Locked In

Hunters at Twilight

"Lord Liquistor we have found the escaped slaves and the people who escaped Camp 2345 Alpha."

"Where are they?"

"In Sweden my Lord. In a city called Ostersund."

"Sweden. Is that not the country who is defying our orders?"

"Yes Master."

"Then perhaps we should pay a little visit to Sweden and teach them a lesson in who gives the orders around here. Where are the guards of Camp 2345 Alpha?"

"In the dungeon."

"Bring the women here."

The slave nodded and left. After the escape of Camp 2345 Alpha the Devil's Thorn had bombed the camp killing everyone in there and had captured the guards. The Lords and Ladies of the Devil's Thorn were furious that American Muslims had managed to escape and now they were being tortured for their crime. Some of the Lords had already bought some of the female guards and made them part of their harems. A few of the slaves who had sympathized with the American Muslims but hadn't escaped felt the female American soldiers were getting exactly the kind of treatment they had forced upon the Muslim female prisoners so they felt no sympathy towards them.

"Lord Liqustor wants the female guards up in front of him and the other masters immediately."

"No! Don't let us go there to them. We have done nothing wrong."

"You deserve the same fate you imposed on the female prisoners. It's a fitting crime if you ask me. What kind of a woman feels happy and participates in watching other women get raped and tortured?"

"That is completely different. They deserved it. Muslims are our enemies. Surely you realize that? They bombed the Pentagon and the World Trade Center. They have been killing people since the 7th century. They sell girls for money and kill Americans on international TV."

"And Christians haven't had their share of bloodshed in the name of Jesus? What about the Crusades where they threw out the Jews? It was a Muslim General who allowed the Jews back into Jerusalem. What about the Inquisition where they burned Muslims at the stake alive for not forsaking Islam? What about the forced evacuation of men and women into the desert and mountain passes, forcing many BORN Spanish Muslims away from their homeland WITHOUT their children?! What about the Salem Witch Trials where a bunch of zealous bastard Puritans burned thousands of women at the stake for 'witchcraft' because some stupid thirteen year old whore couldn't keep her legs shut?! Muslims are not the only people to have blood on their hands. Every religion at one point or another has had bloodshed on their hands in the name of their 'God'. Muslims are not the only terrorists in the world. Even today you still have Catholics and Protestants, two branches of CHRISANITY, in Ireland killing each other."

"Bring them up quickly or it will be your hide that feels the whip."

The women were shackled together and prodded with spears as they moved through the winding dark halls,up the winding stone staircase to the slave quarters and then to the main floor of the castle where the Lords and Ladies sat in council. Then they were shoved in front of the Lords and their chains were pulled through ringed loops in the floor. The slaves stood off to one side as their masters looked at the former guards.

"I'll take that one," Lord Haunter said pointing at a red head. "And that one," pointing at a brown haired middle aged woman.

Two of the slaves quickly jumped forward and unfastened the chains of the two women their master pointed out. Then they ushered the women mercilessly towards their master's chambers on the second floor. The picking went on for an hour and then the Lords gestured for their slaves to approach.

"Where exactly is Ostersund," Lord Grainger asked.

"Central Sweden my Lord."

"Then I think it's time we went there to bring back our friends. Tomorrow we'll leave for Sweden and for war."

The next morning the Lords packed up and picked out their most loyal slaves and messengers. They also took along some guards for personal protection and the hunter dogs. Leaving the Ladies in the castle they got on their private jet and flew to Sweden. It wouldn't be long before they arrived in Sweden. As soon as they found their slaves' location they would kill them if necessary if they refused to go home where they belonged.

Several of the Muslims had gotten married in the months since they had seen the news about mass genocide against the Muslims around the world and America. They struggled to live normal lives in a country that was starting to feel growing resentment and hatred towards Muslims and to the Swedish Government. Now there were talks in the Swedish Cabinet about how best to resolve the growing resentment of their citizens without sending the Muslims to their deaths. They had no idea that the Devil's Thorn were on their way to start a war.

May was due any time and Heather had given birth last Friday. She had given birth to triplets, two boys and a girl. These four children were the first free Muslims. Yet their future seemed bleak.

Thor lived with Candy and Rashid. They had no clue what to do if the Devil's Thorn came after them. Their only option was to flee to the mountains in Kirkuna. If it came to flight they hoped that the Devil's Thorn would be unable to pursue them. Still they were worried.

They posted guards outside the Mosque. Trying to ignore the reality that was upon them they continued about their lives and did their best to pretend everything was normal. Yet reports on massive air strikes and the use of chemical weapons on Muslim countries were hard to ignore. Every day they watched the television in the Mosque in order to see what was happening to their brethren and to hear of any news about the Devil's Thorn.

Their enemies were now in Ostersund. The pilots parked the jet on the airport tarmac and waited while the Lords and their army got off the plane. The pilot's and co-pilot's job was to sleep in the plane and guard it with their lives. There were a few rifles and two shotguns in the cockpit that were left with them.

Nobody would be spared in the bloodshed that was soon to follow. The Devil's Thorn had ordered that everybody including any children were to be killed. Anyone who showed mercy to the former slaves would be executed on the spot.

The Lords of the Devil's Thorn rented a mansion. At least that was the way it looked to the general public. In reality they had killed everyone in the home and taken over the mansion for themselves. They sent out their slaves for food and to find out where their runaways were hiding. Two weeks passed with no news.

One evening two slaves spotted some Muslims in the park. They followed them silently and soon found the Mosque. As the twilight faded they went back to their masters.

"My Lords. We've found some Muslims and followed them. We know where they are."

"Well then tomorrow at sunset we'll go hunting and take them by surprise."

The Lords looked at each other and sent their slaves to their quarters. As the flickering light of the candle died down there were screams of pain in one of the rooms. Someone was being punished for being caught praying for the Muslims. A war was brewing.