Foreword: The following audio tape was recording during the interrogation of one, at the time recently found missing person, Craig Daniels. Before being found Daniels was last seen entering the forest along with his friends Samuel Pierce, Christian Delage, Samantha Ricardo, Elena Ridgewell, and Michael Crowley Young Daniels was found mindlessly running through the Rickwell forests of Rickwell, Virginia in a dazed state carrying a camera, so far all attempts to pull footage from the camera have only provided corrupt files, when spotted Daniels expressed great satisfaction having finally, as he put it, rescued.
At the time of interrogation, Craig has been home for a week, though while home he's, according to his mother, been going through fits of what she thought to be mad ravings. Any and all attempts to get him to seek therapy have ended in the same shouts of "They'll just think I'm crazy and lock me up forever."
Interview A6 06/06/████
Interviewed: Craig Daniels 15 Y.O.A. [Missing, Believed Dead]
Interviewer: Officer Richard Huston
[BEGIN AUDIO LOG]
Huston: Let's start from the beginning. Were you present in the Rickwell Forest on May 21st?
Daniels: Yes. I thought you would have known that.
Huston: Just checking. Anyways, who were you with on that night?
Daniels: I was with my friends.
Huston: Can you elaborate?
Daniels: On what?
Huston: On who was with you. Can you give us names? Specifics?
Daniels: Oh... Okay. I was with 5, I think, friends. Yeah, 5. Samuel, Christian, Samantha, Elena, and Michael.
Huston: Okay, why were you in the forest that night? Please try to be specific and tell the truth.
Daniels: Well. We were there because of Sam
Huston: Pierce?
Daniels: Yes, he had told us that he had found a game for us to play in the forest, the catch being that it had to be at night. Our group at the time was quite bored so we decided to do it. So that night we all asked our parents if we could have an overnight camping trip into the woods, when we got the okay we each only packed some snacks and sleeping bags except Elena though, she also brought a camera with her.
Huston: Was anyone else planning on going on this trip that didn't?
Daniels: Yes, it was my brother Steffen. He didn't go because he was scared of the woods. Actually, I didn't even want to come along.
Huston: Then why did you?
Daniels: I was weak.
Huston: What do you mean weak?
Daniels: I was pressured into it, they promised that nothing bad happened so I unwillingly went. God do I wish I stayed home that night.
Huston: Can you tell more about this game? That Samuel wanted you guys to play?
Daniels: He said it was called Desideri Feras. According to Sam, the game was a ritual performed by members of his parent's religion that those with sin would play to abolish them. Thinking back to that, I realize that that should have set off alarms in my head.
Huston: Why should that have set off alarms?
Daniels: Because... because Sam's parents weren't part of an actual religion. It was more like a cult. They worshipped these... things... hell Sam said he was unable to describe the creatures. He'd share stories of his process of being indoctrinated into the cult and soon after begin detailing tales from the cult's gatherings.
Huston: I see. What cult was this that he joined?
Daniels: I... I can't remember. He would tell us the name but I just can't remember it. It feels like something is locking that memory off from me.
Huston: Interesting. What were the rules of this "game"
Daniels: There was only 1 rule in this game. Escape.
Huston: I see, but escape from what? Exactly?
Daniels: I... I can't say it aloud.
Huston: Can you write it down for me?
[Note: At this request Officer Huston passed a piece of paper and a writing utensil to Daniels who simply wrote "KLYMRVINTH" in straggling letters looking almost as if he had forgotten how to write.]
Huston: And who or what is-
Daniels: (Panicked) Don't say his name aloud. I've done enough harm putting the name in your mind.
Huston: Okay. How does this game work?
Daniels: Once he is summoned, he'll hunt you down. When close he projects your deepest fear in a manifestation of some Eldrich Abomination. If you flee he'll kill you. If you freeze your fear will consume you.
Huston: How do you know this?
