The Phantom Watcher
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After diligently following the riddle of the Willow, I make my way to the old abandoned graveyard a couple of miles away from Veridale.
Nobody visits it anymore and for good reason. The abandoned crypt in the center is said to be haunted. I guess it’s time to find out if this is for real or just a spooky story for kids.
As I spot the first couple of graves between the trees and shrubbery, I immediately feel uneasy. And no, it’s not only the low-hanging fog that creepily crawls between the tombstones.
A couple more steps and there it is, eerily looming from the mist: the abandoned crypt.
I gather my courage and open the metal gate that blocks the staircase down into the burial chamber.
SCREEEECH!
That was way louder than I anticipated and I hope that didn’t wake whatever may lurk in the shadows.
I slowly go down the stairs and as I’m about to enter the central chamber, I hear another sound.
wooooooooooooo…
A long wail, seemingly coming from everywhere and nowhere.
And there it comes, slithering out of the ground, a translucent blue-ish figure. I stumble backwards, about to run. But my legs no longer follow my command.
With a horrible voice that sounds like death itself, the phantom says:
In the shadow of the crow, the tower’s secret shall be known. Seek the moon’s reflection in a sea of despair.And with that, it disappears again. Leaving the crypt empty and me alone with my thoughts. The tower’s secret… A sea of despair… What am I supposed to do with this?
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