Short Story

Gashkuduro

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Written for Wordle #678; I have incorporated the 12 words
which you see below into my story and featured one of the
amazing images created by Kevin at No Theme Thursday.
Here is my story; heed the warnings within.

ghoulish・night・wind・tricks・spin・wrap
spell・within・dead・crypt・buried・wicked

© Kevin @ No Theme Thursday

Buried deep within the fetid bowels of the earth dwells a ghoulish fiend thought long dead. So vile and bloodthirsty was this beast, people no longer dared to spin tales of its ungodly ways for fear of rousing its putrid body, its depraved mind. Breaking the ages-old Spell of Dormancy placed on it by the mighty wizard Baltu Bor would surely unleash unimaginable carnage upon the unsuspecting and unprepared villagers.

But there are some who still do not believe this ancient lore and they, in their foolishness, are the ones to be most feared. If the crypt of the execrable monster Gashkuduro is opened by loose and unthinking tongues, there will be no deliverance.

Cover your ears for treacherous grumblings are in the air!

Oh, imprudent people! Do not send your innocent children out on this wicked night in search of honeyed treats, for only the most diabolical of tricks will befall them. Wrap them tightly in your arms for safekeeping and hide them from the noxious wind that is Gashkuduro’s rancorous breath, for one thing is certain. Once the savage has your precious babes in his clutches, they will never be free and your darling little ones will dwell forever in the fires of misery.

NAR©2024

Wordle 678
No Theme Thursday: 10.24.24

This is “The Thing That Should Not Be” by Metallica

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21 thoughts on “Gashkuduro”

  2. Ok, my darlings will have to fend for themselves, because I’ll be hiding under a pile of blankets, clutching a 5 lb bag of Snickers.

    They’re grown, anyway. đŸ§Ÿâ€â™€ïžđŸ§Ÿâ€â™€ïž

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