Daniels: I watched it happen. No one else... made it out. First Samantha, right as she saw him, her mind seemed to just break as she just fell limp to the ground before she was consumed by him. Then poor Michael we ran together but soon we got separated I watched as he was caught by him after but tried to face his greatest fear's amalgamate form but he failed and it consumed him in a single crunch of its jaw. Then, Christian, the kid held on to his belief so tightly he always carried a cross. So he tried confronting him, he held the cross out in front of him, I was watching from the nearby tree line. I could see it in his body language, he was scared out of his mind. He was crushed with ease... as if... as if he was a piece of thin ice.
(1 minute of continuous silence from Daniels, before Daniels broke down crying.)
[Note: During this moment of silence a low pitched buzz of unknown origin began to emanate through the room. Since Huston has confirmed to be able to hear it. He described it as such a low pitch that he didn't really hear it as much as feel it.]
Huston: Then what?
Daniels: (Through choked sobs) I... I...
Huston: It's okay take your time.
(Nearly 4 minutes pass of uninterrupted sobbing from Daniels before they began to quiet.)
Daniels: Soon after... I... I found Sam, he was so glad to see me. But the feeling wasn't reciprocated. Once I got close enough. I punched him with all the might I could muster. Then, I could hear him, he was closing in on us. I did something I never thought I'd be able to do.
Huston: What? What did you do?
Daniels: While Sam was standing back up, I quickly grabbed him and pulled him around me as fast as I could in the path of the oncoming beast, he landed on his stomach and then look up at me. I could see the look on his face. He made a mistake, a mistake everyone else had to pay for, and eventually him. The look on his face said it all, "I'm sorry. Why did you do this? Please forgive me and help me." It said it all.
Huston: Well, did you?
Daniels: No. I couldn't find it in me to forgive him, so I turned and ran. I could hear his screams as I ran, like the coward I was. Regardless of what he did, I abandoned my friend for my own survival. His scream has stayed in my mind since.
Huston: What became of Elena?
Daniels: I don't know. All I ever found was her camera, I tried to check for videos on it in a moment of calmness, there was nothing on it that told of her fate. The last thing the most recent video showed was her dropping the camera and continuing to run with him following her.
Huston: You've seen the videos on the camera?
Daniels: Yeah... Why?
Huston: We've been trying to pull the footage off of it to no avail. Did you do something to the camera in the time you found it to when you were found?
Daniels: Yes. After the video concluded I threw the camera in frustration. The only other person I thought was alive wasn't going to be found.
Huston: What else was on the camera?
Daniels: I can't remember.
Huston: Craig, what was on the camera?
Daniels: I don't remember!
Huston: WHAT WAS ON THE DAMN CAMERA CRAIG?!
Daniels (Now on the verge of tears): I DON'T REMEMBER!! JUST LIKE THE CULT. It's been blocked from my mind.
Huston: This interview is over.
Daniels: Wait. Please don't leave.
Huston: I said the interview is over. You are withholding information, Craig. You're delusional. This Klymrvinth... thing, isn't real.
[Note: Although the interview was declared over and Huston left after saying so, here it seems the device kept recording. Huston claims it an error on his part due to emotions fogging up his sight and preventing him from performing his duties properly.]
Daniels: (Whispering before growing into a shout) He spoke his name. WHY DID YOU SPEAK HIS NAME?! PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE. DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE!! I'M BEGGING YOU PLEASE!!
(Low buzz grows along with slight audio distortion)
Daniels: No please, I learned. I SWEAR I'VE LEARNED.
Daniels: I'm sorry just please leave me alone.
(A distorted voice begins, its meaning unknown through the recording)
Daniels: NO, PLEASE. JUST LEAVE ME ALONE.
(Audio distortion begins to form as Daniels is left in a blood-curdling scream. Soon after the distortion stops along with Daniels screams, the door is heard being broken down as police enter the room to find Daniels missing)
[END AUDIO LOG]
Closing Statement: While the first half of the audio tape could suggest Daniels having delusions believing it was a monster killing his friends when in reality he did, but this theory has now been thrown out due to the final moments. Blood samples have been found in the area belonging to Elena Ridgewell and Samuel Pierce along with Daniels suggesting that Daniels wasn't fabricating lies to escape trouble, and there might be something paranormal. There is still no sign of Craig Daniels, Samuel Pierce, Christian Delage, Samantha Ricardo, Elena Hollow, or Michael Crowley.
