Lore
I woke up, with the smell of my selfmade fire clung to my clothes. "I must be close to reaching the mansion" I said to myself. With a deep sigh I stood up and packed my belongings. I took a brief glance onwards the path, "I had best keep going" I said. When I was done I lowered my left shoulder to allow the strap of my bag to fall into the pit of my elbow. I withdrew my map to the sunlight and was certain I was going in the right direction. I walked along the path for a bit and noticed the increasing amount of dead trees. That wasnt just the only thing though... A low rumble of thunder echoed in the distance and with each consecutive rumble, the wind grew stronger. At first, it was as if the trees where whispering but after a while they were shouting with their voices full of anger and animosity. After a while I noticed there were blood splashes on the path... I took out my newly sharpened dagger, in the last village I overheard some inhabitants talking about the mansion and about how many tried to reveal its hidden mysteries, none came back though. While I trudged along I got scared by some crows flying overhead. I got greeted by a huge tree, a dead one. It was on fire yet the trunk wasnt burning. I swiveled my head towards the group of crows that were watching me with suspicion... There was more blood... There it was! The mansion I had been looking for, I started walking really cautiously by now, I put on my hood and followed the path into the mansion. When I was standing before the mansion which was overtowering even the tallest trees in the forest I heard a loud, sharp scream coming from the graveyard I took a quick glance at when passing it. What is going on here? What should I do now?

The Project

I wasnt able to finish the project due to a lack of time, the contest was over and this was all I had.