Inside the village, echoes of villagers’ shouts defending their homes were heard. A father holding a pitchfork aimed at the banging door. Seemed to be destroyed while they knew someone was inside.

“Son! Step away from the door. Hide in your room with your mommy!” The father shouted with all he got.

“But dad! I can help you! I got a knife and can kill a thing or two!” Said the boy in his teens.

“Obey me just this time.. We don’t know what is the enemy outside,” The father shouted.

Soon after, their neighbours were also screaming and they heard ransacking of doors. Screams were heard after that.

“Protect your mommy! You should at least protect your little sister inside! Go!” The father pleaded this time. Knowing that all was at stake with what was happening outside.

“Help! Aaaaaghhhhh!” Their screams were muffled after they were attacked. Soon after that, the shrieking of monsters was heard and it was mixed with children shouting. Adults shouted and then soon became silent.

Just after that, a hand broke through to the door. The same with the wooden wall in the room inside where his family was hiding.

“Father!” Shouted his son who soon was attacked by a small creature. As small as his waist but armed to the teeth. Green skinned impoverished and sharp teeth. Long nose and tongue with a long sharp ear.

The father bellowed as he attacked the creature but he was soon stabbed on his back. The creature has broken through the door and has made its way on him. Making him fall to the floor.

“Run!” He screamed as his last breath after he was stabbed again in the back.

“Josh!”

“Daddy!”

Shouted both the mother and his daughter. The enemy seemed planning not to attack them soon but he played with the life of their father. All were seen by his family while it was shrieking playfully as he stabbed him on his back.

The son grabbed the knife tightly as he pulled his mother and sister to the exit then he froze.

Staring at the outside were all kinds of villagers being dragged outside. From kids to the mothers, all were dragged and carried by the Hobgoblins.

Shouting and shaking them off but it was all for naught. Others were pounding the back of the Hobgoblins but they were just being laughed at by them.

Soon after, a sweat went down from his head and he gulped a handful of saliva down his throat.

“What now brother?” Asked his little sister.

“All will be fine, as long as you are with me,” he said then caressed her hair.

“Mother, let us go to the barracks. I know there are soldiers there waiting. We should hurry.” He said.

Soon after, he was seen by a goblin who stabbed his father. He seemed to be bored after playing with his father’s life. Crawling from the dark, holding a rusty knife and its face was seen after the light of the moon shined its face. Licking the knife until it was free from blood.

“Damn it, Go! I will give you time!” He shouted. The knife was held in his hands with shaky behaviour. All was at stake and his mother immediately went on their way.

He gulped saliva again and calmed himself.

He breathed in and out then attacked the creature. Screaming while dashing the enemy.

She runs towards the night with torches just beside the road. Houses were all attacked by creatures that were all in green. Ransacking the doors on the way.

“We will be safe, don’t worry child, we will arrive soon and your brother’s sacrifice will not be wasted.” She shushed her while she was crying.

While running, some goblins were in the way. Passing by while evading them. All were successfully being escaped but her luck has run out. They met a group of goblins on the way and she was spotted.

While she ran, she saw that the enemies were approaching her direction. Making her panic and stepped on a rock.

Stumbling down and she slammed her body to the ground. Rolling twice and then coughed a bit.

Groaning from the pain, she caressed her hair with her bruised arms. Still protected her child despite her situation.

Upon looking from afar, she saw that goblins were shrieking. Others bellowed in glee as she was seen by them helplessly lying on the ground.

Soon after that, she was surrounded by them and they were brandishing their weapons. Tongues sticking out and were dancing while they approached her.

She felt that tears were welling up in her eyes and wiped them. But still, deep in her heart, she wished to survive this predicament. Together with her remaining child or so what she thought.

Her family were all dead and so she bellowed. With all her might, she shouted.

“Help! Help us please!” She bellowed.

Just in the dark, nobody seemed to hear. As all of the other villagers were all facing the same circumstance. Making her lower down her voice and cried silently. Holding her child’s head.

“Attack! Kill them all!” An old man shouted together with the guards and they soon came rushing like a killing machine.

Reaping the lives of the enemies in just seconds.

“Are you okay? I am Isaias, you are safe now. Go to the barracks, north from here and you will be safe there. We will rescue the others,” He said then she left without looking back. All she was thinking was her child’s safety and forgot to say thank you to him.

“Damn, if I knew there would be enemies infiltrating inside then we should have let the citizens stayed in the barracks. I will save whoever I can for now and reflect on this later on. Men! Move!” He said to them.

Moving towards the center of the town, they met other citizens who survived. Letting them go to the barracks. Others were thankful and some were not.

Moving towards the enemies, they saw that some goblins have claw marks on their bodies. Others were headless and others started to disintegrate. Villagers were all crying for their dead and they were all in a sad state. Kids have no fathers to grow and others were all wiped out from their mother to their father.

Making the guards remove their helmets.

“Is this finished? Who killed them?” Asked one of the guards.

“I know who,” Isaias said to them.

Minutes before all that happened, Joan was howling in the night. Looking at the village in the night with his glowing golden yellow pupils. Sniffing the air then growled.

“I smell goblins. Nasty, stinky goblins in the village.” His voice reverberated while he was growling. Heading towards the center of the village.