text: Visiting my grandparents each summer was a tradition I hold dearly. I and my dad would go to a quiet town in the countryside. Surrounded by forest and mountain and with an abundance of wildlife. But this summer I had had college break in autumn and so I decided to visit my grandparent alone, thinking it would be a wonderful experience. For the most part, we would go in my father's vehicle but since I was distant from everyone else, I needed to take the transport. The transport drops me on the stop. It was 20 to 30-minute walk. Along the pathway the breeze was new, the side was loaded up with dead leaves. However, as I drew near to the town, the air got damper and an irregular smell began coming. I was certain that this was the smell of rotting flesh. I had experienced it before while on a hunting trip with my father. Then my eye caught something on the ground in front of me. Something surrounded by files and the cause of the smell or so I thought. Looking closely at it, I could make out the hide and the paw. It was a bear's hand. How could it get right here and what could have slashed a bear's hand off? It couldn't be a hunter or any animal. I turned to look were the paw came from. there was a blood trail going inside the wood. I snapped an image of the paw and pursue the trail. Hardly any means in and simply behind the tree when I face it. The decaying smell hit me hard in the face and the rest of the bear. The bear's body was mutilated to the point that at first look you couldn't perceive that it was a bear. Its body was gravely beaten, scratched and torn, with what appeared as exposed hands. I ran out of there as fast as I could because I was not going to wait and see what did that to a bear, but before leaving I took its picture for reference. Soon I reached the town and it was not how I remembered it. As if it was taken by the great depression. The streets were mostly deserted, just a few people going about. While heading towards my grandparent's house I passed the place most familiar to me. It was a playground, I had many good memories. My grandparents lived at a farm surrounded by forest. Gladly they were as I remembered. **..........................** After I got settled in, we had dinner. While eating, I asked my grandfather about the condition of the town. My grandfather told me that something showed up a few months back and that something has been killing wildlife, they even hired a hunter to kill it but... then they disappeared without a trace. I tried to keep my composure, forcing myself to keep quiet about the bear that I saw. At last, my grandfather told about the rotting smell coming from the mountain, which was close to our town. The night while laying on my bed, I contemplated this. What would be a good idea for me to do? I realized that it will be perilous to discover what killed that bear... yet, at the back of my head, I was going to explode with excitement. The curiosity took over my head and in the end, I deiced to have an adventure. **..........................** Tomorrow I waited until my grandparents went to work. Then I went to the garage for my bicycle. While heading out I caught my grandmother's eye, I told her that I was going for a ride around the town. It took me some time but I reached the forest path. As I came close to the foot of the mountain, the smell started to change. The similar rotting smell flooded in my nostrils. Riding around I spotted a cave. I parked my cycle at the end of the clime. I carefully made my way up the Stoney Hill. With each progression, the smell became more grounded and soon I achieved the mouth of the cave. What saw made my stomach turn. There was an enormous heap of the creature remains in the middle, flies swarming the heap. As I drew near, holding my nose. I investigated the heap and discovered human stays in the blended. That made me hop and I felled back on the ground. I endeavored to hold my self together. my eyes went around the room and saw a heap of arbitrary things dissipated toward the edge of the cave. There was a chasing rifle, blade, few bits of material and a pile of animals part. in the pile, an unusual pendant caught my eye. I grabbed the pendant. The pendant itself extremely old, I could tell that by its blurring shading. Suddenly the sound of a pair of clanking hoofs came, coming closer to the cave. I reacted quickly putting the pendant inside my pocket, grabbing one of the hunting refile and ran behind the rotting pile. Soon the thing making that sound entered the cave. I held my breath, trying my best not revel I was here. The thing ceased as though it detected my essence. It began sniffing, coming nearer to the heap. There was no chance it could tell I was a direct result of the decaying smell I pondered internally. it approached the heap in the corner. It came close to the pile in the corner. Throwing things aside, trying to find something. I tried sneaking way around the other side of the pile of rotting carcasses. Just as I reached