Daughter of Darkness 2

The rural town of Ashwood was still reeling from the news of the gruesome massacre that had taken place just a short distance outside of its borders. The scene was a horror movie come to life, with multiple bodies brutally slaughtered, leaving behind a sea of bloodstains and a sense of dread that hung heavy in the air. Only one survivor remained, a young woman named Sophia who sat in the local constable's office, trying to make sense of the trauma that had been inflicted upon her. Constable James was a well-meaning but somewhat bumbling officer who had been trying to put the pieces together of the case since he arrived on the scene. He had a keen eye for detail, but his inexperience often led him down rabbit holes, making it difficult for him to discern fact from fiction. As he sat across from Sophia, trying to get her to open up, he couldn't help but feel a sense of frustration. Sophia was reluctant to talk, and it wasn't hard to understand why. She was clearly shaken by the events of the previous night, and every time Constable James asked her a question, she would flinch, as if the memories were still too raw to confront. James tried to reassure her, explaining that he was there to help, but Sophia's responses were cryptic and evasive, leaving him with more questions than answers. As the interview continued, Sophia began to spin a tale of debauchery, madness, and people so vile that James found himself wishing they would never see daylight again. She spoke of a group of friends who had come to her isolated cabin in the woods, seemingly under the influence of something. They had brought their party with them, and things quickly took a dark turn. James listened with growing concern, trying to filter out the exaggerations and get to the truth. But the more Sophia spoke, the more James realized how little he knew about the case. The bodies were found in various stages of dismemberment, with some showing no signs of trauma, while others had been brutally mutilated. It was as if they had been killed in different locations, but the lack of evidence or witnesses made it impossible to determine the sequence of events. James scratched his head, wondering how he was going to connect the dots. As the interview continued, James found himself becoming increasingly drawn to Sophia, who seemed to be a shell-shocked but fiercely independent woman. He sensed that there was more to her than met the eye, and he began to wonder if she might be hiding secrets of her own. Was she involved in the massacre, or was she just as much a victim as the others? The more James dug, the more questions he had, and he knew that cracking the case would be a challenge unlike any he had faced before. As the sun began to set on Ashwood, James knew he had to follow up on a lead. The local tavern had been mentioned in Sophia's account, and James had it on good authority that the killer might have been seen there earlier in the night. He made a mental note to pay a visit to the tavern, hoping to get a better sense of who the killer might be. But as he turned to leave, Sophia caught his eye, and James couldn't help but feel a shiver run down his spine. He turned back to face her, and for a moment, their eyes locked in a silent understanding. Sophia seemed to be trying to tell him something, but James wasn't quite sure what. Was she offering a clue or trying to warn him away from something? He couldn't shake the feeling that Sophia was hiding the truth, and that he needed to tread carefully if he was going to get to the bottom of the case. The question remained: Who else was involved in this ghastly murder, and how would James get any solid leads or useful clues from this shell-shocked woman?