Chapter 1 – How it began…
'The dog is the best friend a human can have. They're reliable, loyal and they are most honest of creatures. So why don't you all show your little puppy how much you love him by cuddling him and playing with him', a young woman's voice sounded through the small barn. It was filled with little children, boys and girls between the age of 4 and 6. All had a little sweet puppy in front of them and ere playing with the small animals. Voices, cries and laughter filled with joy were heard even outside the small red wooden barn. There was no glass in the windows of the playhouse. Glass was something for the rich people like Magicians, Tradesmen and other kind of rich men and women. The only thing that was able to keep the cold winds out in the winter were the thick wooden shutters. But it was spring now and it was nice outside so the shutters were wide open. The barn were the children played during the day was a bit outside the little town. It stood in a open field in the middle of the woods. You could see the village easily from the playing ground, but you still had to walk a bit between the both places. Maybe if you would shout hart enough as a little child of 5 you would be heard in the town.
Nobody noticed in the beginning. The sun dimming a bit and eventually disappearing behind the almost black clouds. The four young women who were watching the children found out that something wasn't complete okay, when suddenly it started to rain and the thunder rolled through the black skies. The children were a bit afraid, but the small puppy's licking their fingers and asking for attention so they were soon busy with their animals. The four women got to their feet to try and shot the big heavy shutters and that's when they say them…
During the moments of blinding lightning the big group was perfectly visible. The men were not even the most scary of all. Their were dressed in black or dark brown. Faces covered with masks, which were placed over their mouths and noses, leaving only the fearsome eyes to be seen. In their hands they all had a huge pole arm. It was a long stick made of delicate light coloured wood protected with iron rings around it every few inch. At top of the stick was a large spear point which shown in light of the lighting bolts. The point itself wasn't the usual colour of iron, it was far brighter than that. It looked like it was made of silver, but with the strength of crystal. The men were quit impressive, but that was not what scared the four youngsters the most. It were the animals at their feet. The group existed out of 10 maybe 12 men. But each men had three hyena's in front of them. The beasts didn't deserve the name 'animal' because they were the lowest life and hunting form in the animal kingdom. They were outcasts themselves and that was why they most of the times made an alliance with men like those. They would be feet, most of the time human flesh if it was available and otherwise just simple animal flesh. It was obvious that the hyena's hadn't eaten in quit a while because the laughter of the children and the barking of the puppy's drove them crazy. You could see it in their eyes, when they want to attack, when they are beyond control and not be able to called back until they were fed.
The groups stared at each other for utterly minutes, both waiting of what would happen. The caretakers of the children knew that even when they managed to shut the shutters they wouldn't stand a single chance. This little house wasn't build against the force of more than 30 wild driven animals. And the children wouldn't be able to run towards the town. They
would al be dead before reaching the edge of the forest. So the only thing they could do was turn around to the children and trying to make them as comfortable as possible. The youngest of the women was watching the captain of the group attackers and during a moment of perfect silence she whispered: 'Please my Lord, make it a quick and painless as possible.' The man in the middle took his mask off and a evil grin was spreading across his face. 'Missy, were are not here to do it quick. We are here to have fun and enjoy ourselves.' Then the hyena's charged.
Overlooking everything that had happened the attack was over pretty soon. The dogs in a pack of more than 30 beasts jumped most of the time through the two large open windows. As soon as they landed and smelled the panic around the children and the puppy's their feast began. Puppy's were swallowed in one bite, children were brutally killed by ripping their throats or biting of their small heads. A few time the beasts fought over a poor innocent child and he had to suffer while the massive creatures tore him apart while the little boy was still alive. The caretakers looked while their protégées were murdered. And then at the moment the pack turned towards them a man entered the building. He didn't spoke, but grasps his pole arm and stabbed the women fast and clear through the heart. 'Their you have your mercy missy.'