Shadowfall: The Beginning.

       On one evening in London, everyone was rounding off their work, some closing their shops, some forcing their children out of the park, and some just going home peacefully. It was like any other normal day- or so one would think. There was a sudden bloody scream that emerged from a distance, catching the attention of the people. They ran to the source of the disturbing sound, only to find a sight of pure horror. There was a woman lying on the floor, engulfed in her own blood, and should I mention, lifeless. The young girl who was with her clasped her hands onto her mouth, with her body trembling like a leaf. She wasn't just scared of her mother's lifeless body beside her, but of the doer of the action. It was a strange looking man, tall and looking paler than normal. Instead of a normal dentition, he had sharp pointy teeth, stained in the red colour of blood. The people who rushed to the scene were just as horrified as the girl. But before they could do anything, the creature charged at them and slaughtered them all, leaving just the child. The little girl, not being able to bear such sight, ran as fast as her feet could take her to her home, in search of her grampa. She narrated the whole story to him, and the old man sat and patiently listened to the frantic words of his grandchild.

   "At last! The daunting prophecy is finallyhappening!" Yelled the old man.

  "The end of the word has finally come, so as the end of the human race!" The girl was confused on what he said.

 "I'm talking about a prophecy made by our ancestors hundreds of years ago. It was said that evil would be cleansed from the world by inhuman forces that would devour the unclean people and teach humanity a lesson they'll never forget!"

"But it doesn't make sense! Everyone is unclean in a certain way, to kill them means to wipe out all humans from the face of the earth! What do we do Grampa?!" The girl yelled as tears streamed down her face.

"I'm afraid there's nothing we can do- unless...." The old Chinese man got up and grabbed a old dusty book that was locked up in his safe.

"...Exactly a century ago, a prophet had a dream, where beasts attacked and devoured all humans who had evil in their hearts, almost leading to the end of the world, until one day, there was a saviour who brought an end to those monsters and saved humanity from extinction. This has to be what that prophet saw, and if it is true, then we would be saved by the chosen one." The old man said as he closed the book, forming a big cloud of dust.

"But how, and where would we ever find such person in a world this big?"

"I don't know, all we can do is hope for the best, and repent from our sins now that we have the chance."

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