1. In_Darkness_Dwells


    Date: 3/11/2024, Categories: Fiction Horror, Non-Erotic, Author: Sage_of_the_Forlorn_Path

    ... chase it, or kill it.”
    
    “Back in the train wreckage, along with my luggage, there is a cage I brought with me to deal with him. It’s heavy, and takes several men to move, but it’s built to hold wild lions and rhinos. If we can transport the cage here and drive the monster inside, then it will be trapped. After that, we just stick our guns between the bars and shoot it until its reduced to pulp. Powerful as it may be, it is just a mindless beast, and I’m sure it can be killed.”
    
    It seemed the best idea, so Volker, Sam, and Sorine set out on horseback with several other men. They brought a cart with them to transport the cage, but their travel time slowed to a crawl once they left the road. Nevertheless, they reached the train late in the morning, no different from when they left it.
    
    “Has no one really come to investigate this?” Sam asked in disbelief. “A train just goes missing and neither Warsaw nor Bucharest think to send anybody to take a look?”
    
    “Considering how much debris was on the tracks on our way here, it’s possible that help simply can’t reach us. All it takes is a foot of bent rail to keep any trains from coming through,” said Volker.
    
    “Over here!”
    
    Everyone’s attention was drawn to Sorine, waving them over from down the line. They arrived to find several dead Romanian soldiers, all showing signs that they had been slain by Danut. Numerous bullet casings littered the ground, indicating they had tried to put up a fight, but it was clear how well that ...
    ... worked. There were also hoofmarks, showing where their horses had panicked and taken off.
    
    “Once these guys are reported missing, help will surely arrive,” said one man.
    
    “But it took them this long to get here on horseback. The tracks must be completely unusable. There is no telling how many men they’ll send or how long it’ll take to get here,” said Sam. He crouched down and examined the bodies and the torches they had carried. “This happened recently. No more than twelve hours ago.”
    
    “So Danut came here after we drove him off? But why?” Sorine asked.
    
    “Oh God, look over there,” said Volker. He pointed to the base of the cliff, where the dead passengers had been buried. They hesitantly approached, finding the mass grave dug up and all the corpses missing.
    
    “We wounded him last night, so he came here to feed and regain his strength,” said Sam.
    
    “How many people were buried here?” Sorine asked with her face turning pale.
    
    “Dozens,” Sam muttered.
    
    “This doesn’t make sense,” said Volker. “I can understand digging them up to feed, but why take the bodies? He left the dead soldiers behind.”
    
    “Who knows how that monster thinks. Let’s just get the cage and get out of here. I don’t want to be out in these woods when it gets dark,” said Sam.
    
    The group worked fast, finding the cargo car with Volker’s cage inside. Fortunately, the car hadn’t landed on its side, so they got the hulking steel craft out. It was not an easy task, as the cage was large and extremely heavy, ...
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