the corner of the pile. the creature was busy looking for something. I took that chance and popped head from the edge of the pile, to take a look at the creature. but just then the worst possible thing happened... my phone ranged. Quickly grabbing the creature's attention. That is when I had a good look at the thing that killed that bear. I would describe the creature or the monster as a collage of animal parts, stitched on a human being and standing at what seemed close to 7 feet. it had horse's legs replacing its, elephant's skin on his back, his arms replaced by gorilla's arms with the addition of overgrown claws and head of a loin head stitched around his head. The body itself was early strong. The animal immediately pivoted and jumped towards me. I had some involvement with rifles, I indiscriminately went for it and pulled the trigger as my life relied upon it. The projectile arrived on its shoulder, making the animal miss. Just hitting my cap off. That thing thundered in torment. I didn't squander whenever I tossed the weapon on him and kept running as quick I could. Running down the slope, I rapidly jumped on my bike. Paddling as quick as feasible for me. I didn't have an inkling if the animal was running behind me, however, I didn't have room schedule-wise to think back and check whether it was returning or not. **..........................** I arrived at the farm, dropped my bicycle outside and ran in. I was breathing heavily and tried to claim myself. I went to my room and laid on my bed, trying to organize thoughts. what the fuck did I just saw? After a few minutes, I reached for the pendant in my pocket. I opened it up, it had an old picture of a family, so my assumption was correct it was really old. But the creature showed up a few months back, how can he have something that old. I took out my laptop from my back and did some search about this town. And it turns out that there was a serious issue with kidnapping in this town. Not the local citizen but any outsiders. They would disappear sometime after they have arrived. But all the records of missing families vanished and what was left was the last account of a missing family, known as Steffler family. Mr. John Steffler and his wife Mrs. Emmy Steffler and his young son Jason Steffler. All of them disappeared and their house was burned to ground by fire, cause unknown. While I was reading, suddenly the door opened, startling me. It was my grandfather. He was calling me earlier trying to invite me to breakfast. I told him that I was coming, I put away my laptop and went down stare. Both of my grandparents were at the table, my grandfather was reading the morning newspaper, while my grandmother was eating her toast and in front of me was the bowel of cereal. We were in the kitchen and room next to it was the living room. Living room's window was right ahead of the table. Why is this all important, because I... right then and there understood that my cap was absent. It was in that cave and if that thing was an animal-like, it could utilize my cap with my sweat on it, to follow me down. Possibly I was over reasoning it... in any case, simply at that point, the animal came smashing through the window. My grandparents jumped up, getting Shocked, horrified and confused. The creature ramped into the table, knocking it over my grandmother, while I tripped and fell down. The creature made his way towards me, ignoring my grandfather. I could still see the bullet wound I gave it. Out of the blue, my grandfather grabbed the wooden seat and pummeled it on the animals back. Just to irritated it considerably more. The animal swung its arm, tossing away the chair without any effort and slashing him across the face. Blood went over the divider and floor and he tumbled to the ground. As my grandmother was thumped out with a table on her and my grandfather's face was torn open, probably being dead, the sentiment of regret kicked in. Now the creature turned its intention towards me. As they say "curiosity killed the cat" and for me, I was going to be killed by this monster, when suddenly a loud, screeching noise came out of nowhere. I tried my hardest to block the sound with hand, but it did not help. I couldn't even think or see straight. The creature, on the other hand, ran out as fast as possible. The sound stopped, bringing me to the point of going unconscious. Then it stopped, I tried to hold my self together. Trying to get up, but just then a hand grabbed me and pulled me up. I turned around and saw a man in a white coat. He taller than me, suggesting he was in his thirty's. he had dull black hair, with white strokes and black glasses. He sat me down on the side. I asked him about who he was and why he was here. He explained himself. He was a local scientist, researching the field. During that, he found the creature and started observing it. Next thing he asked me for help to catch that thing. Another thing that suggested that I should accept his offer as I could not stay here anymore. If local authorities were to be called, what will I say to them? And without any other option, I took the helping hand. He called the police of an attack at the local farm. while I was heading out, I was leaving my grandparents on the floor knocked, regretting all that I have done in name of adventure. But now there was no turning back for me. **..........................