A dark building stood on top of a lone hill, a couple of miles away from the nearest town in this region, it was just a small town, a few houses stood next to eachother, forming some sort of a circle.
One big grocery store (at least it was big to the people that lived here) and a big round building. Above the door of this building hang a sign with a sun on it.
this building was known to be the temple of light. Outside a man was working hard on his garden in the hot summer afternoon.
Louie was his name, he was the one that had funded the building of this temple and had spread the word of he who gave birth to all that is good.
He sat down in his garden and tapped the sand and grass out of his thin blue fur.
Louie enjoyed sitting against the tree that his father had planted when he was still alive... If..he is dead.
Years before today on one frightning night, his father had told his mother that he didnt feel to well and went to bed, but when his mother got upstairs...he was nowhere to be seen, a window was open and it was pretty messy, sings of a struggle. His father had been kidnapped..she knew it..but for what reason, and by whom? The idea that her beloved husband was gone, never to return, made her go insane and not long after he had died, she also left this world to come closer to the light of eternity and be reunited with her husband.
Louie looked at the work he had done in the garden and was satisfied, he closed his eyes and wanted to take a nap, but a woman came running in his direction.
She cryed and screamed uncontrollably, and Louie jumped over the fence that surrounded his garden, he quickly ran to mrs. Verdi, the lady that walked in his direction.
Louie: "What's wrong mrs. Verdi"?
Mrs. Verdi tried to tell Louie what happened but she couldnt, she kept on crying.
Mrs. Verdi was the wife of Jonathan Verdi, the owner of this town local grocery store, he was Louie's best friend and they invited each other over almost every evening, to talk or play a game of chess. Louie was very worried and went inside to get mrs. Verdi a glass of water.
he ran inside almost hitting everything that stood in his way.
He came outside and handed it over to mrs. Verdi spilling some over his clothes.
She drank the glass empty without taking a breath and let it slip trough her fingers. She looked at it and then at louie, still sighing..
Louie told her that it was no problem and he cleaned it up and brought the glass into the church to dispose it.
When he came back outside he saw mrs. verdi sitting on the grass staring at a wall. Louie sat in front of her to block her view and asked her what was wrong.
"Jonathan is dead". Mrs. Verdi said with a crying voice.
Louie didnt know what to say, and as in a reflex he jumped up.
He walked to the tree he sat under just moments before and leaned against it with one arm while holding his other hand on his heart.
Louie: "How did this happen?.. he was so healthy..and happy".
Mrs. Verdi said nothing and Louie showed some mixed emotions..
Louie walked back to mrs. Verdi and took her by her shoulders.
"HOW DID THIS HAPPEN MARCHA". The tone in his voice, chaotic... sad and furious at the same time..
Mrs. Verdi started to cry again... "The monsters, they came for him....."
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