"3AM, behind the corner of XXX and XXX at Darkchapel, deep in the alleyway, take two lefts, bend past the iron gates, and then go straight for 10 minutes. You'll find me."

You ruminated his words from the prior day he had said in an unforgettable eerie manner as you headed to the location. You know you came of your own volition, even after everything, but you still can't help but feel on edge.

but, you just had to know..

you came to a lone dark alleyway and you wondered if this spoke to a lack of self-preservation.

The massive hulking monster >>bUgbeAR?< seems to have been waiting for you.

you are not alone with it. There is a small girl, shaking and trembling. Her face is red and splotchy. It picks up the small girl by the hair, mouth no longer covered and releasing screams and cries. It's a horrid sound of desperation, purely animal fear.

"PLLEEEASE!!!" The little girl screamed out, gutturally. "HEEEEEEELLLLLPPPP!" "HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP MEEE PLEASE,PLEASELPELAPSLELEPSAPEALSAE." "IT HRUTS IT HURTS IT HURSTS IT HURTS!!!"

you could only stand in shellshock and terror. She's kicking her small feet, scratching at the large claws that dangle her, throwing a tantrum in the way only a child knew how as the monster let out a distorted giggle.

her sobs pierce your ears and she looks like shes trying to rip out her own hair to escape the grasp, hiccuping and howling from the pain. He shakes her up and down and side to side like a rag doll. your thoughts rushed so violently you couldn't hear a single thing over its roar, like you couldn't think a thing at all.

what should you do?..what could you do?

Call the circle? Stop him? Get medical attention? Run?

run? Run.

you fingers tremble, palms cold and clammy. His mouth opens wide. The girl lets out a shrill scream.

Bugbear: "children always scream the best, you know? Adults are more interesting to break though. But for a quick hit? children are PERFECT."