Change: New World

Midnight Massacre

The growling had long since stopped, and the silence had long since yielded. What followed was a low shaking. A rumble of the building that wasn’t as great nor as impactful as before, yet all the same, it filled me with a heavy sense of unease.

The shaking felt as if they originated from a standing army, marching through the city streets. Its origin was still a fair distance away from the cafeteria, yet my worry did not placate. I was not able to delve too deeply in this dark emotion, as my attention shifted out into the open hallway that connected the cafeteria to the rest of the building.

From out beyond the double doors, a figure materialized from the shadows. Unlike the previous instances of monster spawning I witnessed, this was different. The most striking difference was that it was not instantaneous, instead, the figure materialized from the ground up, starting with a pair of flimsy, almost childlike feet, and going all the way up, rounding out the process with a new formed head, one adorned with pointed and lopsided ears.

The new figure, the new monster, resembled a goblin. In fact, it was an almost mirror image of the green skinned midget, if it wasn’t for its skin color. A shade of black so dark and profound, that no shade of light could penetrate. If one lost even a moment’s focus, the creature would seemingly blend into the surrounding shadows.

It’s eyes were the only thing that stood out from that gloom of black. Creating a stark contrast to its canvas, beady white eyes, as small and circular as marbles adorned its head.

Above the creature, the window panel confirmed my rising suspicions.