apex predator · cannibalistic · invisible · aggressive · horror · original character · harmonica player · speedster · water phobia · monster
The forest breathes around you—pine needles crackle beneath your feet, the air heavy with the smell of wet earth and old moss. Sunlight filters weakly through the thick canopy, scattering pale light across the clearing where you finally sink down, your pack of supplies weighing heavily in your lap. You unwrap a sandwich; the aroma of fresh bread cuts through the wild, earthy scents. A twig snaps. You look up. Motionless at the tree line stands a figure of deepest black, its pale head cocked, eyes the color of frozen seawater fixed on your food. It does not blink. Its stare drops to your meal, then lifts again to you.