** The men had a van parked outside. He asked me to take my bicycle with me as well. As we left the house behind, I saw a police car heading towards there. I rest easy knowing at least my grandmother might survive, maybe. He dropped me at the playground and gave a sound control module. The thing that has been making the god awful sound. A black box with a speaker on its back, in front it had a screen displaying multiple sounds that it can produce and a wheel to select the sound. He explained to me how to use it, at 53 KHz the creature would come towards the sound and at 36,000 kHz to would be painful for the creature and would run away and the last choice was 50,000 kHz at which the creature would become paralyzed because of too much pain. But as the frequency would higher I would be painful for me as well, so he also gave me special headphone which would be able to block the sound of higher than 20,000 KHz. Second, I was to bring the creature to the junction of the highway, close to which was his lab at. After I was set, I had to wait until the sundown. Until then I sat down on the swing and tried to think, so much as happened. My encounter with a real monster and now with this scientist. Something was not right, but I still decided to play along. Soon the sun it was time to act. At 53 KHz the creature would come toward me, the same frequency that would attract a dog... so it was an animal like. I attached the device at the bicycle phone holder and wore my headphone, and turned to the 53 KHz and got on my bicycle... there was complete silence When those initial couple of thumps of hoofs stepped on the strong ground hit my ears. I pummeled my foot at the paddle. It didn't take the animal much long to come behind. It's roar loudly. it was fast and I mean really fast. I knew that it won't be long until he catches me. But... this... was... fucking awesome, it felt like a part of a movie, the back of my head was going to explode with excitement. My legs, on the other hand, became lighter. fast, fast, fast, I need to go faster. and I did, I went quicker than the animal on the bike. before I came to a turn, yet I couldn't turn it as I was going excessively quick. I street over the grass and stone as an afterthought. I attempted my best to shield my self from falling over. The animal, then again, had no issue. I came at a straight street and a correct turn on the end. With that turn, I arrived at the intersection. I turned my bicycle and drifted across the junction. Coming to stop there and faced the creature who running at me. At the start of the highway, the headlights of the van switched on and the van came down at full speed. While I turned the wheel up to 50,000 KHz. The creature dropped on the spot, it screamed in pain. But just then something happens, in split second between the van hitting the creature. I heard, unmistakably "STOP" from the creature's mouth. It was hard to understand it, between all grunting. The van slammed into the creature knocking it out completely. I stopped the machine. He got out. I noticed that he was wearing earplugs, he took them out. And told me to help to put it in the back. We loaded the creature in the back and left my bicycle there. **..........................** It took a few minutes for us to arrive at his house, which was a mile away from the town and at a deserted place. He pulled down the screen shade, rivaling a red button. He pressed it and the front platform of the garage door lifted up by hydraulic arms. He drove the van inside. There was a straight hallway. In the end, was a wide room. He parked his van in the side of the room. We got off. In the middle was a double door. He went inside and brought out a stretcher. I helped him with putting the creature on the stretcher. He asks me to push it inside the room, while he opened it for me. The room was dark as the lights were off. I pushed the creature in the corner and he opened the light. As soon as he opened to light, all my assumption about him become correct. The room had many shelves containing large Jar of different animal parts, stored formalin. There was one more door on the side and a big table with computer and multiples file folders. It also had step up of an operating room, with its equipment in the center. At this point, the feeling of regret was not new for me. Then all of a sudden, I felt and sharped pain in my side. I quickly turned around, to see a wicked smile on his face. I stumble back on the ground. I pulled the scalpel, out of my back. Holding the pain in, I looked at him wanting an explanation. First, he congratulated me, for