At the time of interrogation, Craig has been home for a week, though while home he's, according to his mother, been going through fits of what she thought to be mad ravings. Any and all attempts to get him to seek therapy have ended in the same shouts of "They'll just think I'm crazy and lock me up forever."
Interview A6 06/06/████
Interviewed: Craig Daniels 15 Y.O.A. [Missing, Believed Dead]
Interviewer: Officer Richard Huston
[BEGIN AUDIO LOG]
Huston: Let's start from the beginning. Were you present in the Rickwell Forest on May 21st?
Daniels: Yes. I thought you would have known that.
Huston: Just checking. Anyways, who were you with on that night?
Daniels: I was with my friends.
Huston: Can you elaborate?
Daniels: On what?
Huston: On who was with you. Can you give us names? Specifics?
Daniels: Oh... Okay. I was with 5, I think, friends. Yeah, 5. Samuel, Christian, Samantha, Elena, and Michael.
Huston: Okay, why were you in the forest that night? Please try to be specific and tell the truth.
Daniels: Well. We were there because of Sam
Huston: Pierce?
Daniels: Yes, he had told us that he had found a game for us to play in the forest, the catch being that it had to be at night. Our group at the time was quite bored so we decided to do it. So that night we all asked our parents if we could have an overnight camping trip into the woods, when we got the okay we each only packed some snacks and sleeping bags except Elena though, she also brought a camera with her.
Huston: Was anyone else planning on going on this trip that didn't?
Daniels: Yes, it was my brother Steffen. He didn't go because he was scared of the woods. Actually, I didn't even want to come along.
Huston: Then why did you?
Daniels: I was weak.
Huston: What do you mean weak?
Daniels: I was pressured into it, they promised that nothing bad happened so I unwillingly went. God do I wish I stayed home that night.
Huston: Can you tell more about this game? That Samuel wanted you guys to play?
Daniels: He said it was called Desideri Feras. According to Sam, the game was a ritual performed by members of his parent's religion that those with sin would play to abolish them. Thinking back to that, I realize that that should have set off alarms in my head.
Huston: Why should that have set off alarms?
Daniels: Because... because Sam's parents weren't part of an actual religion. It was more like a cult. They worshipped these... things... hell Sam said he was unable to describe the creatures. He'd share stories of his process of being indoctrinated into the cult and soon after begin detailing tales from the cult's gatherings.
Huston: I see. What cult was this that he joined?
Daniels: I... I can't remember. He would tell us the name but I just can't remember it. It feels like something is locking that memory off from me.
Huston: Interesting. What were the rules of this "game"
Daniels: There was only 1 rule in this game. Escape.
Huston: I see, but escape from what? Exactly?
Daniels: I... I can't say it aloud.
Huston: Can you write it down for me?
[Note: At this request Officer Huston passed a piece of paper and a writing utensil to Daniels who simply wrote "KLYMRVINTH" in straggling letters looking almost as if he had forgotten how to write.]
Huston: And who or what is-
Daniels: (Panicked) Don't say his name aloud. I've done enough harm putting the name in your mind.
Huston: Okay. How does this game work?
Daniels: Once he is summoned, he'll hunt you down. When close he projects your deepest fear in a manifestation of some Eldrich Abomination. If you flee he'll kill you. If you freeze your fear will consume you.
Huston: How do you know this?
Daniels: I watched it happen. No one else... made it out. First Samantha, right as she saw him, her mind seemed to just break as she just fell limp to the ground before she was consumed by him. Then poor Michael we ran together but soon we got separated I watched as he was caught by him after but tried to face his greatest fear's amalgamate form but he failed and it consumed him in a single crunch of its jaw. Then, Christian, the kid held on to his belief so tightly he always carried a cross. So he tried confronting him, he held the cross out in front of him, I was watching from the nearby tree line. I could see it in his body language, he was scared out of his mind. He was crushed with ease... as if... as if he was a piece of thin ice.
