6 missing

At night a maid came to serve the emperor as usual and change his robe, and the same thing happened, she was eaten alive by the emperor, but this time around he wasn't satisfied.

He wanted more blood to quench his taste, so he ventured outside the palace to see if there will be any prey, luckily for the demon and unluckily for the girl, he grabbed her and pierce his claws into her chest very deep and his fangs into her neck as he drained all her blood then begin to feast on her, he heard a voice, more like as scream, someone was watching, being a mysterious being, he disappeared to where the person was and did the same to him, kind of strange don't they scream?, the truth is they do but no one can hear them, he went to search for more human but got none, so he went back to his Room clean his mess in a way no one will suspect he killed someone, his room was sparkling like a heaven gate.

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"Where is pat ?" Alan asked.

"I don't know sir, she didn't sleep in her room yesterday "Lara implored with her head bowed.

"Meaning?"

"When I woke up at night I didn't see her, her bed was empty, so I guess she didn't sleep in the room, "Lara replied.

"This is strange, did she tell you about going anywhere?" Alan asked.

"No sir, she didn't "Said Lara as Alan left and went to ken.

"Ken, do you see pat leave this palace today or yesterday ?" Alan asked.

"No general, besides I won't allow her except I receive permission from you or the emperor, hope all is well ?" ken queried, feeling suspicious about his sudden questions about pat.

"Pat is missing, "Alan bawled.

"Missing?, not again, this is strange and getting out of hands, with the way the maids are missing I doubt if we are safe "ken inquired, hoping to get an agreement from Alan.

"Shut up and get back to your duty, "Alan ordered, feeling irritated.

"Pat missing??, this is strange, the way the maids are missing without trace is strange and disturbing, "Alan murmured to himself as people rushed in.

"What's wrong?" he questioned, provoked.

"Two of our children are missing, firstly we thought they ran away, then we saw blood, bones, and some bits of flesh on the floor not far away from the stream, we suspected there was a wild beast in this kingdom, she was a child of a poor widow, we came to cry to our emperor to save us from this wild beast "explained one of the men.

Alan was shocked. He was trying to get the answer to the questions in his head now there is another one,

"Okay, don't worry I will let the emperor know; I promise we will find the wild beast and kill it "Alan assured them.

All of a sudden, a woman came crying, rolling on the floor, people tried to hold her, but they couldn't.

"My daughter, my only child, she is all I have left, my husband is dead, I am a poor widow, all I want is death now, the only reason I am living is dead, I want to die," the woman cried bitterly as Alan control his emotions,

The emperor came out and everyone bow,

"Your highness "they bow.

"What's going on here?" Vishnu asked.

Alan explained everything to the emperor, Vishnu was quiet, within himself he knew he was that wild beast, but how can he tell them without them hating him and wanting him dead, he hated himself, the thought of committing suicide kept ringing in his head.

"I'm deeply sorry about the loss, but I promise Me and the general will make sure we find that beast, "Vishnu sniveled.

"Thanks, Your majesty, "they all bowed and left except the widow.

"Get her one of the maids, I will be responsible for her feeding "Vishnu ordered and he and Alan left.

"No, I want my daughter."

"I can't bring your daughter, neither can the emperor nor the general do, your daughter is gone for good, the emperor Isn't God And he will never be, all you just have to do is take heart, "Ivan signed and left.

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Vishnu stood at the window looking at the kingdom his parents left for him, how his father suffered to protect this kingdom, now he is going to destroy it by himself, he felt bad, he couldn't take it anymore, he drew out his sword and stab himself so deeply that the sword came out at the other side, surprisingly he felt no pain, nothing happened, he didn't die, he went into the storeroom and took a fertilizer, it is really harmful for human consumption, he went into his room and drank it all, though it was bitter and has an odd kind of taste, but he just wanted to die after drinking three bottles, he waited for death, but it seems like death now runs from him.

"This is strange, he is still alive, and he isn't feeling any pain and that hurts him a lot, it hurts to be alive.

Alan came in,

"Your majesty "he bowed,

"How May I help you?"

I came to report a case."

"I am all ears."

"Your majesty, the rate at which the maids are missing in this palace is very mysterious, I even doubt our safety, I guess there is a mysterious being in this palace."

"For how long has this been happening?"

"It has been a long time, for more than ten years, we have been bringing more maids and the more we bring, the more they got missing "Alan muttered as a drop of blood dropped from Vishnu eyes.

"Your majesty, there is a trail of blood on your cheek, hope you are ok ?"

"Yes I am, I injured myself while training, and it is unclear to me why it's just showing now, "Vishnu lied as he wiped it off.

"Damn, I was scared."

"Thanks for your concern, "Vishnu beamed, faking a smile.

"It my pleasure your highness "Alan bowed and left.

Vishnu burst into hot tears, the pain is becoming too much for him to bear, imagine the emperor a beast, how can he be the reason behind his people's death, the people he was supposed to protect, it hurt like hell, every damn thing is like a dream not even a dream but a nightmare, he just wants to wake up feeling happy that it was just a dream, but sadly, it was reality.