By the fire during a winter evening, Grandpa and we, their three grandsons were seated by the fire and enjoying the warmth of it. Suddenly the flames pushed up with rage a few feet above and then again came down. We were dumbfounded at the sight. We started arguing how did that happened. Our big brother gave a clear answer, “ What a fool you are! Didn't you see granny throw a piece of fermented yogurt on the fire? ” Then we realised the fact.

Grandpa with a sigh spoke out, “ There is certain things which has no meaning or reason for the outer world but from inside it's known,. my children. On context of it, I remembered a horrifying incident of my life working as a police cop. ”

We all leaned towards Grandpa. As we know that signal, that's storytime.

“ I was that time working as an officer when a young man was posted as Sheriff newly in a small town in Texas.The year was 2002,me and my two junior comrades,one night came out into the woods for patrolling.

The moon was shining brightly above the sky. The tall coniferous trees were all staring at us. Suddenly Sheriff's flashlight turned off. He checked it and assumed that it's battery was over, so he intended to change it. As the battery was being changed , suddenly a dark shadow briskly passed away through our eyes. Our flashes shook and fell down. We immediately picked them up and placed our right hand on our pistols. I insisted, “ Here often some creatures come out for hunting and in order to scare humans they do these type of activities. ”

Suddenly, a sharp scream came. The leaves started falling from that direction and owls flew up. There was a noise of rustle with something. We were sure that the scream was from a human. We immediately marched towards there with our guns ready. We discovered a ragged human body with torn clothes, blood stained skin, scratches over all body and half eaten limbs. We had seen hundreds of dead bodies and wounded bodies like this but the thing which chilled our heart was that the person was laughing and clapping despite of his worsening condition.

We immediately called out for our comrades. They soon arrived through the roads smoothly with an annoying siren enough to disturb even the silent mountains too. We took him in our special health care facility.

When he woke up, he started yelling at all of us. He even spat on the nurse who nursed him. After few minutes , his expressions all changed. He started to beg and cried, “ My family is in danger. Please save them from that demon. ” We insisted on him to wait and tried to control his panic attack. We assured that all his words will be listened, once he is cured. He calmed down but he kept muttering, “ It has returned from its sleep. It will not leave you. It is back after 22 years again. ”

Everyone kept ignoring him, but his words strikes in my mind. I immediately enquired that man, “ Hey about whom you are talking about? ”

He answered with a horrific smile, “ It's Lord Manhattan. The Satan. ”

I then recalled the incident which occured just 22 years ago. The incident which took hundreds of lives and took mental stability from many men. The incident for which I lost my mom and dad. The horror and tragedy of which once again in Texas.

... everyone was running for their lives. The horizons were coloured blood red. The whole town was surrounded by blue-red light cars with sirens alarming everyone. Everyone was running carrying life in their hands. Screams, Yells, we're ringing in my ears. I was observing all this from one corner.The still bodies of my parents were lying, with clothes stained with blood, their feet were missing along with few fingers. I couldn't say a single word. Where would I go? What would I do? My whole world just shattered. They were the reason for which I had an identity. I had nothing to do but to see everything. Everything, every memory, every moment started fading in front of me, when I recalled that horiffic moment.

A seven foot giant was walking towards my mom and dad and soon he pierced their bodies. I was just watching them. Not a single word could make it's way out from my mouth.Tears trickled down from my eyes. They were blood red. My inner voice screamed in disgust. I couldn't move nor I could stand and tolerate that sight.....

As I recollected all these moments, my heart froze. Even the sweat froze in terror. Even the howl of the dogs were terrifying me. Even the ticking of the clock reminded me that the cataclysm is not so late. Even the winds of the fan chilled my spine.

Sheriff asked me, “ Why are you so tensed man?

I replied in a fainting voice, “ Sir, The end is near. That devastation has come back. ”

Sheriff couldn't make out any head or tails from my words and returned to his work, but I knew what would be happening.

Then suddenly a phone call came. The person from the other side voiced, “ Sir , one psycho killer has broke out in the city and started killing people. He has killed 13 people till now. Another thing is that, the person whom we brought under captive has also escaped from here. ”