The Bone Devourer

== This is a remake of Camp Nightmare by R.L Stine; the rights to the original story belong to him. ==
Salutations, my name is Josh Derick. I am a comic book enthusiast. I am fascinated in the nature that lies around us and my eyes are blue. 
I am writing this as a reminder of this frightening experience I had in some kind of a summer camp for survival and I'll accept any explanation for what occurred.
The camp was discovered as I was shopping with my mother via an ad. The camp was called the Gift of Life and it was nearby a lake.
Of course I caught my mother's attention and told her that I was interested. She didn't seem so keen in letting me go there and now I understand why.
My mother is called Sarah. She is very protective and nice around others. She has the same eyes as me but with round glasses.
Sarah: Josh, I don't have a good feeling about this ad as the leader seems depressed and also I don't want you to meet strangers...
Josh: But it's by meeting strangers that I can make new friends and I'll call you time to time!
She was thinking about it fondly as we bought all our stuff and drove back home.
As I was reading my comics I heard my mom and dad talking about it. My dad is a fan of urban legends and horror stories. His eyes are brown and he has square glasses.
Sarah: Josh wants to go to this survival camp but there's something off about the leader?
Jaque: How do you know that there was something off about him?
Sarah: We saw the man on an ad of the camp. He was depressed and he is a stranger. Who knows what could happen?
Jaque: Sarah, our boy is old enough to take care of himself. If something goes wrong then he knows that calling us or the cops is the best option.
Sarah: Alright, if you say so. Tomorrow we will send him there with a camp bus at 9am.
I couldn't wait to get started on this brand new adventure, and as I slept I dreamt of the best three weeks at camp I ever had. As morning came I found out that I was late for the camp bus.
So I ran downstairs, prepared a short breakfast and, well, I missed the bus so my parents drove me there.
The entrance was made out of metal and wood with the text of the camp's name on a sign. The place was surrounded by trees and of course the lake stood in front of the forest.
My parents dropped me to the main chalet where other camp members were preparing for survival. They wore a designated camp shirt with a green pine tree on it with the title of member on them, but the leader had one with the title leader.
The leader walked towards me and grabbed my shoulder with a fake smile. I could tell that he was pretending to be happy.
He has green eyes and he is always sad.
Derick: Don't worry, your son will be in good hands.
I could see the doubt in my mother's eyes and the confusion on my father's eyes.
My parents shook my hand and departed with 3 weeks.
I prepared myself for an unforgettable survival experience and everyone seemed nice too nice
They helped me find a room, tell me directions, set up my tent and everything else. I was expecting a solo experience.
Our tents were separated near the lake and I found new friends. They're called Fred, Amaria, and Joce. They were survival experts and they all had purple eyes.
As night fell we sat around a bonfire created by the entire camp.
Fred: So, leader can you tell us a horror story?
Derick: Sure, let me think...
Eric began to speak in a loud demanding voice. He has grey eyes and he is the toughest of the team and the bravest.
Eric: Tell the story of the bone eater!
Derick seemed frustrated at this response and he stood up and walked to Eric.
Derick: Don't you dare bring up this cursed story!
Amaria: Pfff, cursed stories aren't real!
Eric: Okay, fine, then I see that you're a chicken! A fool!
Derick: FINE, THEN, YOU ASKED FOR IT!
Derick threw some more wood in the blazing fire and then he sat back on his log.
Derick: The Bone Eater is a monster that only targets believers of his legends. He eats the bones of his victims, leaving no trace behind. He resembles a spiral-tailed lizard with hard grey skin, sharp ears, a cursed smile and black hole-like eyes and his belly is dark as the night sky. Some theorise that he is an alien while others think it is a demon!
Eric: Perfect! That's what I call a good story!
Derick: Remember, members, that this is just a story- a part of science-fiction.
Derick still regretted telling the story but then he ordered us to go to bed as bed time began.
Everyone closed their tents and slept for the night, but I woke up hearing a bloodcurdling scream behind me leading in the forest, so I mustered up some courage. grabbed my flashlight. and went into the frightening, lifeless forest.
The trees had no leaves and the ground looked damaged and dirty. I saw some lizard footsteps printed on the grass. They were larger than human prints, and some of the tree branches were cut off.
The prints were going in a zigzag pattern and they stopped at the biggest tree. The monster was standing on a large tree branch. On its tails there were spikes, and his smile made me scream. He was eating a bone so I ran. It was following me on all fours, and when I got out of that forest I got stopped by the leader.
Derick: What happened out there!?
Josh: I saw the monster! It was chasing me!
Derick was sweating and shocked.
Derick: I'll kill that thing, don't worry.
Derick was holding a shotgun and he entered the forest, but a few hours later he found nothing and the sun was up.
He seemed angered at me, but somehow he was still faking his happiness and he apologized to me. The forest was then banned for all camp members.
The next morning we went fishing with sharp sticks that we used to stab fish. It definitely wasn't easy and only the leader caught a few, but then Eric was pushed into the water of the lake by the creature. I could see it but later on I found out that others only saw him getting attacked by an invisible force.
The leader tried to shoot at it but the bullets flew through the demonic creature, so as Eric was being dragged into the lake the leader chased it with a hunting knife. It didn't help as the creature was faster then him and they both vanished into the murky waters.
Derick began to cry and everyone stared at him worried and shocked about what took place.
Derick: You're going to sleep at the chalet! No more surviving!
All the camp members ran back to the chalet without bringing anything and we slept in separated rooms.
That night I called my parents.
Josh: Hi, mom and dad! Uhm, we are in grave danger...
Sarah: I knew that something was up!
Jaques: Was it the leader?
Josh: No, it was a dangerous animal that chased us and took the lives of two people.
Sarah: We are picking you up as soon as possible!
Josh: Thanks, see ya!
I hanged up my phone and fell asleep.
Everyone was rudely awakened by yet another scream and multiple crashes in a certain room. Then everything went silent. We didn't know what to do until the leader came in and told us to call our parents. Luckily for me I already did.
He then ordered us to follow him so we did and Sabrina's room was trashed. Sabrina was in my opinion the most beautiful and nice member, but of course she was also taken away as the window was broken.
Some members began to run away in fear while others were speechless and clueless on what to do next.
Derick: You didn't listen to me! I said in the story that you shouldn't believe in the bone devourer and you did!
Derick: THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME!
He wanted us to leave, but I decided to make up a plan for this so I ran in front of the other members.
Josh: The leader is right! To insure our survival we must band together and stop believing in this ridiculous story! This is the only way!
Everyone that was still here agreed and they surrounded the chalet with me. Right as we heard the creature's loud growl we manned up and protected each other.
And right as the thing was about to jump on me it vanished. My plan worked as everyone stopped believing in the story. The missing members could not return but they would be proud of us.
My parents arrived and we said goodbye to everyone. They thought I was a hero as we departed, but one last thing was seen in the leader's cabin as I walked next to it. Inside there were the leaves of the trees and some strange metal; some leaves were crushed into liquid.
I couldn't explain that either but I hope that it's nothing too serious...
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Category:Horror stories