Over and Over

The ominous ‘V V’ symbol was repeated dozens of times, all over the surface of the rock face. It was carved almost compulsively with a trembling hand, over and over again. Mike had no idea what he was dealing with. He followed the eerie markings to a four-foot hole in the ground, where the marks reached a terrifying and silent crescendo. And just beside the entrance, something lay. It was caked in mud.