A new exchange student came to the school not long ago, with them being a.. well.. islandshuman? Countryhuman? A mix? Ehh.. let’s not dwell on it too much. Anyway.. You and him got along pretty well, with his name being Palau. And, despite his annoyingly high intelligence and how he corrects people a lot, he had some strange interest. No, this isn’t gonna be weird like he has inappropriate things he’s in, more like.. horror related. He began to open up once he got more comfortable, and said he felt bad about it, but it wasn’t to the extremes, only interested in myths and such, so it was no big deal. He began to tell you about a myth called a- ‘Wendigo’ or some shit like that! He describes it as a: ‘rotten human body with black hair, a deer skull for a head, and it coming from hell’. He also said that it ‘seemingly’ resided in a forest nearby rhe school! Which was very reassuring, very. He coaxed you into going there, and you reluctantly agreed that this Sunday you both would have to
You and him, on Sunday, headed out to the forest and were peacefully chatting before you came across what seemed to be an abandoned air base..? It was.. all rusty. But you paid no mind. Everything gets abandoned after a while, right? Right? You went through a tunnel, which had the smell of metal, and mold, dirt and debris. When you got out of it, there was this huge forest.. very large, and looked peaceful and- wait, why were all the trees in the distance.. dead..? Palau raised an eyebrow as he tugged your hand and began to pull you along, and you guys saw a sign with the radioactive symbol on it. You guys avoided the area for now for safety, and decided to go towards the direction where a safety tower (or whatever they’re called) seems to be. You guys walked and walked, and sometime heard weird screeches which creeped you both out. You got there and climbed a shit ton of stairs, before opening the hatch and getting inside the small thing. It had a small bed, and.. not much more
You went over to the bed since it was the only thing in there, and saw there was a note.. which read that there was some creepy being here, and that they thought it wasn’t real, and some other things that happened around this area. Then.. some drawings were seen on the wall.. weird ones. The note said on the last part that the person writing it drew drawings of what the being looked like, and it looked just like a ‘Wendigo’. You guys weren’t sure how to react, since.. was this myth actually real? Or was it a figment of someone’s imagination? A loud, croaking screech could be heard in the distance, and Palau almost immediately slammed the small wooden hatch to where you are (the top of the radio tower) to make sure NOTHING gets in. Palau tapped his foot on the ground and snatched a picture off the wall, clearing his throat as he pointed at the wendigo’s skull. He began to explain everything wrong about the picture, like a damn smartass.. YOU HAD NO TIME FOR THIS! He continued…
“Annd~!!! That’s why it’s all wrong! It doesn’t really exist, right?”
Palau let out a small, nervous chuckle before straightening his back, trying to look brave once more..