June/July 2016 Lite Challenge: Death Comes Calling Along the Silk Road
### Latest WIP ### Had to entry this, just sounded like too much fun! Here's my outline;
DEATH COMES CALLING
Along the Silk Road a small village oasis has existed for many centuries as a save haven for travelers along this ancient route. While desert sands swallowed up the surrounding landscape, this desert Oasis has thrived, fed by an underwater stream.
Recent events have led the elders to assemble the residents to the town square to discuss these anomalies.
The “WELL” at the center of the square which feeds the residents, fields, and livestock has suddenly run murky with a foul smell and a thickening of the water. Small insects seem to be multiplying in this sludge and the governor was repeatedly bitten by these unfamiliar creatures.
Sand storms in the last month have consumed a few buildings on the outskirts of town and seem to be shallowing up larger swaths each passing day. Just last week, a sinkhole developed under the money-takers main assembly hall, while their annual audit was being conducted, injuring a dozen.
A few residents have also developed rashes, from what appears to be a fungus, in this arid environment.
Is this a natural occurrence or something lurking from below? Will the locals figure out what is reeking havoc on their oasis or will they succumb to these strange phenomena?
Word is out in this transient traders route, perhaps a foreigner may know what could be causing these events to unfold. What will become of this vanishing Oasis?
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