(1 minute of continuous silence from Daniels, before Daniels broke down crying.)
[Note: During this moment of silence a low pitched buzz of unknown origin began to emanate through the room. Since Huston has confirmed to be able to hear it. He described it as such a low pitch that he didn't really hear it as much as feel it.]
Huston: Then what?
Daniels: (Through choked sobs) I... I...
Huston: It's okay take your time.
(Nearly 4 minutes pass of uninterrupted sobbing from Daniels before they began to quiet.)
Daniels: Soon after... I... I found Sam, he was so glad to see me. But the feeling wasn't reciprocated. Once I got close enough. I punched him with all the might I could muster. Then, I could hear him, he was closing in on us. I did something I never thought I'd be able to do.
Huston: What? What did you do?
Daniels: While Sam was standing back up, I quickly grabbed him and pulled him around me as fast as I could in the path of the oncoming beast, he landed on his stomach and then look up at me. I could see the look on his face. He made a mistake, a mistake everyone else had to pay for, and eventually him. The look on his face said it all, "I'm sorry. Why did you do this? Please forgive me and help me." It said it all.
Huston: Well, did you?
Daniels: No. I couldn't find it in me to forgive him, so I turned and ran. I could hear his screams as I ran, like the coward I was. Regardless of what he did, I abandoned my friend for my own survival. His scream has stayed in my mind since.
Huston: What became of Elena?
Daniels: I don't know. All I ever found was her camera, I tried to check for videos on it in a moment of calmness, there was nothing on it that told of her fate. The last thing the most recent video showed was her dropping the camera and continuing to run with him following her.
Huston: You've seen the videos on the camera?
Daniels: Yeah... Why?
Huston: We've been trying to pull the footage off of it to no avail. Did you do something to the camera in the time you found it to when you were found?
Daniels: Yes. After the video concluded I threw the camera in frustration. The only other person I thought was alive wasn't going to be found.
Huston: What else was on the camera?
Daniels: I can't remember.
Huston: Craig, what was on the camera?
Daniels: I don't remember!
Huston: WHAT WAS ON THE DAMN CAMERA CRAIG?!
Daniels (Now on the verge of tears): I DON'T REMEMBER!! JUST LIKE THE CULT. It's been blocked from my mind.
Huston: This interview is over.
Daniels: Wait. Please don't leave.
Huston: I said the interview is over. You are withholding information, Craig. You're delusional. This Klymrvinth... thing, isn't real.
[Note: Although the interview was declared over and Huston left after saying so, here it seems the device kept recording. Huston claims it an error on his part due to emotions fogging up his sight and preventing him from performing his duties properly.]
Daniels: (Whispering before growing into a shout) He spoke his name. WHY DID YOU SPEAK HIS NAME?! PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE. DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE!! I'M BEGGING YOU PLEASE!!
(Low buzz grows along with slight audio distortion)
Daniels: No please, I learned. I SWEAR I'VE LEARNED.
Daniels: I'm sorry just please leave me alone.
(A distorted voice begins, its meaning unknown through the recording)
Daniels: NO, PLEASE. JUST LEAVE ME ALONE.
(Audio distortion begins to form as Daniels is left in a blood-curdling scream. Soon after the distortion stops along with Daniels screams, the door is heard being broken down as police enter the room to find Daniels missing)
[END AUDIO LOG]
Closing Statement: While the first half of the audio tape could suggest Daniels having delusions believing it was a monster killing his friends when in reality he did, but this theory has now been thrown out due to the final moments. Blood samples have been found in the area belonging to Elena Ridgewell and Samuel Pierce along with Daniels suggesting that Daniels wasn't fabricating lies to escape trouble, and there might be something paranormal. There is still no sign of Craig Daniels, Samuel Pierce, Christian Delage, Samantha Ricardo, Elena Hollow, or Michael Crowley.