“Burnt meat”

One night, a woman was visiting a wooden area. The reason for visiting is because of a rumor of a man eating creature. Yes, the man's a police officer who's tasked to find out the culprit. Accompanying him is three more officers, male

They unlock the gate and enter the eerie and dark forest. With a flashlight and a gun on their sides, they begin their investigation. Just before they enter, a missing poster was spotted on the ground. The name was Riley Khamar. A 17 year old boy and from the testimonies from witnesses that saw him before he disappear said he went to the forest to film a horror video

The boy didn't return and the police couldn't find anything at the day. The four cops step on the poster while looking and shining their flashlight in front of them. One of the male cops decide to lighten the mood by telling a knock knock joke

But, all was silent and none answer his joke. His carefree attitude was drowned by the seriousness of his colleagues and so, he decide to be serious himself. They were on the dirt path for some time, flashing their lights at the sides to see if there's something out of the ordinary

Nothing, not even a sound of twig breaking or wind passing. The silent makes the situation even more creepy as the only sound could be heard was footsteps of their own. The leaves breaking underneath their feet, rocks being kicked and of course, their breathing

The only thing that's making them less scared was the fact that they have each other

Only for a split second. The one at the back of the group, Atar, was pull to the side in seconds, making a very audible crack sound that alerted everyone to look back. When they see Atar wasn't there, they shine their lights everywhere but nothing

The dread start to kick in fast as they look at each other's faces. They decide to head back since going further was just going to get them killed and they don't want to get killed. They start to run because the gate they went in wasn't far away. They only walked for 2 miles

They run, and run, and run. But, no gate was seen, only trees and darkness. Their dread kick in faster and adrenaline start pumping through their veins. They ran for over 2 miles and nothing. They realized they have gotten off the dirt path and so, lost in the woods

They heard a snap to the left, they point their flashlights and prepare to take out their pistols. What they saw was just Atar, standing there. He was shaking for some unknown reason but the policemen was just too relieved to notice. One of them approaches Atar but then, heard a howl from somewhere

"What in the…?!"

Then, out of nowhere, Atar attacked his colleague and biting his neck, ripping flesh and clawing him with his fingernails. The other two take out their guns but didn't fire because the policeman was in the way. Our protagonist, who's a very good marksman, make the shot and the bullet went into his head, knocking him back

Everyone was panting, the policeman that was attacked by Atar was bleeding on the ground so our protagonist run to him and rip out a piece of his clothing to bandage his wound. She tied it up and shouted to the other one to make a dash to a random direction while carrying him

The guy nodded and she gave the wounded man to him. He carried him on his back and they make a run for it. They ran on adrenaline as their breaths resounded for someone to hear. This someone was wearing a robe and has a deer skull on his head. In his hand was a wooden staff and a robe over his body but the front was exposed, leaving a very scrawny and almost skeleton-like appearance

He disappeared like the wind the next few moments

Back to our protagonist, she felt like something is watching them from afar and so, she periodically check behind and around herself but she couldn't see anything. Paranoid, she ask the guy carrying their wounded colleague to stop for a break. They rested against a tree to catch their breaths

"What… happened to Atar?"

"I don't know… but he's not human anymore, I think."

She does have a point, what human would attack and bite at another like an animal? Exactly. So, after a rest, they continue to run but slower as the adrenaline stopped pumping. And then, suddenly, something descended from the sky and grabbed the wounded colleague

The guy holding him was lifted for a little before falling down. What they saw was a massive black pair of wings, obscuring the moon even. The wounded policeman screamed as he got taken away by the massive bird creature

The guy was terrified and our protagonist was left shaken. She was the first to take a hold of herself when her colleague screamed and ran away without her. She steel herself and run after him, grabbing his shoulder. The guy reacted out violently and whip out his pistol and shot her in the abdomen

Realizing his mistake, the guy panicked even more and ran. But, his scream attracted the attention of something else, savage and simple minded. A black blur with blood red eyes dash at him from the side and snatch him by the neck, killing him in one slashing motion

The beast disappeared quickly when our protagonist whip out her own pistol and open fire into the general direction it headed. With one hand covering her wound and another holding the pistol, she was scared out of her wits as she just witnessed one of her colleagues getting killed by some kind of beast walking on two legs, higher than her by a head or something she presumed

She gets up slowly and lean on a tree. Her breath start to slow down as her consciousness begin to fade

"This must be a dream, I'll just wake up, right? Yeah, I'll just wake up anytime now."

She pleaded that this was just a dream but in fact, just a thought, maybe she's just daydreaming. She pleaded and it seem that salvation was sent upon her. A ranger was shining his light at her. She turn her head weakly at the direction of the light as the man walk to her

"Ya alright? Heard some somethin' going on so I went for a check."

"Bullet…"

The man belatedly noticed her bullet wound as blood gush out. The guy freaked out as he begin to tear some of his clothes to make a bandage. He bandage her wound with the torn piece of cloth and manage to stop the bleeding

"Can ya stand?"

"…no."

The guy nodded and gave her a piggyback ride. She hopped on and a cold sensation hit his back, for a split second, the corner of his lips curved upward. The park ranger begin to walk

"Can ya tell me about what happened?"

"…something…attacked…three…dead."

"…alright, I'll carry you to the campsite."

The park ranger look in front as our protagonist begin to fall asleep. She finally made it, she thought. She was so sure that she relaxed her muscles, her breathing calmed, her eyelids heavy. She close them and drift into a light sleep as the things that happened was plaguing her mind and so, kept her on edge

After some time, an orange light came to shine as the ranger smiled. He walked faster and faster, now running to the light. Our protagonist noticed his running and opened her eyes, but what she thought was salvation, turn to horror. The sight in front of her was… chilling and horrendous

"W-Wha…"

"Haha, finally, I can join you guys."

Three individuals, three abnormal humanoid creatures were in front of them. One was a deer head human with a robe covering his body, his front exposed an almost skeletal chest and practically little to no stomach. Next to him, sits a humanoid-looking man with massive wings outstretched

And finally, the beast that she saw that killed her colleague on the spot, the black blur now seen as a wolf-like man, similar to a werewolf. In their hands, meat. Heads. Arms. Legs. Body. Her colleagues' body parts most likely

"W-Wha… where am I?!"

The park ranger approaches the group and toss her over his head, his arms inhumanly spin 360 degree. She was now in front of the fire, her face was almost burnt by the flame. But before it did, a hand grabbed her head as it pull her back

"Woah, almost a burnt there, I don't want…"

The identity of the arm was the park ranger's. His arm outstretched lik rubber as his body begin to change. Now, instead of a human, he looked like a monster. His skin pale, faceless, his limbs were disproportionate and elongated but then turn back to normal length as he drag our protagonist back towards him

She punch the hand but it was futile, the monster's grip was too strong

"Burnt meat."

Now, a mouth slid open with sharp teeth inside. It's jaw begin to widen and then, a snap could be heard as it widen it's jaw slowly. Our protagonist was now, fucked. She knew it was futile as her strength begin to leave her, tiredness overtake her and she begin to fall asleep

Lastly, only a very audible crunch sound and laughter of a wolf, an owl, a distorted and creepy human-like laugh and a maniacal, reptilian laughter was heard. The woods seem joyous, fun, for the horrors that it house