This wasn't how it was supposed to go. A simple raid, one of the many he had gone on. Just a quick in and out. No killing, no fighting, just a run for supplies. It should have been done by now. They should have been home, welcomed back with warm arms and given their share of food.

Instead, he watched as a knife dug into the soft stomach of his last comrade. He watched as the blood dripped onto the ground, drop by drop. He watched as the life slowly drained from their eyes before they slumped forward, their light stolen. He watched as the murderers yanked the weapon out and turned to him.

They took their time, relishing the look of pure horror in his eyes. The ring leader barked out a laugh, inciting the others to do so as well. Raising his knife, he sliced forward, aiming for the young boys unprotected head.

It was like he was underwater. Everything was muffled and distorted. His breath came in little gasps, lungs aching. It was like he was floating just under the waves, wrapped in the warm water. It dragged him down, silently begging for him to stop resisting, to let go and be at peace. Whispering for him to close his eyes and rest, to drift along with the currents.

But his gaze was pulled back to the still warm corpse of his ally, his friend, his brother. As he stared at their empty eyes, he felt something inside him snap. A rush of red-hot anger swarmed over him, consuming all his thoughts. Gone were the wishes for it to all end. In its place was a burning desire to see the corpses of the murderers piled up, one on top of another.

The knife was merely inches away from his head when he snapped back to reality. Without any thought, his hand shot up and grabbed the blade. Oblivious to the pain, he wrenched it away from the shocked man, before throwing it to the ground. His eyes, once full of fear, were now blazing with a thirst for blood. He laughed, a dark chuckle, before stepping forward to begin the massacre.

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I don't know if you guys have noticed but I'm trying to leave it as opened ended as possible so if you see how I'm continuously using he/she that's why.

QOTC: Do you guys like the bloody and death-y thing I have going on or do you want to see something else?

Thanks for reading!
- FAH

Written: July 11, 2017
Published: July 14, 2017
Last Updated: August 15, 2017
Picture: Unknown