Something Wicked

Something Wicked [Prologue]

Prologue

My name is Louis.

And I'm dreaming. There's no other way to explain it. It's always the same even though I always forget when I wake up. I forget, but I remember. I remember me. I remember my life. But what is my life? What's the difference between dreams and reality? Sometimes, it's just so hard to tell them apart. Does it even matter which is which?

A bitter gust of wind blows through the forest, unusual in the summer. Nonetheless, I couldn't feel it. My body is burning...excitement, hunger, madness - unbridled sensations that fill my body with what I could only describe as life, the very proof of my perpetual existence. I am here. I am me.

I look up at the bloodred moon and just know that it's smiling at me and whether it's with kindness or malice, I don't really care. Under the harsh glow of moonlight, the ebony tinted trees around me cast awful shadows that intertwine, forming a cage made out of nothing but darkness. But it couldn't hold me.

Nothing could.

My shirt is moist, sticking easily to my body and from the scent, I simply know that it isn't something as mundane as sweat. I could smell fear, fury, famine, and most pungent of all - Death.

It's blood.

I could taste it in my mouth - the familiar taste that sticks with you from the very first time your teeth cut through soft infant flesh. My teeth had cut through flesh as well, and I relished in it. Could there be a sweeter taste? I could feel it on my skin, warm and sultry. We were all drenched in it from the time we're born, so why be disgusted - why not revel in the familiar sensation of our youth?

I could feel eyes watching me, transfixed in horror. Friends, kin, beasts, enemies - they are all the same now. They are all watching me, calling out my name. But what is my name?

Louis. My name is Louis. My name was Louis.

My name...my name...it's

I'm...I'm...

I'm a monster...

...and I'm free.

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A/N: So, what do you think? This is basically the first story I ever wrote on Wattpad (one that I've since taken down and am now editing) - the very first attempt I made at writing a full-length novel. I'm editing it and adding elements that I couldn't add before because I was still a very crappy writer back then. At least, now I'm only a little bit crappy lol. Love it, hate it, I would still like to hear from you so please leave a comment on what you thought of this start. :D