The Devil in Eden

firmly embedded in the mud, and with it, the sound of people, wailing at the loss of a loved

ncestors. The “Devil” has visited five times over the past three months, always after the full moon, when the night

e off, following the imprints of the spoor in the drying mud, towards the thick foliage at the edge of the forest, more fo

s of blood. All that remains of the old woman is a broken bracelet lying discarded in the tall grass, other th

o trace can be found of him having ever been there. Fear a

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his tracks as he moves into the foothills towards his destination. Sounds of the waterfall

he fight. He now finds it easier to prey on the people in the villages rather than on his natural prey, and he has developed a taste

are the source of his food, and there i

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he sound of wood being struck rings out through the trees, and one by one, the trees fall to the ground, and h

sun climbs to its highest point in the sky, and then starts its descent towards the distant h

the “Devil”

“Devil” will accept it as a sacrifice and allow the villagers to live. In fear they huddle within the huts, the fires inside blazing,

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terror as the fire throws the shadow of the lion across the open ground, to climb up against the walls of the huts as it pads

under his blankets, on a stained mattress, shivering with the ons

mething brushes against the outside wall, and with eyes bulging in terror, watches as the far wall of the hut takes u

ut, or the door. The scratching sound is coming from the thatch roof of the hut, slowly he starts to se

hut and attacks him as he lies in his bed. The screams are cut off so s

ing his victim with him, all that remains is a blood soaked mattress,