Slaughter

*WARNING: VIOLENCE

Dahlia woke up from her dream when she felt her body being dragged across the floor. Her throat felt dry. She felt extremely hungry like she was craving for something. But it wasn't for food for her stomach felt fine.

Her body felt itchy and numb. There was an extreme desire for something she wanted to do. Her hands were itching. She felt like she will go crazy if this sensation dragged on.

"Is it dead?" she heard a man's voice. It was the butler.

"I'm not sure. But the it didn't seem to breath anymore." replied a voice which came from the man who was dragging her. It was probably one of the Duke's guards.

"Throw it in the dungeon. Maybe it isn't dead. Will just tell the Lord, if it's alive." the butler commanded the guard.

The guard nodded. Dahlia slowly opened her eyes. She saw the butler's departing figure. She suddenly wanted to pounce on him and rip out his throat.

The guard continued to drag her. It was until they stop infront a big wooden door. He let go of her hands and took out his keys. Dahlia who look at the guard with a manic expression slowly stood up behind him.

'Kill him.'

Blood suddenly rushed to her head. Her hands were throbbing. While the guard was busy trying out the keys, he failed to notice Dahlia who was slowly reaching out his back with her shaking hands.

When she felt her hand touch his back, she inhaled deeply. The guard felt something soft touch his back. When he was about to turn around, he suddenly screamed. A hand pierced his chest, breaking his ribs in the process. It happened so fast he could only scream before falling to the floor and losing his life.

He wasn't even able to grasp what happened. Dahlia who was looking at the clump of muscle in her hand that was covered with blood, closed her eyes in pleasure. It felt so good. Then she slowly squeezed it, blood spraying unto her face.

"Ha—.."She exhaled. Veins in her neck protruding and her eyes turning pitch-black, energy coursing through her body. She wanted more of this sensation. When she saw the dead body on the floor, she felt an indescribable joy. She felt so high. She felt so satisfied.

'No. I want some more..More.' She then disappeared into thin air.

The guards were busy chatting among themselves when they heard a scream coming from the entrance of the dungeon.

It was definitely a scream of a man. They looked at each other and immediately headed to where the scream came from.

When the guards arrived they were horrified with the gruesome scene before them. It was one of their companions, he was lying lifelessly with big hole in his chest. It looked like his heart was ripped out.

"What?" they stood there dumbstruck and didn't know what to do. It was the first time they encountered something like this.

"The wound doesn't look like it was made by a sword. It looks messy, like it was clawed out by a beast." the guard shivered as he said, inspecting the corpse.

"Who could have done this?" asked one of the guards.

"Whoever did this—No...It is definitely a What. It's impossible for a human to do this." the guard whispered under his breath. He was terrified.

The other guard, realizing the situation, quickly shouted. "We have to alert the others. Quick!"

"AAAHH—"

They heard a shout from a distance. The guards immediately headed to where the scream was coming from.

They suddenly smelled something that was burning. 'Fire' they thought. They dashed towards the hall where subsequent screams could be heard.

They froze when they saw what was happening in the hall. Torn limbs, heads and unrecognizable bodies with littered across the floor. There stood a petite figure of a woman. She was clutching a man head, raising it above the ground. She squeezed the man's head to pulp.

All the guards that witnesses the scene were stupefied. Without a doubt this woman was the one who killed—slaughtered these people.

"S-Seize her!", one of the guards nervously said. All the other guards who heard him were hesitant because the woman's strength was terrifying.

Most of all, her methods were vile. Just witnessing the dead bodies made one's stomach churn with horror.

Two guards ran to attack her. The girl glance at their direction and mercilessly threw the corpse she was holding just a second ago. She was prepared to face them.One of the guards struck his sword against the girl's shoulder.

*Clang.

The sword broke. The guard panicked as he looked at the woman's twisted expression. The girl picked up the broken blade and threw to to the guard's neck. The guard's head fell on the floor.

All were beyond shocked. In a split second there were three more bodies lying on the floor. They didn't even blinked. They just saw a shadow move very fast while the men howled with pain.

In less than a minute, a new set of corpse were piled up on the floor. Dahlia took the sword on the torn hand that was on the floor.

She decided to find the Duke. 'I'll make this fun.' she said wiping of the blood on the sword with her torn gown. It was dyed completely red because of the blood.

She looked like she was butchered, well in fact she was the butcherer. She already killed all the people who was on the first floor of the mansion. It was only the butler and the Duke who were left.

She wolked slowly. It was impossible for them to not hear the screams. In fact she also lit the mansion on fire.

'Did they escape?'. From a distance she could here two distinct heartbeats. 'They're running to the Forest.' She purposely save the two for last. For she wanted to see the Duke's desperate expression.

"Let's play a game of cat and mouse." she whispered. Her figure disappeared once again.

"You have to run faster my Lord." The butler panicly said to the Duke.

The Duke who was gasping for air and sweating scowled at the butler. "I'm trying." he said. He had trouble running for he was very fat.

Beads of sweat formed on the butler's forehead. He saw the scene of Dahlia tearing off the servant's limb. 'A devil.' She was horrifying.

"We have to leave or else—"

"Or else what. She's just little girl. The guards probably killed her by now." the Duke confidently said.

He thought it was absurd. Perhaps the butler it was crazy. A mere girl.. To do that? Ridiculous!

They saw a fire coming from the mansion's direction. The Duke's expression sank.