Red Nights Lights (Flock'⁴⁴)

## Plot

In August 13th, 1944, on the bustling streets of Paris, Lieutenant Andy Ennis crossed paths with a striking woman and impulsively kissed her hand, waving as she kissed back, igniting a spark that soon blossomed into a passionate love affair amidst the chaos of war, forever changing the course of their lives.

At nighttime, clad in his military uniform, Andy drove past on the bus and encountered a French boy who had come to honor him for his role in saving the country from Nazi control, with Andy expressing his gratitude and even offering the boy a chocolate bar before waving goodbye as the boy returned to his mother; later, he took a smoke at a bench near the bridge, surrounded by fellow U.S. soldiers who were being photographed with women, including a Native American soldier who was snapped with a French woman in a kiss that made both Native American and White soldiers uncomfortable, all while Andy waited for a woman whom he had been anticipating at the bridge, rushing to meet her and attempting to kiss her on the cheek before she surprised him with a kiss on the lips, leading to fireworks lighting up the night sky as a camera captured the moment, with the cameraman commenting on their beauty, and the pair running into the apartment where the woman was staying; once inside, Andy, who had a relaxed air about him, jumped into bed and indulged in some wine with the woman, confessing his love to her and proposing with a ring, to which she agreed, resulting in the two of them kissing and planning to undress while she went to the bathroom, a process which took over an hour and left Andy eventually putting on all his clothes again, except for his pants, which he was unable to locate.

As Andy searched for his pants, he couldn't help but notice a strange smell coming from the distance. Nervously, he walked towards the door and opened it, only to be met with a disturbing scene. Five dead soldiers and two missing prisoner Nazi guards lay on the ground, killed and mutilated. Leeches covered their faces, some with tentacles feeding on their blood and eggs opening on their eyes. One of the dead bodies even opened its mouth and cried out for help. The sight was so horrific that it caused Andy to vomit and run out of the apartment. In the hallway, he found the woman he had been waiting for, half-naked and with a gloomy expression on her face. She smiled at him before suddenly transforming into a monstrous creature, her hair turning into tentacles. It was then revealed that she was Lovecraftian, leaving Andy shocked and frozen in his spot.

As Andy desperately dodged her tentacle attacks, she relentlessly attempted to kill him. But, with quick reflexes, he managed to run over her and grab a chair to use as a shield against her. Unfortunately, the chair proved to be no match for her strength and was quickly broken. Without hesitation, Andy reached for his pants and threw a knife at her, but it missed its mark as she continued to charge towards him. In a last ditch effort, Andy kicked her in the face, causing her to grow claws in an attempt to cut him. With lightning-fast movements, he jumped away from her attacks, narrowly avoiding her deadly claws. However, she eventually caught him, grabbing him and throwing him down the hallway with incredible force. Andy scrambled to his feet, fleeing to the fire emergency closet where he discovered an axe and fire extinguisher, his only hope for survival. In a frantic attempt to escape the creature's wrath, Andy hurled a fire extinguisher at it before grabbing an axe and barricading himself in a nearby closet, frantically locking the door behind him. The explosion that followed was deafening, causing fire sprinklers to activate and alarms to blare throughout the hotel, prompting frantic evacuations. Despite the force of the blast, the creature proved to be resilient, shielding itself with its tentacles as it emerged from the wreckage. Andy spotted a woman who had been captured by the creature, and with one final knife throw, he freed her from the monster's clutches. However, Andy's victory was short-lived as the creature struck back, hitting him with a tentacle and pinning him to the wall. In a moment of desperation, Andy grabbed the fire extinguisher and sprayed the creature in the face, causing it to recoil in pain. Taking advantage of the creature's momentary weakness, Andy fled, with the creature in hot pursuit, roaring and baring its teeth.

In a desperate attempt to evade the creature, Andy locked himself in his room and tried to call for help, only to find that his phone was malfunctioning and glitching uncontrollably, leaving him feeling increasingly paranoid and helpless. In a stroke of luck, he found a baseball bat in the closet and prepared to defend himself, but his efforts were in vain as the creature appeared in the kitchen, destroying the bat with its powerful tentacles. In a violent clash, Andy was hit by the creature's tentacle and thrown into the bathroom, causing extensive damage to the sink. He managed to escape through the window and onto the roof, but the creature pursued him relentlessly, using its tentacles to slash through the air with lightning speed. With Andy in its grasp, the creature attempted to break his neck, but the sudden explosion of fireworks in the distance provided a momentary distraction, allowing Andy to break free and punch the creature, giving him a chance to escape by diving through a broken window in a nearby family home. As the creature took flight and vanished into the night sky, Andy was left to catch his breath and reflect on his narrow escape.