The curiosity dug deeper into me as the excitement grew from the crowd gathered around the stage. Shouts of agreement and cheers came from the small town people, like a brewing mob.
I walked closer to get a better listen in on the wild commotion. As I crept closer the leading voice became more clear. A long-eared wolf with a blue bow-tie and a strange white cross over his left pupil stood tall, speaking in a strong leader's voice.
"We will no longer live in fear of the demon that roams the night!
Today we finally finished the trap we'll use to catch that monster! But I'll need volunteers to aid in taking that wretched Demon's life! Dusk has already stepped forward.. Anyone else who should wish to accompany our greatest village Hunter?!"
My stomach churned as I stopped listening for a moment, everything turning to white noise. The wolf demon that Levi had spoke of... The village planned on killing it.
But weren't all wolves civilized?... None had turned feral for hundreds of years...
Questions tapped on my skull like a constant nagging that fed into my greatest fears...
The white noise dropped away when all eyes were suddenly on me...
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CastAways - Legends of Alledia
FantasiaThe CastAways of this world have a strange way of finding each other... This story holds hope... Love... Blood... and sacrifice. Will these strange outcasts find happiness?... Or will the world they live in destroy them... from the outside in. Love...
