Found in an artificial lake in the village. At first, when I saw it from far away, I got really scared. Then I walked closer and started examining it carefully, but with no success.

The first scream was silent.
Before anyone spoke, the village had already decided to be afraid. A black circle floated on the gray water, too still, too perfect, too wrong. Parents pulled children back. Rumors spread faster than the wind. Trap. Bomb. Body. Monster. Every guess darker than the last, every whisper feeding the nex… Continues…

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