Shadows, Trees & Odd Mysteries: The Ghosts in the Trees - Second Edition (A Fantasy Mystery Series of Lore and Horrors- Book 1) by Malcolm Fernandes

Author:Malcolm Fernandes [Fernandes, Malcolm]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Fantasy-Mystery
Publisher: Malcolm Fernandes
Published: 2019-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

“THE NEXT DAY, there was news that the village council had called for a meeting at the old Naynab tree. Jim wondered what it was about. Knowing that the Sage was a member of the council, he guessed it was probably him up to something.

“At the gathering, all six Elders who represented the six divisions of the hamlet were present, as were the village folk, local assistants and the village Sage.

“So was Jim.

“The Chief Elder, who was seated in the middle of the council, called for silence and said, ‘This tree has been around for a great many years. Why should we cut it down?’

“‘It’s a cursed tree, Sir, and its evil has grown and will continue to grow,’ replied the Sage, who was seated opposite the Elders. ‘It has been written, and through divine intervention, I see that we can be rid of it, but only if it is brought down before the night of the first crossing — the Furana. This is the night when then north star aligns with the center of the four-cornered pyramid in the constellation of Sagittarius. This alignment occurs only once in a hundred years and will do so tonight. If this demonic tree is not brought down by the stroke of midnight, all hell will break loose, and its evil will persist in tormenting the good people of this village for another hundred years.’

“The words of the Sage caused a commotion. Jim stood in the crowd, nervous. With his influence over the council, he knew it wouldn’t take much for the Sage to get everyone to agree with him and bring down the oldest tree in the village, and the home of his friends.

“Jim wasn’t sure what to do. But he had to do something — say something — and fast. But speaking? Speaking to people was one of Jim’s deepest fears. Sweat trickled from his forehead as he recalled the last time he spoke, or tried to talk, in front of such a big crowd. It was a disaster.

“You see, about a year and a half ago, after much prodding from his parents, Jim decided to participate in a contest, an elocution contest. An event to be held in front of the entire school. ‘Why I like trees’ was his topic. He put in the work, prepared his notes and ran mock drills in front of the mirror. But when the time came, Jim found himself standing on stage, in front of more than a hundred people, and he just went blank. You see, he didn’t practice in front of people. Now, in the crowd he saw his friends, his teachers, the headmaster, the principal and other people he had never met before, all staring at him, probably already judging him and calling him a loser. Jim froze and just went blank. Not a word came out of his mouth. He stood there on stage for what seemed like an eternity, until people called on him to get off with taunts and laughter.

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