Blood.
It is the only thing all hunters see and all beast crave.
Blood.
The thing that made Yharnam prosper, and the same thing that made Yharnam fall.
Blood.
It could've been everted. The same scholars that found the ancient blood could've kept the plague from starting in the first place. When disease started to spread, the world would rush to Yharnam to get a sip of the "Healing Blood". A taste of a cure… a taste of a miracle.
The Blood, was that cure. A cure that… ironically, only made things worse.
There are many theories as to how it started.
"This is the sign of the apocalypse!"
"The gods are angry for unearthing their tombs!"
"It is the all the church's fault!"
They were all right in a way. But they would soon be silenced. Either by the church… or by turning into beasts.
The first beasts were the very patients of the church. First, their hair started to grow in an uncontrollable rate. Then, the limbs started to elongate, finger nails would then start to sharpen, along side their teeth. Their whole skeletal system would change completely. And finally, their eyes would have a thirst for blood, with no sign of sanity left.
These beasts attacked at night, preying on any foolish enough to wonder in the darkness.
This was a problem, not just for the people, but for the Healing Church. If the Yharnamites discovered that the cure was not what it seemed, then the church would loose all of it's influents in the world.
So what did they do? Cut off Yharnam from the world… and start "The Hunt".
The hunters were, oddly enough, skilled in the new craft.
Names like Gascoigne, Lady Maria, Ludwig, and many more will forever be remembered in Yharnam. But not as much as Gehrman, The FIRST Hunter.
Gehrman was the first in unleashing the counter attack on the beasts, with a weapon that has never been seen before. At the time, the church didn't ask to much questions; just asked him to join, he accepted, and everything is history.
The hunters would go out under the cover of night, stealthily and swiftly killing the beasts one by one. It was a genius strategy, but it was only a matter of time before The Hunt was known all over Yharnam.
Ludwig was quick to react, and started to recruit the Yharnamites to part take in the hunt; putting them in an us versus them mentality.
It worked… but for only a short amount of time.
The Scourge of the Beasts grew out of hand, the same hunters became mad with blood, the Yharnamites turned their backs to the church, and finally… nothing.
The world is unaware of the events that unfolded in Yharnam. Those who were brave, or foolish, enough to wander in either never returned, or left as a completely different person.
One thing is for sure, if the Beasts were to ever spread beyond the Yharnam walls, then may the Great Ones have mercy on the world.