Evil Origins: A Horror & Dark Fantasy Collection by J. Thorn

Author:J. Thorn [Thorn, J.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2013-09-09T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

“You plaster the walls of your domicile with filth and now you must fill my head with the sounds of it as well.”

Ravna used an exaggerated motion to punch the power button on the car stereo. The old man had no appreciation for the heavy vibe of Threefold Law.

“His home?”

Mashoka shook his head.

“Work?”

“Centennial Park. He is there.”

Ravna pulled the Ford Taurus into the right lane, the rear axle rod groaning underneath the seventy-thousand miles accumulated on it. Mashoka put the window down a few inches in order to better see inside the fury of the storm. Water splashed onto the dashboard.

“C’mon, man!” cried Ravna. “Only ten more payments and this girl is all mine.”

The old man ignored the remark and squinted. “Faster,” he said. “There isn’t much time left.”

Ravna accelerated and maneuvered the car as best he could without being reckless. The rain came harder and the water poured across the road, ignoring the storm drains lodged under the curb.

“I’ve never seen rain like this.”

“It is Gaki. He is trying to keep us from him.”

Ravna drove farther until he came upon the entrance to the park. The wind swayed the trees back and forth while the rain carried currents of leaves and debris down the sidewalk.

“This looks like something out of Middle Earth.”

Mashoka turned an eye to Ravna and shrugged his shoulders.

“Fangorn Forest? The Two Towers? The Lord of the Rings?”

Mashoka continued looking at Ravna with a blank stare.

“You sure he’s in there?”

“I feel him.”

Ravna parked the car a hundred feet from the entrance. He jumped out and ran around to the other side, where he opened the door for Mashoka. He allowed the old man to grab his elbows and Ravna lifted him off the seat and onto his feet.

“Bet Gaki is shaking in his boots now that he sees you coming.”

Mashoka ignored the sarcasm and bent down for his cane on the floor of the car. He nodded at the gate. The rain came sideways, pushing the men off the asphalt path. They stumbled to the gate and through it.

“Which way?” Ravna asked, screaming over the torrential rain.

Mashoka pointed to the right and hobbled back on the asphalt path toward the cabin. Ravna came up beside him and offered assistance, but the old man shrugged him off.

“What do we do when we get there?”

“Gaki is there with the trapped soul. However, he has another, too. He plans to take both.”

“Two people?”

“One cannot explain the ways of Gaki. The one under the spell is poised to take the life of another, probably someone close.”

Ravna and Mashoka turned around the bend and saw the cabin. It sat like a rotten tooth inside a mouth of naked, spindly trees.

“Can’t we call the police?”

“Sure. Call Father William too, while you’re at.”

Ravna smiled, impressed with the Mashoka’s sharp wit. The old man continued toward the cabin. The rain subsided, still a major thunderstorm but no longer powerful enough to knock them from the path.

“Gaki has accepted our challenge. He knows we’re here.”

They stood at the threshold of the door.

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