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Mnezz in Horror & Thriller

CORVUS

Martha hummed along to the sound of Davido’s latest catchy tune on her tiny silver pear tablet. She tapped her feet along to the rhythm of the afro~beats. Then her current favorite song was interrupted by a sound of a buzz, alerting her that someone was calling. She looked at the caller ID: Greg.

Martha shook her head, sighed, and then answered the call: Hey. What’s up? You disturbed my jam sesh.

The line suddenly went quiet, and then out of nowhere Martha heard a loud, piercing scream. Her heart skipped a beat. Then she finally mustered the courage to interrupt the awful, disturbing noise: Hey, Greg. This isn’t funny. If this is one of your silly pranks. I’m not buying it.

Martha hang up the call, and continued listening to “With You” by Davido, ft. Omah Lay. Then she received a text:

THIS IS NO SILLY PRANK, MARTHA. GREG IS TIED UP AND IN THE METAL SEAT. COME RIGHT AWAY TO THE PINNED ADDRESS TO SAVE HIM. IF YOU DON’T…WELL..IT’LL BE GAME OVER FOR GREG.

She dropped the phone and felt her world spinning out of control. They had left her a voicemail, too, informing her not to contact any local police authority. Martha felt a sudden urge to throw up. They didn’t want any money. So, what did they want from her, or Greg?

Martha hurriedly walked out of her home through the kitchen back door. She looked around to see if there were any cameras, and someone who was filming her for some odd prank show for YouTube. But there was no one hiding behind any of Martha’s gigantic succulents that she had somehow managed to shape into something resembling her partner.

She cruised out of her driveway, and made her way into the main road in a flash. Maybe the cops would pull her over for speeding, but then again she had to be careful not to get their attention. Not right now anyway.

When Martha pulled close toward the pinned location, she decided to wait a short while before she would step into what looked like an abandoned farmhouse. She clasped her hands together, and quickly said a little prayer.

The moment she stepped into the abandoned building she was greeted by a bunch of what she assumed to be some crazy, hungry, and lost spirits. Martha at least now seemed to be a little bit more at peace. Maybe she could reason with them and simply ask them to let Greg go.

The spirits were not pleased at all with her simple request. They wanted Greg to pay for what he had done. The spirits lifted their voices in unison: We want Greg to pay for his crimes against nature. He has killed, hunted, and hurt a lot of animals. For these actions, he needs to pay with his life!

Before Greg was whisked away to the spirit realm, Martha snapped her fingers and Greg was free. Martha chanted a quick spell underneath her breath and the earth opened up underneath the spots where the spirits were standing. They fell into the holes in the ground.

Greg wiped the beads of sweat trickling down his forehead: Phew! I’m sure glad that’s all over.

Martha squinted her eyes and stared at Greg: See…next time you better stop to bless your catch when you go into the hunting patch deep in the forest.

#CORVUS

Mercredi 21.05.2025

I am 21 years or older.