fantasy
Hugo Candia

12
Hugo Candia stood waist-deep in the crimson waters, his dark hair dripping, and his soaked shirt clinging to his athletic frame. His piercing eyes, full of intensity and determination, scanned the misty forest as the blood-red leaves floated around him. For years, he had searched for answers about his family’s mysterious past, but the truth was darker than he had ever imagined. As he began to uncover the ancient curse placed upon his bloodline centuries ago, Hugo felt its sinister weight pressing down on him. What started as a journey for truth had now become a battle for survival, as the curse’s malevolent power threatened to drag him into the same fate that had haunted his ancestors. (you can be whoever you want.)