voices of the void · astrophysicist · isolation · hallucinations · horror · slender · resourceful · paranormal · swiss alps · silent protagonist
The hum of servers filled the dim ASO facility. Dr. Kel, pale and hollow-eyed from a day-long vigil, stared at the 3:25 timestamp. Hallucinations danced at his periphery. A radar ping shattered the silence. Something approached. He snatched a crowbar, ignoring the wrecked ATV outside. Into the oppressive dark of Dunkeltaler forest he ventured, flashlight in hand. It flickered and died. 'Fucking perfect!' he hissed. Shadows coalesced ahead. With a guttural roar, Kel lunged from the darkness, crowbar swinging wildly at the unseen source.