*Before I begin this is a short introduction. I will be writing short stories of lore used to scare kids of the past. I call the series "Tales from the Grave." Please enjoy.*Milako Productions TMTales from the Grave: The Snatcher!
Every night, in millions of towns all over Sosaria, there is reports of a suspicious creature lurking about in the shadows. Being able to creep into houses without a sound being made. From the reports of eye witnesses that live to tell the tale, the creature stands very tall and is big in a muscular tone. Not many have seen it up close, but the fact that it exists is merely frightening enough to make people flee to Church's all around. One report from a survivor tells the horror brought from this being. Let us dive into the scripture..... Was not long ago in the outskirts of Britain, a young girl was preparing for bed. Around the age of ten, she was being tucked in by her parents who warned her of the cold night that was to come. Her father told her to make sure her body was completely under her blanket so she would not awaken in a sick manor. The family, being a poor one, could not afford to upgrade the size of the girl's bed as needed. So the girl's feet stuck off the edge. She was told as a young child to always keep her feet under the blanket to stay safe from illness. But on this night there was another reason she was told to keep her feet under the blanket. Over time the girl fell asleep and delved deep into a dream fantasy land. As she tossed and turned the blanket was pulled up some revealing her bare feet over the edge of the bed. People assume that when this happens, the odor of the feet is free to fly in the night breeze. Unfortunately this is not a way you want to air your feet out. This is what catches the attention of the creature. Was not long before her window opened slowly and the darkest shade swept over the house. It was the darkest black that could be experienced. As it passed like a cloud across the sky the girl tossed in her sleep without a notice. Her father had awoken to use the bathroom. As he sat up slowly on his bed another event was occurring in the girl's bedroom. Under her bed awaiting and smelling the flesh that was to be consumed was the beast known as the Snatcher. Her father arose to his weary feet and wobbled slowly out of the bedroom door and down the hall to the restroom. In the young girl's room the creature went into action and reached out to grab the girls foot. Some say it will only snatch youth who's feet are bare. It has yet been confirmed. The father walked by his daughters room just in time to hear a quick and short yelp come from inside. He rushed in to find a large puddle of blood ascend from under the girls bed. The father rushed over and immediately peeked under to be face to face with the creature. Only the eyes were visible but he said they were as red as the brightest ruby's known to man. The creature went for the father but it seems he can not leave under the bed. The father backed up and ran to the authorities. As the Guardsmen arrived nothing was left, not even the blood that was laying all over the floor. What was found was a bracelet the grandmother had given the young girl. It laid under the bed as the only sign of the lass.
Thought the girl was the survivor in this story? A lot of people would. But the fact is, nobody has survived the beasts attacks. Once you're its prey, there is no fighting. Only the adults who happen to have stumbled across seeing the beast laying in the shadows have reported it. Still with no word on what type of creature this might be, there is fear that he is not the only one of his kind. Maybe youth are not the only ones attacked by these things. Recently a lot of full grown women and men have gone missing from bed with nothing to be seen of them. Only thing we can do is hope for answers.....if there is any to be given.
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