Sylteena's feet remained planted on the spot, her eyes wide in disbelief as her body paralyzed in fear and confusion.
Her lips remained agape as her dilated mismatched eyes drank in the horrific sight before her.
Gleaming under the illuminating blue moonlight, the creature stood as tall as the forest canopy, its hunched frame casting a shadow over the trees.
Long black-painted hands dangled at its sides, tipped with razor-sharp nails. Its long black hair cascaded to the ground, obscuring its face in a veil of shadow, coated with a film of moss.
Sylteena felt the last air in her lungs wheeze out as her chest tightened and her head felt lighter.
Before her was what she couldn't believe. The very being of her childhood nightmare and fears; a thought she never wished would become a reality or dare to bear the sight of it in the physical... Now stood before her, alive and real.
The creature, Sliqruki, remained still.