surviving against the "CHIMERA", which was the name he gave to the experiments that he created. Then he introduced himself, his name is Dr. Emmett Hyde. He was the one who released CHIMERA into the wild, for research purposes. Me encountering it was just a mere coincidence. He lifted his coat up, reviling a gun holster with a revolver. He pulled it out. At those final moments, I had the sound device in my back pocket pants. I turned the dial to 53 KHz and asked him about the Steffler family that disappeared many years back. That brought a smile to face. He told that this facility did not belong to him and when he came here, he had a need for test subjects. Using the town citizen was too problematic, so he went for the random tourist that came here and the Steffler family just happen to be one of them. the parents did not survive the mutation but their child was the lucky one. I smiled and said, "Well I knew that much". He asked what difference does that make. I reached for the pendant. I looked at him for last time and said: "not for me but for him". and the timing couldn't be more perfect. The Chimera eyes opened and he jumped out of the bed. The doctor turned his gun towards Jimmy. He looked at Dr. Emmett and roared, as he jumped on him. Dr. Emmett shot Jimmy in the chest. Before Jimmy bites his neck, he shot another shot in its chest. but in the end, Chimera tore his neck apart by using his mouth. After which he got up, just for him lean against the wall and slowly go down. It was over, I got up from there. Grabbed the gun from the body of the doctor. I walked over to Jimmy. He was still alive bearly. he looked at me with its messed up face, I quickly aimed the gun at his face and pulled the trigger. the back of his head exploded. I threw the pendant on him. I did felt sorry but he had to go. Then my eyes went over to the door on the side of the room. I went inside to find something interesting. There were six more Cylinders, with similar creatures. labeled by there respected numbers and a name that was on each of the Cylinders, "**ABYSS FOUNDATION**". At the side of each tube were two buttons, red and green. The green was labeled "REALIZES" and red was labeled "DISINTEGRATE". I knew what I had to do it. After taking some pictures of the whole scenario, I pressed the red button on each Cylinders containing those Chimeras. A brown liquid shot out which quickly decomposed the creatures into a black mess. Next, I booted up the computer. There wasn't anything important to be noted, as there were only data logs and research data. One particular file, named "**ABYSS FOUNDATION: CHIMERA PROJECT**" piqued my interest. The file explained that Dr. Emmett Hyde was hired by "**ABYSS FOUNDATION**" for mutation and development of human subjects. He was supposed to find a way to make mutants, for reasons only known to "**ABYSS FOUNDATION**". And What was the "**ABYSS FOUNDATION**", they were the real brains controlling everything from the shadows. That would also explain the records of missing families disappearing. I download the file on my phone. But then it hit me, I couldn't let the hard drive survive. I ripped out the hard drive for the computer. Before leaving I threw the hard disk in the van and shot the fuel tank, causing it to explode. After barely surviving the fire and making out safely, with burns. I left the house burning, then I walked all way back to my bicycle and rode back into the town. As I reached the playground, I felled from the bicycle on the ground. I was too tired to move any more, I just lied there until the sleep came. **..........................** When I woke up, I was in a hospital room, my back was wrapped in bandages. My phone was on the side table. I opened it and found that it still had the picture and files. soon the doctor came and He told about my grandparents, that my grandfather died and my grandmother had a serious concussion. I acted as I did know about it. They asked what happened. I said that I didn't remember, as I was knocked out and when I woke up I was in the hospital. This soon blew off, as my dad came and took care of things, after which we were there for a few days. On the last day before we were to leave, I went into the forest looking for the creature's cave. I did, but it was completely cleaned out, not a single trace of flash or blood. Next, I went to look for the house of Dr. Emmett, at the edge of the town. It wasn't there either, just flat ground. It seemed that Someone, maybe the "**ABYSS FOUNDATION**" covered up everything up, similar to missing family reports. But I still had those photos about these creatures and lab, and also the file. **..........................** Few days after I arrived home, I received a latter. It was from "**ABYSS FOUNDATION**" and the letter was blank but had my name on it, **Axel Adverd**... I knew exactly what it meant. They know everything. They know what I did, they know where I am, they know who I am and they are always watching me. **...THE END...