Three Men Came out to Play

Three Men Came Out to Play By: Dankeykang

'''Seventy years ago a young private named Nikolai Richthofen could not stand the horrors of World War Two, so during battle he hung himself from a tree in the Grunewald Forest in Berlin, Germany. So legend says he haunts the forest killing any veterans of World War Two. Forty-five veterans have entered those woods..., only seventeen have come out. But I’m going to focus on three particular men that were killed in nineteen-fifty-three. James Rockfield, James is a twenty-nine year old thin man he's white with blonde hair and blue eyes. He's about six feet and two inches tall, he's from New York, Richard Franklin. Richard has slicked back black hair, he's about six feet and four inches tall and thirty-two years old, he resides from Ohio and John Lowell. John was the youngest of them twenty-seven years old, he has brown hair, blue eyes, and is about six feet tall he was born in Kentucky. These three men are all veterans of World War Two, and decided to take a trip to Berlin to look at the monuments and such of World War Two. As soon as they arrived they heard about the woods from several people and wanted to see what it was all about. “Grunewald forest huh, let’s go see what’s what up there.” Richard said intriguingly. “I don't think it's such a good idea.” John said quietly. “Come on John have some adventure in your life.” James jokingly said 	“Did you just tell a world war two veteran to have some adventure in their life?” John asked. “Would you two get off it.” Richard demanded. “We are going to at least see what this 'legend' is.”. The three men walked to the gates Just as they set their feet on the damp, leave covered  path to certain doom a man stopped them “Ich bin erschrocken, dass Sie eine Verzichtserklärung unterzeichnen müssen, bevor Sie dorthin hineingehen.” the man said quickly. They all paused the man pulled out a book, and slowly mumbled “I have a fright that you have to sign a waiver before you go in there.” “What for?” James asked. “You’ve heard of the legend, I hope.” The man said clearly. “What? The one about Nikolai?” James responded. “Yes, he will kill or at least hurt any veterans that go in there, and if you would just sign this waiver stating that the town of Berlin, Germany is not responsible for any distress that may happen to you in those woods. You can continue into the woods.” the man distributed this with perfect English as if he’s said it hundreds of times. “Come on let’s sign it.” James demanded “Lets please these scumbag Germans.” James continued. As they walked down the path I think every one of them regretted that first step. The woods grew closer and shadows where moving about but they shook it off as nothing, soon it went from day to night “We should turn back.” John mumbled to James. “I think your right, how bout’ it Richard…Richard?” Richard was nowhere to be found “RICHARD!” James screamed it grew silent then there was rustling in the leaves. “Richard? Is that you?” John slowly moved towards the noise. “JAMES! I found him.” He was face down in the leaves, they turned his body around his eyes had been gouged out and his face mauled. “AHH!” John screamed. They immediately dropped the lifeless corpse. “What the… what’s going on here.” James stuttered. Then suddenly the dark, quiet woods were engulfed with laughter, and followed by the words “Ihr werdet alle sterben!” Then everything stopped and the forest was quiet once again. “What was that?” John screamed. “I don’t know, but I’m not going to stick around and find out” James said as he was backing up. They started running through the forest aimlessly, until they came upon an old bunker. “We’ll stay here tonight” James said. The two friends walked to the bunker about to turn in for the night. It was morning James woke up and yawned and stretched and didn’t open his eyes just yet he thought to himself. “Last night was just a dream.” He opened his eyes and realized this isn’t a dream. Its more real than ever…John was gone. “John? John where…where are you?” James stuttered. “Please…please don’t leave me here, all by myself.” James started to cry then he looked out the machine gun slit in the bunker. John was hanging from a tree. “Oh god no.” tears began to stream down James’ face. “Just kill me!”. “Kill me now!” James stood up and ran outside turned the corner, and he saw something. It was lights someone was looking for him. “Hey over here. Over here I’m over here.” James screamed but he realized something he wasn’t saying anything the whole time… he was thinking the words, he touched his face where his mouth should be but there was only skin. He went and found glass from a mirror in the bunker his face had two eyes one nose but no mouth. He had no mouth all hope was lost he sat there waited for his demise, but it never came. He roams the woods to this day looking for Nikolai. Both Richard and John were found six months later hanging on trees with their fatigues on and a message in their pocket translated that says. “I have done a service to these men and put them out of their misery” it was signed Nikolai Richotofen. The bunker was also found and inside was a poem written in blood it said “Drei Männer kamen, um zu spielen und spazierten durch den ganzen Tag. Als der Wald dunkel wurde das Gespenst hatte bereits seine Spuren hinterlassen. Zwei Männer einen Platz gefunden und die zweite hatte eine im Raum aufgehängt Ein Mann bleibt an diesem Tag treffen ihn an der Bucht” This was translated by authorities it means, Three men came out to play and wandered around throughout the day. Before the forest grew dark the ghost had already made his mark. Two men found a place and one was in hung in space One man remains to this day meet him down by the bay. The authorities found James hanging from a light post by the bay, he to was in his fatigues but there was a different message Three men came out to play and didn’t see the light of day. The End'''