13 Years of Darkness

ebook It Awakens every 13 Years to Eat

By John Kuykendall

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Eldridge is a town where time seems to stand still, a place where the whispers of the past are carried on the wind and secrets seep into the very soil. It is a place of quiet beauty, surrounded by rolling hills and whispering forests, but beneath its idyllic facade lies a sinister history that has haunted its inhabitants for generations.


Every thirteen years, a cycle of fear and dread grips Eldridge, fueled by the ancient legend of a monstrous creature dwelling in Blackwood Forest. The townspeople whisper of its monstrous form, its insatiable hunger for human flesh, and its unnerving ability to prey on their deepest fears.


This cycle has long been a part of Eldridge's existence, a dark stain on the town's history. But this time, a young woman named Elara, haunted by her own troubled past, returns to her hometown, drawn by an inexplicable sense of foreboding. As she walks the quiet streets and delves into Eldridge's secrets, she must confront the truth of her family's connection to the creature and the town's shadowed history.


Elara finds herself facing an ancient evil, a creature that has been waiting for its chance to awaken. With each passing day, its presence grows stronger, its gaze fixed upon her, and the line between myth and reality blurs. She must race against time to uncover the truth about the creature, to confront the monster that lurks within her own past, and to break the cycle of fear that has plagued her hometown for centuries.


This is her story, a chilling tale of dark fantasy and horror, of ancient evils and the enduring power of the human spirit. This is the story of Eldridge, a town where the shadows run deep, where secrets are buried in the earth, and where the price of truth is measured in blood and sacrifice.

13 Years of Darkness