[ferretchucker]

Opening credits roll. Fade to a shot of autumn leaves laying on the floor. Everything is calm and dark, lit only by the moon. Without warning a foot wearing brown boots stamps down onto the leaves crunching them to the dirt covered ground. It is Novakru. She is running through the woods. A twig is in her hair and her face is pale and flushed. She breathes heavily as though she's been running for a long while. As she runs she takes her phone out of her pocket. Still no signal.

Novakru: Damn!

Looking at the screen, she doesn't notice the branch ahead of her. Her face smashes into it, sending a tooth flying with a small amount of blood. She falls backwards onto the floor, the back of her head narrowly missing a root. The phone flies from her hand and lands on the floor behind her. She pulls herself round onto all fours and looks at the phone. As she is about to go for it, she hears a horse in the distance and a maniacal laugh. Immediately she gets to her feet and starts running again. She wipes sweat from her head and notices the blood. She spits it out, and as she does she breaks through the trees, finding herself on the bank of a very wide river. She turns to look behind her, seeing no sign of V. She picks up a long branch and pokes it into the river.

Novakru: Please...

The branch doesn't reach the bottom so she lets it go. It completely submerges. She smiles slightly, then lowers herself quickly into the water. The current isn't strong and she begins swimming across, keeping her head above the water. She does breast stroke so as not to make too much noise. As she swims across, she hears a small splash from somewhere in the river behind her. She turns quickly, but sees nothing.

Novakru: Just a bit further...little more.

She keeps swimming, faster than before. Another splash. She turns again and catches sight of something sinking back into the water. Her eyes widen and she turns to a faster stroke, making much more noise.

Novakru: Nearly there!

A cold whisper can be heard on the wind and she swims even faster. She is only around fifteen feet from the bank now, and more splashes can be heard behind her. Another whisper can be heard on the wind, louder this time. Then a third time, and this time she can hear it.

Whisper: Sink with ussssssssss...

She screams slightly and keeps swimming. Something pulls her down slightly then lets go when she kicks it.

Whisper: Sink...rest with usssss....

Novakru: For the love of God no...

She reaches the bank just as the horses footsteps can be heard approaching from the other side of the river. She clamps her hands down on the grass and starts pulling herself out but as she pulls her shoulders onto the edge the ground rips out. She falls back, glancing over her shoulder quickly. She can't see the horse yet, but can hear it getting closer. She clenches the ground again and pulls herself out as fast as possible. This time she succeeds, falling down onto the ground. She pants with fear and exhaustian. Just as she is about to stand up, an invisible force pulls her back into the water. She kicks in terror but to no avail. She is up to her waist in the water now, thrashing around still. In one last bid for freedom she digs her hand back into the wet ground but it is no use. She screams a shrill scream and cries tears of anguish as her face sinks below the water. The whisper sounds once more.

Whisper: Die with ussssss...

V the Horseman reaches the riverbank and looks down into the black water. He makes a small hissing noise. The horse stamps it's feet a few times, then dives forward into the water. As the great black horse and metal clad man fall go into the deep water, V still holding tightly onto it's back, they barely make a splash. For a moment, all is quiet. Ending credits roll.