One or two fairy rings appearing overnight isn't too much of an oddity but eighty is rather more concerning. They were almost evenly spaced apart - not a single one overlapped and all were near perfect circles... unnaturally perfect and yet seemingly naturally made.
When the ground began to vibrate later that afternoon we began to further question the legitimacy of the fairy rings and their spontaneity. By evening the entire area was caught up in voracious tremors that sent us all flying towards open and sturdier ground.
When it was deemed safe to return we saw that the tremors had opened up several dozen holes and sunk most of the fairy rings, leaving perfect circles that appeared to lead toan underground chasm. As far as anyone knew the town was built on solid rock and yet this contradiction was right before us.
It was a few weeks later, when we began filling the holes, that we first saw them moving about in the shadows. Before then there'd been the odd report of unusual footprints and missing pets but it was all chalked own to the larger wildlife native to the area.
We never expected them to grow so bold as to venture out into broad daylight and stand with their domed heads held high. They resembled something of a fungus mixed with a parsnip, pale and sturdy creatures with a thousand glistening amber eyes that retracted with every blink.
We didn't consider the possibility of spores until a fatal cough developed a few hours later.
When the ground began to vibrate later that afternoon we began to further question the legitimacy of the fairy rings and their spontaneity. By evening the entire area was caught up in voracious tremors that sent us all flying towards open and sturdier ground.
When it was deemed safe to return we saw that the tremors had opened up several dozen holes and sunk most of the fairy rings, leaving perfect circles that appeared to lead toan underground chasm. As far as anyone knew the town was built on solid rock and yet this contradiction was right before us.
It was a few weeks later, when we began filling the holes, that we first saw them moving about in the shadows. Before then there'd been the odd report of unusual footprints and missing pets but it was all chalked own to the larger wildlife native to the area.
We never expected them to grow so bold as to venture out into broad daylight and stand with their domed heads held high. They resembled something of a fungus mixed with a parsnip, pale and sturdy creatures with a thousand glistening amber eyes that retracted with every blink.
We didn't consider the possibility of spores until a fatal cough developed a few hours later.
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