As he approached, he noticed something strange on the ground near the fence—chalk drawings on the pavement. They were haphazard and strange, not like anything he’d seen before. Symbols—circles, triangles, and lines—were drawn in white, half-faded by time. They reminded him of the sigils he’d seen in his video game. Just coincidence, he told himself. But still, something about them made him feel uneasy.
He carefully walked around the yard, staying on the pavement and keeping his distance from the markings. As he observed more he saw, there were twigs hanging from the fence near the window. They were arranged in rows, each one wrapped in feathers and what seemed to be like small bones.