The New Prey

"Marina, run. Hide behind the bushes."

It was him, the monster. Marina is older than me, our second guardian. The blood in her veins is blessed by the forest spirit, Orin.

She was just a child, born with forest green eyes, different from us, yet the most powerful among our group.

And now he had the smell of her, he saw the eyes.

How could he not want to own her blood?

"Aine don't worry. You need to go from here. He can't find you", Marina's words echoed inside me.

What if he finds me? What if he knows I'm still alive?

Will he kill me? Will he trap me in his dark, demon realm?

There was silence all around. Even the wind stopped, the leaves no longer whispered.

"It's him", I stammered, I could feel the shadow curling this cave. A dark fragrance for possession, and he was coming, to own another soul, another green eyes.

We held our breath. The fire no longer burned, but its smoke was enough to give him a creepy smile.

His horse stopped.

"Don't cry. Hide behind the rocks and no matter what happens, none of you will come out", our mother silenced us, because she already knew what was going to happen.

His steps got closer. He entered the cave, with a smile of a demon, who is ready to satisfy his greed.

My heart was beating with the sound of his breath, my body trembled, it feared his presence.

"Oh, the god mother", his laugh echoed in the cave," Where's my prey?", his eyes were lustful.

"You are a demon. Just leave this place. There's no one left, you killed them all."

"Haha, I have spared you. You know why? Because I want to see you dying every day, every night. I want your life to fear, to know what pain is."

"You can kill me, but I won't let your hunt continue", there was silence.

No voice, no laughter, a silence that scares your soul.

"Marina, let me go. He will kill my mother", she pulled my hand, pleading to stay.

Tears rolled down, my breath got heavy.

The silence was haunting. Seeing me impatient, seeing the silence, Marina stood up, she peeked out. There was no one. He vanished, so does mother.

"He took her", I broke down in tears, panting. All others were scared.

Syria shouted, "Marina, no."

Marina was his new prey, she was destined to fall in his trap.

As soon as she stepped out, he entered with his horse.

"There you are", a dangerous laugh, "I have been waiting for you. Let's go to our new home."

He took Marina. Once again the silence surrounded us. Our protector was gone.

Mother came running. "My child."

She broke down.

He hunted for us like a predator searches for its prey.

I wish I could have never gone to the flower garden, maybe I'm responsible for their death.

Can I rewrite this tale of being a prey?

Can I ever get out of his demon realm and from the fear?

Or will we die someday with his hands?

Today was Marina and tomorrow will be someone else.

His greed for souls will end with our lives, with every one of us having green eyes.

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