A two months after surviving the horrors of the Area 51 and The Skinwalkers, Nkumkani finally believes he has earned a moment of peace. Unfortunately, peace seems to hate him. Absolutely despise him. Because on a cold, quiet evening, a thick black fog rolls across Redfern Ridge—silent, unnatural, and carrying whispers that do not belong to this world.

Before anyone can react, the fog tears open a rift in reality itself, revealing the entrance to a forgotten world called Nefima. And stumbling out of it is the one person nobody asked for:

Nefima the Eternal Necromancer.

For 1,890 years, she has been trying to ascend as the Goddess of the Undead. At this point, even the skeletons following her around seem tired of the quest. Someone should really tell her that after nearly two millennia of failing the same promotion, it might be time to pick a different career path. But no—Nefima is stubborn, power-hungry, and now convinced that the key to her godhood lies in the Garden Behind the Fence.

Unfortunately, Nkumkani is not the only one who notices her arrival. The witches of the Ashen Coven awaken from their long hibernation, furious that someone else dares to steal their ancient claim to the Garden’s secrets. They rise from their hidden sanctuaries, stirring storms, cursing lands, and causing chaos on a level that even Redfern Ridge wasn’t prepared for. And that is saying something.

With the Garden mutating again, the realms cracking open at the edges, undead armies shambling through the streets, and witches dropping curses like confetti, Nkumkani and his allies are forced into another battle for survival. Sasha, Jason, Dreadmoore,Lucifer,Shatterhowl and the others must navigate a war between a necromancer who refuses to give up and witches who refuse to share.

The line between worlds grows thinner. The monsters grow stronger. And the Garden Behind the Fence reveals that its mysteries are deeper, older, and far more dangerous than anyone imagined.

Nkumkani never wanted to be a hero, but once again, fate hands him the same job description:

Save the world, or watch it rot.

And this time, the rot has teeth. this is a follow up TO The Garden Behind The Fence go check it out to understand now this is the second phase ok!!!!!!!!!.BYE.

A wounded man lies against a wall, coughing — but the sound is wet, layered, wrong. His chest rises… then twitches again, like something inside is adjusting.


The man's veins bulge. Something shifts beneath his skin, crawling toward his throat.


Black flesh pushes up his neck, pressing against his jaw from the inside.


Monkey:"That's not a parasite… that's a tenant."


The thing inside tries to emerge — and fails.


Then burns itself alive, dissolving into ash inside the man's body.


There is a symbol burned into his chest — ancient, jagged, glowing faintly.


🧿 Scene 4: What the Brand Is (Partial Truth)


Aino presses his fingers near the mark.


Aino:"Whatever was inside him couldn't survive alone.It needed the Brand to stay stable."


Aino:"Remove the Brand… and the thing dies with the host."


Nkumkani:"So someone made cages for monsters."


🧬 Scene 5: Monster Form (First Explanation)


A possessed creature charges from the shadows — half-human, half-something else.


Bones snap outward. Skin blackens. Eyes glow.


It transforms fully, screaming in pain and rage.


Aino:"Pain triggers it!That's when they change!"


The creature collapses, melting into lifeless flesh.


🌿 Scene 6: The Name Nobody Likes Saying


Aino (quiet):"This is happening more often… because we're close."


Aino:"The place where these things were meant to grow."


🧠 Scene 7: Elsewhere — Zane's Vision


Zane (shaking):"They're not infecting people…they're selecting them."


🌑 Closing Scene: A Truth, Not the Whole One


Nkumkani:"Someone made monsters that need bodies.Someone made cages to control them.And someone planted all of it right here."


Monkey:"And we're standing in the middle."


Chapter 17 - 'THE THING THAT NEEDS A BODY'{17}