In this bone-chilling first-person story, an experienced hunter heads into the remote wilderness, eager to test out his pricey new thermal scope. But what starts as a night of solo adventure quickly spirals into something far more sinister.As he scans the tree line, excitement turns to unease. The forest goes unnaturally still. Something is out there—watching. Then, from the darkness, a voice calls for help. It sounds human, but wrong. Off. And it doesn't match the movements of the shadowy figure now pacing the edge of the clearing.

What follows is a heart-pounding chase through pitch-black woods. The hunter, now the hunted, realizes he’s up against something that isn’t bound by the rules of the natural world. When the creature finally steps into the light, the truth is more disturbing than he could have imagined.Even after escaping the forest, the fear doesn’t leave him. 

Something followed him home—or maybe it never left. This story is a terrifying reminder that deep in the wild, we are not always the apex predator. Sometimes, something out there is watching. And waiting.