The Manor During a Storm
The manor door opened with a click. The master of the manor smirked. It was pouring rain outside, and no decent guest would arrive during this sort of weather, but the master was pleased for some reason. It was a strange sight.
A hooded man came through the door. “I’m sorry for the intrusion. It’s pouring outside. May I rest here briefly?”
Ordinarily, the master would have turned him away, suspecting him to be a beggar. However, he welcomed the visitor with open arms.
“Ah, welcome. Please come in. I have warm soup if you would like some.”
The guest seemed a bit confused at the generous welcome, but he noted his appreciation and introduced himself.
“I’m grateful for your hospitality. My name is Rentt, and I’m an adventurer. This mask is to hide a disfiguring scar on my face. Please don’t let it bother you.”
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A certain amount of time had passed since Rentt, the adventurer, had eaten and retired to the guest room.
“Surely he’s asleep by now.”
The master of the manor stood up from his chair. It was very late. Usually, he would have been asleep by now. Instead, he quietly snuck into Rentt’s room. He carefully lifted the blanket and exposed Rentt’s neck.
“Ah, how delightful. I can’t wait any longer!”
The master lunged at his prey...
“Yeah, I figured there was something wrong with you.” Rentt grabbed the master’s face with a vise-like grip.
“Wha?! Y-You’re awake?!”
“The whole reason I came out this way was because the relatives of the people who have vanished in the area asked me to. How many people did you attack?”
“Blast!” The master of the manor was well aware of his own guilt, and at first, he looked around for an escape. But his efforts were in vain.
“This is where it ends for you,” said. Then a deep darkness spread out in front of him and sucked the master into it.
“What are you?!” the master cried.
“A creature closer to the darkness than you, I suppose. Am I a creature? Anyway, it’s not something for you to worry about.”
With that, the master’s consciousness faded into oblivion.
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