Chapter 1

11 2 0
                                    

It was around midnight and I couldn't sleep. I got up and went downstairs to get myself a drink and as I was arriving back at my bedroom something on the window caught my eye, something that looked like a blood covered scratch...

I blinked a few times to make sure I wasn't imagining things out of tiredness but it was really there! My first thought was that it didn't look human, more like a werewolf scratch or something like that. I instantly figured that this beast would be reigning havoc and terror on my village until someone put a stop to it. I expected it had come from the deep forest at the back of my village; people were hearing strange howls and disappearing when they went to investigate there. I picked up my trusty silver jewel encrusted sword that I kept on the floor by my bed and set out in search for this monster. It was pitch black so I carried a lantern with me to light my way. Since the lantern would have given away my position anyway, I decided to wait for the beast to come to me...

The bloody scratchesWhere stories live. Discover now