Markus is dragged to a small town by his parents. He instantly makes friends, but they aren't very loyal ones. The boy's new "friends" convince him to go to an old cemetery on the anniversary of an infamous witch's death.
Inside of the cemetery, Markus trips and accidentally cracks an unmarked gravestone. Thinking nothing of it, he leaves. Little does he know that he's been cursed. The male is given the ability to see ghosts, and it is slowly driving him insane. Nobody believes him, and his "friends" become his most dedicated bullies. Having no one else to turn to, he goes back to the graveyard after hearing a rumor about a witch that had been buried there. Suspecting that she was the cause of his grief, Markus talks with the ghost of Martha Roswell.
She then manipulates him to take revenge on those who had disgraced him. Little does he know that his bullies are the ancestors of her killers. Markus begins with cruel pranks that may cause serious harm, but not death. But, once he does accidentally kill someone, the boy disappears. After years of searching, his parent move away in grief, and the police halt the investigation.
Years later, a girl named Faith moves into the same town with her grandparents, since her parents are always working and do not have time to care for her. She is obsessed with all things paranormal, and wishes to be a Paranormal Investigator when she is older. The girl finds out about Markus, and instantly starts her detective work. Because she considers the abnormal, Faith gets a lot farther than the police had in 3 years. Her hunt eventually leads her to Martha's grave, where she questions the spirit.
Ghosts are only able to speak in riddles, which creates a temporary obstacle in Faith's search. After a few months, the girl finally tracks down Markus, who had been living in the basement of a rundown church. He is mentally unstable, and is pretty much a fleshy spirit at this point. He only speaks in riddles, and even then can't speak in complete sentences.
Either I'm going to have the girl almost killed, and move away from the town, or have Markus kill her and then come to his senses.
Back story of Martha Roswell: The young 11 year old had never been popular with the other kids. She had always been an outcast, mostly because of her very vivid imagination and refusal to live in reality. Because of this, Martha is accused of being a witch by her peers, a few years before the time of the Witch Trials in Salem. Instead of being placed in a proper court, the older children take it upon themselves to test the girl's innocence. She is then drowned in a river, as it is one of the "tests" to check if someone is a witch or not. Haunting the town, Martha does all she can to take revenge on the others. She pulls others into insanity, and have them do her dirty work.
Characters:
Name: Markus Wheeler
Age: 12/16
Physical Characteristics: Before his disappearance, Markus had short cropped black hair and brown eyes. Not very strong. Has a birthmark on the back of his knee that kind of looked like a blotted sideways cross.
Personality: He is quiet, and doesn't really get along with people that well. So, when he gains a friend, Markus will do anything he can to keep them.
Name: Faith Macaulay
Age: 14
Physical Characteristics: Long, curly red hair and green eyes. Small splash of freckles on her nose. Average in almost everything appearance-wise. Has a preference for loose, comfortable clothing, despite the fact that her family could easily afford many of the more fashionable styles.
Personality: Free-spirited and willing to make friends with virtually anyone. She is a smart student, but has a bit of an ADHD problem that gets her into a lot of trouble with teachers. Faith tends to always try to look to the bright side of things, and refuses to give up when she sets her mind to something.
Name: Martha Roswell
Age: 11 at time of death
Physical Characteristics: Originally had long blonde hair that she always kept in a braid. Originally had blue eyes, and was small for her age. Used to be eternally pale, no matter how much sun she got. Wore the typical dress and clothing for the time period. In her ghost form, all of these characteristics are a silvery white and transparent.
Personality: Martha used to be very quiet and kind to everything and one she came across. Your stereotypical "Disney Princess" personality. After death, she became very bitter and sought out revenge. The girl wasn't able to physically harm her victims, but was able to drive them insane. Either this or cause someone else to become paranoid enough to physically harm people for her.
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