Lakeside Demon

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''   Jason loved rebelling against what was expected of him. It gave him the most exhilarating of feelings to go against authority and win. He wanted to take it to a new level though, and the only way he could do that was to go against the town’s biggest rule. Don’t visit the lakeside at night. Jason didn’t know why he wasn’t supposed to go to the lakeside. He imagined it was some ridiculous superstition that wasn’t backed by any legitimate reason. It wasn’t talked about and they hadn’t tried to fix the problem that prevented them from going down there. Jason decided that tonight he would go down there and find out what all of the noise was about. Going back to his house, he went straight up to his room. His parents were ignorant and he didn’t care much for them. He did once upon a time, but the two parties had fallen out. His entrance into the house without a welcoming from either parties was evidence enough for this. Jason had gotten over caring though, they were holding him down anyway, he wouldn’t be controlled by authority. His parents eventually went to sleep and with that the time was nigh for him to go. He put on a black jacket and dark pants so that he would be as inconspicuous as possible. With him he brought a flashlight for sight and a knife just incase there was something out there that was worth worrying about. He snuck outside as quietly as possible and took the route through the woods that led to the lakeside. There was a fog on this night but it wasn’t thick enough to be a deterrent. Ten minutes later Jason was at the lakeside. He paused for a moment and reveled in the glory of him once again outsmarting those who called themselves his superiors. At this moment in time, he was their superior and could not be beaten. This was the best it would get and he wanted to enjoy it for as long as he could. Feeling immortal, he went closer to the lake and looked into the water. He couldn’t see much with it being night so he took his flashlight out and lit the surface of the water. It was murky and not much to look at but he kept the light on anyway. He didn’t want to miss anything of possible interest. Right before he was about to leave he flashed the surface of the water again and saw a black straw hat floating toward him. He thought this was strange because the water appeared still to him, but the murkiness of it might be hiding a slight current. He waited for the hat to bump onto the shoreline until he picked it up. The bottom was a little muddy and wet but that was to be expected. He inspected it closer with his flashlight and saw that there were a couple of finger sized holes in it. Since it was straw he paid no attention to it. He put the hat on and turned around to walk away. As he was starting to head back he heard a splash and turned around. When he did he thought he saw a black shape coming out of the water but his newly acquired hat fell and blocked his vision. He pushed it back into place and came face to to face with a freakish creature. Fear petrified him and he dropped his flashlight. The creature’s skin was gray and had pointed teeth randomly dispersed in its mouth. Its long black hair, soaked from the lake water, smelt something awful. It’s arms were muscular and it had webbed hands. Its face though was what horrified Jason the most. It’s eyes were pure black, its nose sunken into its face almost completely, and it had gashes going in a diagonal direction from its left temple to it’s right cheek. Jason thought that he might die, he never in his whole existence saw anything like this. He refused to die like this, he reached for his knife. The creature reacted faster than he thought possible. It took it’s webbed hands and put them around Jason’s wrist, a small grin formed on his face, and he squeezed braking Jason’s wrist.. Jason yelled out in agony and clutched at his wrist. The creature’s mouth contorted into the most wicked grin he had ever seen. It used it’s nails to cut a gash across his face exactly alike the one that was on the creature’s. Jason now in agonizing pain fell to the ground. The creature opened his mouth and made a hissing type noise. It stood over Jason and spoke. “You will submit all of yourself, you will know nothing but obedience. You and then Your people” More of the same creatures started to come out of the water all wearing those cursed black straw hats. They surrounded him, hovering and emanating malice. Panic rushed through his mind as he realized the last thing he would do in his life was submit to these creatures. He was powerless. Everyone would be powerless. The feeling of failure was the lest thing he knew before they were upon him. ''