Witch Hike
by Cade Scott
you wont believe what I just stumbled upon.
wat?
so, im hiking in the Appalachians right?
correct
and I was rounding this ridge, just mindin my own business, and I came across this clearing.
is there a point 2 this?
stick with me. so I came to this clearing and there was this pattern etched in the dirt.
wat kind of pattern?
these markings. you know like in those movies with the ghosts and witchcraft and shit?
sure
well it was like that. weird triangle star thing inside a circle, a little stake in the middle that looked burned.
u found this while hiking?
yep. Just passed it.
thats creepy shit man
ik, how every horror movie starts.
and ur out there alone
lone wolf. wouldnt want it any other way.
hope u don’t get burned on that stake
Na, this was a small one. like they burned a small animal or something.
weird
ik right? who is out here that does this stuff?
idk, i wouldnt wanna find out
I kinda do.
thats cause ur crazy
maybe just a little.
shoot, I came across another clearing.
wat?
im here now. I just stumbled across another area with the same signs and burn marks and everything.
this time there’s more bones.
looks like a squirrel and maybe a snake.
sick, there’s dried skin laying around.
that actually sounds dangerous, who does this
maybe its those famed hillbillies.
who?
u know. the people who live out in the woods, play a creepy banjo, eat you.
sounds more like witches then hillbillies
could be both.
this actually sounds really dangerous… be careful
no need to worry about me. been hiking my whole life.
not wit hillbillies u haven’t
whoa
wat?
there’s a trail of blood leading deeper into the woods.
animal blood
actually… it looks like human blood.
how can u tell?
thicker, more red…
interesting
im gonna follow it.
r u crazy?!
this should be a good time.
until whoever is doing this finds u and sacrifices u
prolly just some dumb kids and their games.
better hope so
nothing that crazy happens.
I hope ur right
here I go.
the blood follows this small animal path through some brush.
im surprised how consistent this blood streak is… doesn’t let up, steadily streaming like whatever had unlimited blood.
that’s 2 sketch
another clearing, another pile of sticks.
dude, that’s 2 much with the piles of sticks
ik, they’re everywhere.
wait…
wat…?
I hear something.
wat is it?
like chanting.
how far?
cant tell, its echoing off the mountain I think.
this is getting serious. u need to consider turning back
na man, im getting to the bottom of this.
I see smoke rising above the trees ahead.
I think that is where the chanting is coming from.
im gonna go check it out.
ur gonna die
have some faith.
ur goin toward somewhere with smoke and chanting after seeing blood and sacrifice, exuse me for having little faith
whoa, there’s traps all around…
traps?
like small animal traps littering the forest floor.
so hunters
maybe, im getting closer to the chanting.
god bless ur soul brother
ok, I think im coming to the area where this fire is.
and?
holy shit…
wat?!?!
so ya, these are the people.
wat people?! wat do u mean?!
that built the other structures at the other clearings.
they’ve got the same configuration in this one, circle drawn on the ground, triangle in the middle, only different symbols drawn around it and…omg
wat?!
that blood was humans blood….
how do u know?!?!
u were right… omg they’re burning him…
burning who?!??
not some animal this time…
some guy on a large wooden post…
hes already consumed by the fire…
GET OUT OF THERE!!!
theyre just marching around him, chanting…
they’re painted up, half naked.
what do i do?
turn and run!!!
do I help the guy though?!
wat can u do?! he’s already dead!!!
didn’t know things like this were real in America.
JUST GET OUT ALIVE!
right, im leaving…
shit!
wat?!
they heard me
running now
call police or some -
tom?????
TOM?!?
ANSWER ME!!!
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