Carters heart beat louder in his chest than he could have ever imagined possible, almost afraid that it would give out on him soon or even jump from his chest to flee from the feeling of terror and dread that began to crawl over his skin with every second that passed. Carter's light brown eyes watching the figure rushing forward at a speed that seemed almost inhuman as his fingers wiggled through the edged rusted metal clamped around his ankle. Trying to pry the teeth of the old trap from his flesh. Every second of struggling was pure agony, blood gushing from around the metal vice. Tossing the useless map to the ground beside him as he tried to pry the trap open with both hands.<br/><br/>But he knew it was too late, he could hear the heavy thuds of footsteps drawing closer, he could hear the heavy breathing behind that thick mask. He could hear the air whipping around his pursuer as he raised his blood weapon. Carter thought back to the young girl, how this must have been where she disappeared to- and he was sure he'd meet her soon.<br/><br/>But instead of feeling the pain of the blade striking him down, he heard another voice shouting through the fog.<br/><br/>"<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4d4dff">Get to the campfire! It's safe there!</span>"<br/><br/>But what Campfire did he speak of? Were there others in this mess of a forest? Nothing made sense, but it was as if this sense of hope, hope for escape, hope for others, it unclamped the trap. Finally pulling his leg free from the trap as another rush of blood escaped, though, despite the amount of blood lost, he could still stand.<br/><br/>He didn't question this, running from the trap and the monster that just threatened to kill him. He ran forward, unsure where this fabled campfire was. The fog was thick and unforgiving. And as Carter ran for what felt like forever, he heard something change. Lights coming on all over the forest, a mechanical hum coming from the trees. But he didn't care about that, Carter saw for a moment, the flash of a light, a gate. An escape.