My AI Told Me a Story: SWALLOW

Everyday I get a word from a random word generator. Using that word, I ask my AI to tell me a story.

Here is today’s word: SWALLOW

Here is that story:

The house on the outskirts of town always gave people an uneasy feeling. Dark clouds seemed to hang over it even on the sunniest days. Rumors circulated that the previous owner had practiced dark magic, and strange occurrences were reported by those who ventured too close. Despite this, a young couple moved in determined to make a home of it. Little did they know that the secrets hidden within the walls of the old house would soon unravel and consume their lives.

At first, everything seemed fine. The couple, Ashley and Thomas, were happy to have a big yard for their dog and plenty of space for their growing family. But then strange things began to happen. Doors would slam shut on their own, and Ashley would hear whispers from empty rooms. Each night she would wake up to find the blankets had been pulled off her and her husband. But what disturbed her most were the nightmares that seemed to follow her even after she woke up.

In the dreams, a voice would call out to her, beckoning her deeper into the house. The voice seemed almost to be inside of her, inescapable. It would urge her to swallow some unknown thing, promising that if she did, all of her troubles would go away.

One night, Ashley woke to find her husband nowhere in bed. A trail of blood led her down the stairs and into the kitchen, where she found Thomas slumped over the table. A knife lay next to him, and blood dripped from his neck onto the floor. Ashley screamed, but even in her shock, she could hear the voice from her dreams calling her name.

Swallow.

Ashley tried to run, but she found herself unable to move. The voice in her head grew more insistent, promising relief from the pain if only she would obey. Ashley screamed until her throat was raw, but the voice wouldn't stop until she swallowed the unknown thing it demanded.

It was only when Ashley did as she was told that the voice finally ceased. A wave of relief washed over her, and she collapsed onto the floor. But the relief was short-lived. As she lay there, staring up at the ceiling, she realized that something was crawling inside of her. Something that was alive.

Ashley realized with horror that she had swallowed not just one thing, but many. Small, wriggling creatures that now inhabited her body. She could feel them moving under her skin, hear them whispering to her from deep within.

From that day forward, Ashley was never the same. The creatures inside her whispered constantly, urging her to do unspeakable things. She found herself compelled to kill again and again, driven by the desperate need to quiet their incessant murmuring.

In the end, it was Ashley's own hands that brought about her demise. Her body was found years later, hanging from a beam in the attic of the house. But even in death, her insatiable hunger remained. The creatures she had swallowed had long since multiplied and spread, infesting the very walls of the house itself.

To this day, locals avoid the house on the outskirts of town. But those brave enough to venture close will sometimes claim to hear the whispers of Ashley's creatures calling out to them from within the walls.

Swallow, they say. And join us.

This story was completely unedited and created by AI inspired by the word “swallow”.