1.Birthmarks

“Tacy...Tacy....."

Magnetic with seductive male voice close at hand, calling my name over and over again, like a snake wrapped around me so that I almost can't breathe, hands like a knife blade in my body to roam freely, until finally let me drown in pain ......

Dormitory, I woke up screaming, only to find another nightmare, I've been having the same dream for a month straight, it was a dream, but it felt real and scary.

My roommate was so distressed by my noise that she unceremoniously scolded me, "I'm so sick of this, I'm going to report you to the apartment, so get ready to move out."

I have large birthmarks on my body and face, black and gray marks all over my body, so no one wanted to live with me in the dormitory, they called me a troll.

My current roommate, Doris, stayed in the apartment because she was repeating her senior year, and it was the only room I could live in without being subjected to bullying.

The original birthmark was only a small piece on my neck when I was born, but over the years it seems to be alive as I grow up, and now it's all over my body, which causes me to wear only long sleeves and long pants even in the summer.

And my recent nightmares are related to the birthmark on my body.

Whenever I fall asleep I dream that the birthmark on my body comes to life and turns into a man holding me from behind, slowly touching my body and kissing my back, then suddenly turns into a big wolf, crushing my bones bit by bit ,hardened eyes stared at me with a deadly gaze, and finally opened its mouth to tear my body apart.

What shocked me even more was that this time it wasn't just a nightmare, I found that the birthmark on my face had changed shape,it looked like to verify my suspicions, the birthmark on my face in the mirror moved again like the wind blowing leaves，It was so scary that I almost passed out.

The next morning I took time off work to go to the hospital and came to the conclusion that it was all normal and that to get rid of the birthmarks I would have to spend money I could not afford at all to go to a plastic surgeon and not get rid of them all.

But the nightmare continued in the following days, more and more bizarre is that every time I woke up my body will appear a lot of teeth marks and bruises, I live in fear every day, I never had a good sleep, food for me is just something to keep alive, I was on the verge of collapse every day.

This had to make me think of something, according to my hometown, this unbelievable thing collectively known as "haunted", have to find someone who understands this area to help, after seeking medical help in vain I can only hope that this.

I bought a ticket to go back home when spring break came, my home in the western endless mountains, a day and a night on the train and a long bus ride, until the sunset I finally arrived home.

The shabby houses are scattered in the mountain pass, and the mountains are like a giant beast with its mouth open to swallow the village.

When I arrived home I told my father—Tatanka, what had happened recently. I was picked up by him from the bushes in the mountains, and if he hadn't gone hunting in the mountains, I would have been eaten by wild animals, and he had limped to save me.

My father was the only carpenter in the village, and he built the coffins for almost every funeral here, and he occasionally performed some so-called "exorcisms" for the villagers, and he raised me on this income.

I used to think he was a trickster,but now he's the only one I can rely on

After listening to my narrative his face gloomy, lit a cigarette and inhaled several puffs before speaking: "This thing still happened, it's okay girl, I'm here, you rest early today, tomorrow I'll take you to the priest, she may have a way."

I've never seen my father look so heavy, but he seemed to know what was going on, but he didn't seem to want to explain, and without waiting for me to ask he turned around and went into his room.

This made my heart more apprehensive, and I lay in bed wondering why it was "this thing still happened“What's going to happen。

In the middle of the night, many people came outside the house, led by a priest, anxiously pulling my father to run outside, saying that his son and some friends ran to the other side of the mountain to hunt, and asked my father to help lead the way to find them.

That side of the mountain is not what people dare to go over, the reason they came to my father for help to lead the way because he was the only one who went and came back alive.

In this area there are many strange legends about the other side of the mountain, the legend says that the area belongs to the wolves and the priests who died in the ancient war, as if there is some kind of curse, people who have been there will die, and even the body can not be recovered.

People in the village have always told the children that the area was cursed, as a child my father was never allowed to leave the village, and now has passed that era, no one will go hunting in the mountains, so as for the authenticity of the rumors are not known.

I also want to follow to help my father, after all, the night mountain road is dark and rugged, his legs are not convenient.

Suddenly I felt a wave of sleepiness hit me, my body was limp and couldn't move, my consciousness gradually indulged and I just fell asleep.

The giant wolf in the dream appeared again, but this time he turned into a human form and wrapped his arms around my waist and whispered in my ear: "Everyone who goes up the mountain tonight will die, do you want to save your father? I can help you ..........."

He leaned too close, the warm breath spitting in my ears made me goose bumps, I could even smell the blood in his mouth, but it was about my father's safety, I gritted my teeth and nodded.

I saw the man, but only the back, he was fit and tall, a head taller than me, black robes clinging to his torso outlining the obvious muscle lines, golden curls coiled behind his head, and that seductive voice ....... My face is reddening.

If it wasn't for what he did to me in my dreams, I would have even thought he was a spirit in the mountains,It's hard to tell, but is he human?

Along the way I kept a distance of two meters to follow him, observing his movements, he walked very briskly this rugged path did not affect him in any way, occasionally I could not keep up he would stop and wait for me, but from beginning to end I did not see his face.

Just walking up the mountain, I knew I was in a dream, so I was fearless.

Through the dense forest, a huge altar appeared in front of me, the man ran up quickly, I was a little hesitant, the dark red altar makes people feel overwhelmed and fearful.

It is like a huge whirlpool to suck people in, like a giant beast lurking in the night, with its mouth wide open waiting for its prey to take the bait.

Hesitation, I do not know how, I opened two legs involuntarily to go inside, my consciousness is very clear very resistant, the heart is filled with a bad feeling, as I step up the steps near the center of the altar, that bad feeling is getting stronger, accompanied by gradually expanding fear.

"No, I don't want to go in!"

I woke up with a scream and was glad that it was just a dream, but the next second I was surrounded by fear once again after realizing where I was, I was lying in the middle of the altar.

The altar emitting the smell of corruption and humidity, the moon hanging in the starry sky, I clearly saw the surrounding moss-crawling stone pillars carved with countless strange runes.