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Chapter 2 - The Hunt Begins

Penny opened her eyes upon hearing the voice. She shot up into her bed and then her eyes immediately went to the rabbit. It sat there, doing not a thing. She thought that maybe it was just her imagination. The girl had always envisioned imaginary friends and the such.

However, then the rabbit opened its mouth. It's eyes focused directly on Penny's. And it opened its mouth and uttered, "Let's have our playtime."

Her nightlight flickered on and off before dying and leaving her in the dark. The rabbit was gone. But, a flashlight was left at the end of her bed. Penny grabbed it and turned it on, lighting up the dark. She exited her room, into the cabin halls. The power was out in the entire structure.

She went to Jason's room. Maybe her big brother knew what was happening. She shoved open the door and Jason was standing, looking at the floor where the rabbit now was stood. Jason glanced at Penny, confusion evident. He opened his mouth, "Penny? What the hell is-" Jason was cut off when a spindly and lanker arm grabbed his neck.

The arm was connected to the rabbit, one of its forelimbs morphed into the appendage gripping Jason. Jason hacked and struggled against the grip, Penny only watched in fearful shock. The rabbit then began stretching and bending, it's body morphing. The small body of the rodent became a ten foot tall humanoid, retaining certain rabbit features such as the tail, ears, and buck tooth.

However, it had skinny and lanky proportions, its ribs visible in its chest, its abdomen so thin that it was practically just skin and fur over the spine, connecting the chest and hips. Its bucktooth remained the same, but the teeth around it sharpened. The tongue of the rabbit was longer, slimy.

The creature that once was the rabbit licked its lips and pulled Jason closer, holding him up. The beast opened its maw, and as Penny watched in horror, it bit Jason's head clean off. Blood splashed across the room, covering the walls, ceiling, and floor. Penny got some on her face, pure fear in her eyes.

The creature looked towards her and smiled widely, in a creepy fashion. Pure malicious intent in the gaze and expression of this thing. It then opened its mouth, a distorted, scratchy, and high pitched voice coming to say, "One down, more to go. Penny, I'm on a roll! Run little girl, because the hunt has begun! Let us have some fun!"

Penny ran out, extremely quickly. She arrived in the living room, spotting her mom and dad on the couch. She shouted for them, "Mommy! Daddy! Big brother he- he's-" She was cut off when she saw the creature appear in the shadows, screaming and pointing.

Her father looked and immediately grabbed Penny's mother, while pulling salts from his pocket. The creature's left arm extended and stretched, grabbing Penny's mother. Her father had made a salt circle, lit some candles, and grabbed a cross before he realized his wife was grabbed by the creature.

The beast laughed and stuck a hand through Penny's mother, she screamed however her throat was bitten through by the monstrous entity. However, she clung to life. Not by her own power, but rather the creature's. It was warping reality to keep her alive. Penny yelled at the sight, much similar shock filled her on top of the fear from Jason's death.

It kept ripping out organs from Penny's mother, consuming each with delight. And all the woman could do was gargle the blood as her pipes were already down the monster's gullet. Eventually, it tore off her legs, eating into the limbs like chicken drumsticks. Blood absolutely covered the room.

The creature then smiled and severed her fingers, proceeding to use all ten appendages as toothpicks. It next walked up to the salt circle, Penny's mother watching, still kept alive by its powers. Penny's father raised his cross and spoke, "Begone demon! Return to hell with which Lucifer ruled over you! To the depths you deserve!"

A snickering sound came from the rabbit, before a burst of insane laughter. It then spoke, "Oh you are hilarious. But, I can't be banished by fickle Christianity. You see, I am evil Incarnate! I am hell itself!" The creature grabbed Penny's father by the collarbones and lifted him to the be eye level.

"I am where pure souls die, I am the second to God himself! I am Conejo!" And with that statement, the creature revealed its name, his name. With that, Conejo dug his fingers in the skull of Penny's father and pulled. Slowly, the skin around the man's neck stretched, then the muscles were exposed once the skin tore. Leading up to the head being ripped off.

Conejo pulled open the head and dug into the brain matter of Penny's father. Penny fell to the floor, tears in her eyes. The little girl had lost her brother and her father. Conejo snapped his fingers, allowing Penny's mother to die. That was that. Penny was alone.

The only thing with her, Conejo. The demon squatted down, a smile still sitting on his face. The yellow eyes of this monster piercing into her soul. Her tears poured and she blubbered out, "W-why?" That was all she could think of saying. This little girl thought that nobody could be that cruel for no reason. Maybe her family did something wrong or-

"None. No reason at all. Well, I was hungry. And I need souls to keep my body from collapsing and sending me back to hell. But mostly just fun!"

Conejo hadn't even hesitated. He had killed Jason for fun. He had tortured her mother and father for fun. He had stripped her loved ones away from her for fun. Conejo laughed, seeing how Penny's face truly sank into despair. It was glorious. He had his prey just where he wanted. However, what was the harm of one more game. One more means to torment Penny before he consumed her body and soul.

Conejo stood up, still looking down at Penny. And with a snap, the cabin transformed into a dark forest. The final playground of Conejo's game.