suddenly, the door to your room smashes open, and you find the creature staring at you. It looks vaguely human, a fact even more terrifying. It stands at seven or eight feet, it's skin as white as bone. It has long black hair, matted with blood and gore. It's hands have transformed into horrible, mangled claws, with long, bloodstained claws. It's face is mangled and misshapen, but its eyes are filled with malice and hate.


It stares at you. Then, with supernatural speed, it bursts away. You try to rouse Meredith again and she stumbles out of bed as you hear mother and father scream as they're torn apart. Then, the creature appears in the doorway again, as you run for the window with your sister. The monster bursts towards Meredith, impaling her fragile body on one of its claws. It raises her up, growling in her face, before tossing her aside. Finally, it turns to you, it's horrible, mangled mouth seeming to turn into a grin.


It steps forward slowly. You know there's no use running. You stare at the monster as it brings its claws just next to your face, still grinning with satisfaction. It motions as if to slash open your throat, but stops suddenly. It motions to do so again, but pauses once more, this time hissing in pain. It stops, before howling up towards the sky. Then, it brings its face up to yours.


"Leave this place," it snarls. 


Its breath reaches your nostrils, warm and toxic. You feel your head going black, before collapsing onto the ground.
You're awoken by the noise. A horrible, long, incredibly loud, screeching howl that penetrates your very core. The noise floods into your mind, as horrifying and scary as when you first heard it. Only now, you can hear it outside your house. You hurry to clamber out of bed, clambering out of bed as you hear the door smash open. The creature lets out a chattering, screeching howl. You freeze, feeling cold, as shivers run down your spine. You need to act, fast.

You get out the window and flee

You run for the window, opening it, but instantly the door smashes open as the creature enters the room. It looks vaguely human, a fact even more terrifying. It stands at seven or eight feet, it's skin as white as bone. It has long black hair, matted with blood and gore. It's hands have transformed into horrible, mangled claws, with long, bloodstained claws. It's face is mangled and misshapen, but its eyes are filled with malice and hate.


It stares at you. Then, with supernatural speed, it bursts away as you hear your parents scream as they're no doubt torn apart. You fumble for the window latch, but the creature bursts back in once more. It bursts forward, grabbing the latch and closing it slowly, as you stumble back.


 The monster bursts towards Meredith who still lies in her bed, impaling her fragile body on one of its claws. It raises her up from her bed, growling in her face, before tossing her aside. Finally, it turns to you, it's horrible, mangled mouth seeming to turn into a grin.


It steps forward slowly. You know there's no use running. You stare at the monster as it brings its claws just next to your face, still grinning with satisfaction. It motions as if to slash open your throat, but stops suddenly. It motions to do so again, but pauses once more, this time hissing in pain. It stops, before howling up towards the sky. Then, it brings its face up to yours.


"Leave this place," it snarls. 


Its breath reaches your nostrils, warm and toxic. You feel your head going black, before collapsing onto the ground.
You turn, walking off into the woods. It's only a few minutes of strolling before Rose appears behind you, smiling and happily fiddling with her wooden ring.


"Hiya," she says.


"Hello, Rose," you say.


"So, Jacob, what do you wanna do?"


"I don't know," you say. "Did you get me any prey to bring home?"


Rose nods.


"Yeah, I got you five hares. Is that enough?"


"Perfect," you nod.


"Come on, then," Rose smiles, bounding away. "Let's go find something to do."


You look at her, thinking. Father said you were to find a girl relatively soon. A wife to raise a family with. From what you've seen of the outside world, the girls are all the same as Meredith and mother. They do what they're told, they pray, they're humble. But you don't want a wife like mother or Meredith.


You wonder if Rose would be a suitable partner. She doesn't know how to sew, or clean, or cook, or wash clothes, or really do any wife stuff. But you'd prefer a second out here with her rather than with Meredith or mother. She's the one who hunts. Maybe you could learn to do the wife things for her if you got married. You...


An acorn hits you in the head and you step back, startled. Rose throws another acorn at you, which you duck under.


"Hello! Anybody there?" Rose says, gently tapping her knuckles against your head.


"I'm fine, I'm fine," you reply, as you begin walking alongside her.


You walk down towards the stream, where Rose's catch awaits. Five hares hang from the branches alongside three squirrels. Rose hops across the river, water splashing the edge of her dress. You follow her, jumping from rock to rock to cross the stream. Rose sits down on a rock basking in the sun that  sits at the edge of the stream, water rushing past. You sit down next to her, staring at her. With long blond hair, shockingly blue eyes and a pretty, if a bit animal-like face, she's definitely pretty. Her eyes lock into yours, as you both stare into each other.

