The Adventurous McGurn

The sun is going down and you turn swiftly, looking towards the sound of the noise.
It is coming from the bushes that run along the edge of the car park. It's gotten very dark all of a sudden and you realise that the sky is swirling above your head. Darkening. Something is happening...

Suddenly, as you're peering closer, a bush bursts apart and a startling shape appears and lumbers towards you. You see a dark opening into the ground behind the bushes but don't have time to study it further because a creature is looming.

You recognise it immediately as a ghast, with it's repulsive look and towering height. But how can that be? They live in the underworld and die in daylight!
The evening is far darker than it should be for this time of you and you wonder if there is something else going on here as you look around frantically, knowing that they usually travel in packs, but you see no more.

The ghast hops towards you, lurching, arms outstretched. It is hungry! It gnashes its teeth and lashes out with a leg as you step back...

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