Sunburst

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Stella…..

A fast chill slithered down my spine. I snapped my head up and then twirled around. I heard it. I know I heard it.

Stella….

There it was again. The singsong whisper floated through the just-budding trees, carried by the gentle breeze.

I turned in a circle again, desperately seeking the origin of that voice. It didn’t take a genius to figure out the Darkness was playing with me, but I’d rather face something head on than deal with the unknown.

It was painfully frustrating.

And really creepy.

I gripped my two katanas in my hand tightly and lifted my chin to the wind, hoping to pick up the scent of sulfur. The long, samurai-type swords felt comfortable and familiar in my tight grasp but still I had to remind myself to relax my wrists and stretch my fingers.

Stella….

My name was whispered with a deranged laugh, the sound just a decibel louder, just a few feet closer.

Stella come play…..

I swallowed the quick fear that invaded my blood and took off sprinting. I could be running toward the threat or away from it and really, at this point, I wasn’t sure which scenario I was hoping for. But I moved swiftly through the densely packed trees, leaping over brush, dodging low hanging branches.

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