"My Lord, when will you take off your skin mask?"Elenor asked.
"Tomorrow, if everything goes exactly as planned." King Alfred said " Until then, I'll keep it on. I can't risk them finding out exactly what creature I truly am".
"You're as wise as always my Lord". She stood up and left the room. The guards were given orders and so the massacre began.
Outside the castle;
A guard was patrolling the castle grounds when he encountered another guard.
"Hey Black, how's the family?"
"They're all fine Ronald. How's your wife?"
"Cranky as ever!" said Roland while laughing.
"Okay, take care."
" You too."
Roland waved to Black and made his way to the royal gardens. A shiny object lying at the foot of a tree, caught his eye. He walked to the tree and bent down to take a closer look at the object.
Unfortunately, he never got the chance to identify it. When he bent down, he was beheaded by an unknown assailant dressed in black.
Crimson blood splattered everywhere staining the tree trunk and soil red.
Everywhere around the castle, similar events were taking place . The royal family were fast asleep and had no idea of what was going on in the castle.
No servant except Warren was left alive. Not even the chefs and servants who worked in the kitchen was spared.
"No please, spare me" The chef pleaded.
His pleas fell on deaf ears as the unknown enemies dressed in black from head to toe stabbed a knife into his skull, instantly killing him.
However, one servant was still breathing. He had a stab wound on his belly but he tried his best to escape by crawling to the entrance on his stomach. He left behind a trail of blood while crawling.
He had almost made it to the kitchen door when a pair of black boots stopped right in front of him.