You approach her about the idea of marriage

"Do you ever plan to marry, Rose?"


"Marry?" she asks, curiously. "What's that?"


"You know, when a boy and a girl become one. Like my parents, or like your parents."


Rose stares at her hands for a second, her face darkening.


"No. I don't want to be like my parents. Definitely not," she says.


"No, not like... a marriage is like when a man and a woman become a pair under God and have kids and stay together."


"What does having kids have to do with staying together?" she asks. "And I definitely don't want to do anything under... well, you know."


"If you have kids you stay together," you say. "That's what happens."


"My parents never stayed together, and they had me," she says.


Perhaps she might not make the best wife. The concept of marriage seems lost on her. The concept of romance might not be, however.
You stand in the goat shed, feeding Nick and Puck. You put the rest of their feed down, walking out to talk to father. Father chops wood by the wide of the house, while mother cooks and Meredith washes clothes by the stream. You walk to father, who seems quite content. Thanks to Rose, you've been eating well, and she even brought you a full deer the other day. You had to shoot it to make it seem like you had hunted it yourself, but other than that it was a cause for celebration.


"Ah, boy! Have you checked the traps today?" 


"Not yet, father," you say.


Father smiles, motioning towards the soup mother's making.


"Go, get some venison soup and head out. I need to head to town tomorrow. Get some salt to help the meat last through winter, and sell some of the excess meat. We're truly blessed with your hunting and trapping skills, Jacob. Thank the Lord for it. So tell me, will you come to town with me tomorrow?"

You decline to spend time with Rose

"Ah, what a shame. You're spending too much time in those woods, son. Does it not get lonely out there?"


You shake your head, and father sighs.


"If that's what you want. I'll be seeing if there's any fathers with girls your age in the town, you know. You're getting old, and I'm sure with your strong features, ability to provide for a family and your humility to God, you'll have no trouble finding a wife. Ah, I'm talking too much. Go, grab some soup and head out."


You begin walking away and head to mother, who stirs the soup slowly. 


"Do you want some, Jacob?" she asks, not looking up. 


"Yes, please," you say, as she dumps some of the soup into a wooden bowl and hands it to you.


You say your thanks to her before praying to say the same to the Lord, and then quickly devour the soup. It's fairly delicious and both easily warms and fills you up easily. Now, you're ready to head out.
You quickly make your way to the burnt out cottage. As you reach the clearing and see the blackened thatch and ash and the burnt stone, you feel nervous. Still, with your crucifix clutched tightly in your hands, you move forward into the burnt out cottage. You step through the doorway, crouching down into the ash. You pause, as you notice several black, burnt bones sit in the ash. You frown and wince, realizing that Rose's mother does, as a matter of fact, still live in this house… or at least, she stays here. You don't want Rose to have to come here and relive whatever awful memories he has. You wonder whether this is a good spot to hide.

You leave and head to the den

You stand up from the ash, and quickly make your way to the den, finding it in the exact spot you remembered, just squirreled away under the twisted roots of an ancient Oak. You drop to your knees, lifting yourself down into it and scrunching up. You wait patiently, closing your eyes.
You quickly make your way to the burnt out cottage. As you reach the clearing and see the blackened thatch and ash and the burnt stone, you feel nervous. Still, with your crucifix clutched tightly in your hands, you move forward into the burnt out cottage. You step through the doorway, crouching down into the ash. You pause, as you notice several black, burnt bones sit in the ash. You frown and wince, realizing that Rose's mother does, as a matter of fact, still live in this house… or at least, she stays here. You don't want Rose to have to come here and relive whatever awful memories he has. You wonder whether this is a good spot to hide.

You leave and head to the cave

You stand up from the ash, and quickly head up to the cave, running as fast as you can. You run as fast as your legs can carry you, eventually reaching the incline leading up to it. Which you quickly clamber up. You climb up the rocks and reach the mouth of the cave, turning only briefly to stare at the forest around you. You feel a certain cold chill run through you as you stare at into the darkness inside, wondering if you should enter.

You leave and head to the den

You quickly head down the mountain, skidding down the mud and rocks, but by the time you actually reach the bottom and walk any reasonable distance, Rose races up to you with a gleeful "Found you!".


"Ah, rats!" you say.


"You didn't even hide!" she smiles.


"I didn't have time to!" you say, before looking up at the sun as it falls through the sky. "It's late. I need to get home soon."


"Oh come on! I didn't even get to hide yet!" Rose complains, pouting in an exaggerated fashion.


"Neither did I," you smile. "Don't worry. You can hide first time," you say.


"Fine," Rose says. "Come on, let's get you home."