Old Friends

Scared as hell souls ran in every direction creating a tornado of black chaos. Hunters mounted beasts of horrible disgust, chasing newly arrived spirits with barbed whips and heavy chain. Torn cloth worn like bandanas across the face shielded the hunter’s ugliness, yielding an air of mysterious horror. Allison watched paralyzed as a whip cracked and wrapped itself around the neck of a fleeing soul. The hunter reared back on its mounted beast pulling the damned spirit hard to the ground.

"Run! Don't stop!" Monika's voice sounded in our ears. "Head for those rocks!"

A rock formation jetted out in the distance. I grabbed Allison's hand, put my head down and ran only to fall face first, cracking my chin on a sharp rock. Blood splattered the rock as an excruciating jolt shot up my leg. I rolled over to see a dismounted hunter standing over me, a morning star mace with a slightly crooked handle hung by his side, the source of the blinding pain in my foot.

“Go!” I screamed.