Phantoms

Some minutes later, Delilah caught sight of a grotesque monster, its twisted form, unlike anything she had ever seen.

A chill ran down her spine as it suddenly appeared in her vision.

However, when she blinked, it was no longer there, leaving her questioning whether it was real or a figment of her imagination.

Roy noticed her unease.

He looked at her and saw her staring at a tree unblinkingly. "Did you see something?"

Delilah hesitated before replying to him, "I think I saw something standing behind that tree in the distance. But it disappeared in an instant, so I'm not sure if what I saw was real."

"Let me inspect the area," said Roy in a deep voice.

Roy surveyed the area, his keen eyesight piercing through the darkness and the trees and stretching a long distance.

But the creature only she had glimpsed was nowhere to be found.

"Anything?" Delilah inquired, her voice trembling with unease.