Graven and Horace met each other in the wooden hut situated in a clearing near a stream in the middle of a forest.
"Our men have already scattered themselves all over the town and other neighboring areas outside South Pond to spot the bats location. As long they have the bats' location they will alert us right away so that we can go there and annihilate those blood-thirsty parasites before they can make further damage to other smaller villages," Horace reported.
"Good!" Graven said feeling relieved. "What I'm thinking right now is how many groups of bats existed out there? Did they fly together or they split into groups? Is there somebody powerful controlling them?" he muses.
"My Lord, since the spy birds haven't returned to report anything new yet, it's safe to say that the bats attack together in one single group and not in smaller groups," Horace expressed his opinion.
They didn't finish conversing yet when they heard pitch sounds coming outside from their spy birds.
They exited the wooden hut and saw four birds on the table.
Graven walked towards the table in big stride.
He picked up the first bird, placed his right hand on its head, shut his eyes, and entered the bird's consciousness...what he saw in the bird's eye view was the same, the bats attacked another village again!
He did the same to the rest of the birds. He was surprised by what he discovered from their memories.
"It's confirmed now, the bats were divided into four groups... they're coming from the East, West, South, and North direction. If we can't prevent them, they will arrive in South Pond Town tomorrow or the next day. Just my guess..." Graven said. "Informed our men to be vigilant, and guard the South Pond Town with their lives!" he said gravely.
"Yes, My Lord! I'll take my leave now," Horace said and vanished from the place instantly.
Graven need to go somewhere... he departed from the place in the blink of an eye.
A few minutes later.
He appeared in the village recently ravaged by the vampire bats. He was an apparition in black hovering in the air wearing a black hooded cape that was blown by the wind behind him. The stench of death permeated in the air. It was a heartbreaking sight to see as the village people were massacred without mercy by the bloodsucking bats.
He examined the tragedy on the ground below.
Dead bodies were scattered everywhere...old and young... died in the same way, their bodies were drained of blood, it sickened his stomach. He wondered what made the bats attacked humans without mercy this time? It never happened before.
Why it's happening now?
He hovered lower...hoping to see any survivor and lend his assistance.
A few minutes later, he gives up 'coz he can't find any survivor. The village people suffered death at the hands of the vampire bats.
The strong urge to find those parasites and kill them all was burning savagely in his veins.
He needs to find their whereabouts! ASAP!
He rose in the air and went higher trying to spot the bats' current location, he will try to locate their destination before they can strike another village and slaughter innocent lives again.
He closed his eyes and summoned his spy birds that were stationed in the next 100 miles near the area of the destruction.
Three black raven birds can be seen flying towards Graven's location.
The two birds landed on his shoulders while the other one landed on his head. He grabbed the bird from his head and entered the bird's consciousnesses.
Now...he was able to see the bats resting in a forest nearby... just a few miles away from his current location. The bloodsuckers were hanging on the branches of the trees in that area... resting from their recent blood feast.
He now has a clear direction of the whereabouts of the group of bats that massacred the whole village!
Time to make roasted bats out of those bloodsuckers!
"Go back to your post!" Graven commanded the birds.
The birds flew away and went back to where they have originated.
Graven zoomed towards the direction of the forest where the bats are resting.
It only took him a few minutes to find the area, he finally arrived! He examined the whole area while hovering above the trees.
Below him is a dense forest, all he can see are wild bushes and towering trees.
How to attract those parasites?
He pondered for a moment...hmm... he had an idea!
All he needs is a few drops of his blood!
He opened his right hand, a sharp knife appeared on his palm. He grabbed the knife and made a small cut on the skin of his palm then
made the knife disappeared from his hand. He watched the blood oozing from the cut on his palm.
He flew around the trees and let his fresh blood drop into the leaves and branches of the trees.
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