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they watched it shake its head
again they saw, growing directly out of the top of its forehead,
were horns. These were the horns they had expected to see but much
worse. Each one twisted up and up until it reached the ended in a
sharpened point. Seeing it in the moonlight, it looked as if it
were stained with something dark.
     
    Probably the blood of his last victim, they
thought as one.
     
    The horns were surrounded by greasy unkempt
hair that hung raggedly down over it’s’ face and then continued
down to its’ shoulders before passing out of view. The boys knew
how this hideous creature had gotten its name.
     
    As they faced the creature, having already
pissed out everything in their bladders, it suddenly shook its’
entire body, spraying droplets of sweat and God knew what else in
all directions and startling Pete so bad he would’ve fallen down if
Rob hadn’t been there to catch him. It stared out at them from
beneath heavy brows with green, flashing eyes that seemed to be
judging whether or not they were worthy of living.
     
    After only a few seconds it must have found
them to be wanting in some way because it blew a quick blast of air
from its nose and took a menacing step forward. Snot and other
disgusting fluids trailed from its flaring nostrils and dripped
onto its chest as it took another step. The boys were so transfixed
they didn’t realize each step was bringing it closer to them.
     
    When its hooves struck the ground sparks shot
up from the gravel creating little spurts of light that left spots
dancing before their eyes. Dust puffed up around each hoof
shrouding it in a cloud of dust making it seem as if the beast was
hovering instead of walking.
     
    Jim alone noticed something else too. There
was a sound, almost like the ringing of a phone but not quite,
every time one of the sparks of light went off. He dared not look
around to see if the others noticed anything. He didn’t even know
if they were still there for that matter. Between the ringing and
what was approaching, his attention was about full. He knew if he
took his eyes off the thing for a second it would surely be on him.
After that he didn’t even want to imagine what would happen. He
knew he’d at least be dead if not something worse.
     
    The beast continued moving towards them,
taking its time, stalking them like the wild animal it was and they
were its prey. Each step brought it closer and closer. Each time a
hoof crashed to the ground the ringing sound echoed in Jim’s head.
Every time he heard it, he thought it sounded more and more like a
phone and not the sound a hoof would make. If not for being so
afraid he might have thought this was strange but as it was he
could think of nothing but the otherworldly animal slowly
approaching him.
     
    Slowly, step by step it came closer. With
every step the fog rolled, wrapping it like some foul cloak, but
still seeming to despise the touch of the dreaded creature. Jim
fervently wished the fog would consume the thing and make it
disappear. Then he wouldn’t have to worry about anything, he’d be
safe. He almost thought his wish had come true when more fog
suddenly swirled across the path in front of the creature and it
seemed to disappear. Straining to see it, he could barely make out
the hideous legs that carried it forward. All traces of hair and
hoof were gone. The only thing that marked its passage was the
ringing. That was still sounding in Jim’s skull. Even though the
legs were gone it still came. If his wish was coming true it sure
was taking it’s time. Unfortunately, the fog was just making it
seem to disappear. It was still there and he was still going to be
dead when it reached him.
     
    The ringing continued getting louder and
louder the closer the creature got. It was now only few more steps
away. The ringing was so loud that Jim was sure his ears were about
to burst. If nothing else they were probably bleeding. He’d seen
that once in a movie and it hadn’t looked