While Keston enjoys his occasional video game tournaments with the kid across the hall, he's grown tired of the daily grind of his job. With a bit of a push from his boss, he heads out for a weekend at his family's cabin in Kona Woods. A little time away from the hustle and bustle sounds like just the thing he needs.<br><br>Turns out he isn't alone, though, as there are others lurking in the shadows. When a near-death experience brings Ness waltzing into his life, everything Keston thought he knew is turned upside down, and he runs in fear.<br><br>But will facing what scares him bring to Keston's life what it's missing most?

The Murky Depths

One filled with Technicolor replays of what nearly wound up as his final chapter. With one exception, of course, being rescued from the murky depths by a creature, something with little sharp teeth, grabbing him the collar of his shirt. Not the hand of a human. Nightmares, nothing more.


When morning came around, Keston rolled out of bed well after the arrival of the sun to find it burning off a ground hugging fog. If he thought he was sore last night, oh boy, had he been mistaken. As though he tip-toed among shards of glass, Keston made his way to the bathroom. Hot soothing water sounded like just the treatment for what ails him, followed by a couple of aspirin once he got down to the kitchen.


Chapter 8