Dreadful Deed “It must be here… somewhere,” I repeated over and over to the rhythm of my heart. I inched my way through the graveyard
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"It must be here... somewhere," I repeated over and over to the rhythm of my heart. I inched my way through the graveyard, taking one trembling step to every fourth or fifth beat. I knew better than to come here before dawn, but I had to know where it lay. It was a simple choice, to be the hunter or the hunted. Time would soon reveal all. The others of my small village had been slain at the hands of this creature, and I stood here, the last remaining of my kind...alone. Lightning flashed and thunder rolled through the night as I cinched up my cloak against a sudden bitter-cold gust and halted in my tracks. It was as if God had heard my prayer. I stared at the entrance to the crypt. My heart leaped, and then stopped beating for a chilling moment. I had arrived at my destination....


