Chapter 5

The woman continued to listen to Lorena's mother's explanation until suddenly she screamed hysterically and cried out loudly as she fell to the floor. Lorena's mother and Roy were shocked to see this and tried to calm the woman's heart.

"Be patient, Catrin! Calm yourself!" shouted Lorena's mother as she held the woman's shoulder.

"I can't bear to see Inggrid die like that!" Catrin shouted as she struggled to release her shoulder from Lorena's grip.

Roy panicked and brought a glass of cold water, which he gave to the woman. After drinking the water, Catrin's feelings calmed down a bit and she began to tell Lorena about something unknown to her.

Catrin began to tell about her daughter who had left a week ago with a handsome young man, and she didn't know where her daughter had met this young man. The last time Inggrid asked for permission to go to Cardiff with the young man and promised to return before nightfall, Catrin forbade her daughter to go with a man she had just met. However, Inggrid remained firm in her decision, and reluctantly, Catrin gave her permission. That was the last time Catrin saw her daughter alive, and now she heard the news of her daughter's tragic death.

"Maybe that young man killed her," Catrin said, tears streaming down her face.

"I also suspect that," Roy replied, nodding his head.

"We have to investigate this slowly," Lorena said.

Roy said that in any case, this mystery had to be solved so that it wouldn't spread and claim more lives. Both women agreed with Roy's intention.

As the night approached, Lorena asked Catrin to stay overnight at her house, and the woman agreed. Tonight, the full moon appeared, and the village of Hogan seemed somewhat bright with the moonlight shining. Lorena, Roy, and Catrin were still talking when suddenly they were startled by the sound of a long and mournful wolf howl.

They got up from the sofa and approached the window. Coincidentally, the lights inside the house were dim. They widened their eyes as they peeked outside, where two Werewolf humans were running towards the village of Hogan, chasing a man who was screaming for help. However, none of the villagers dared to go out and help. They didn't want to face those ferocious creatures and suffer the fatal consequences.

Roy couldn't help the man. His weapon wouldn't be able to kill the Werewolves, so he intended to meet with a pastor who was his friend to seek a solution to this case.

"We can't help him," Roy said, looking at the man being chased by the two supernatural creatures.

"His fate is the same as my daughter, who was devoured by them," Catrin replied sadly.

"I have to meet Pastor Albert tomorrow," Roy said as he closed the curtains and sat back on the sofa.

"Can he find a solution to this case?" Catrin asked hopefully.

"I don't know yet," Roy replied.

Then the young man explained that he would tell his friend about the case that had happened in this village and ask for guidance. Hearing the young man's words brought a glimmer of hope to escape from the deadly terror that now plagued the once-peaceful village.

The man had been captured and taken by the two werewolves, so all the villagers knew that the man's life would not last much longer. All the lights in the villagers' houses went out, making the village look like an uninhabited silent area. Seeing this, Catrin's mother looked very scared and sad, and she intended to move far away from the Swansea area.

"I will not stay in Swansea anymore," said Catrin's mother.

"Why?" asked Lorena's mother, surprised.

"I want to forget the past and live with my brother in West Germany," Catrin's mother replied, shedding tears.

"Alright then, we can only pray for you," Lorena's mother said with a smile.

The next morning, Roy accompanied Catrin's mother back to her house and then continued his journey to the Bradford church in West Yorkshire. When he arrived there, the atmosphere in the church seemed quiet. Roy entered the large church courtyard with enthusiasm.

He knocked on the door several times, and a monk opened the door. The religious servant asked about the purpose of his visit.

"I want to meet Pastor Albert, is he here?" Roy asked hopefully.

"Of course he is, come with me," Rudi replied, leading the way to the office.

Roy followed the monk, and when they arrived, he saw his friend sitting there, watching Roy's arrival. Pastor Albert was very happy. It had been several years since they had last met, and now they were able to meet again.

"It's been a long time since we last met, is there anything I can help you with?" Pastor Albert asked.

"Of course, I need your help," Roy replied with a smile.

Then, Roy told him about the incident of Inggrid's death in the forest in a horrifying way. Pastor Albert and monk Rudi were very shocked to hear the report.

They empathized with the grief experienced by Catrin's mother, and Pastor Albert promised to help Roy solve this problem.

"I have heard of a plant that can ward off werewolves," Pastor Albert said.

"What plant is that?" Roy asked eagerly.

"Wolfbane," Pastor Albert replied.

"Where can I find that plant?" Roy asked again, becoming more curious as he listened to the explanation from his friend.

Pastor Albert said that the plant was located at the peak of the Cambrian mountains and they had to make the journey tomorrow morning. Hearing the good news, Roy's spirit was reignited and he would convey the good news to his family and the villagers.

Shortly after, he immediately returned to Hogan village with the news and called all the villagers to gather and announce the news.

How joyful all the villagers were when they heard the good news. They had always been haunted by fear because of the werewolf's actions, which had been slaughtering people in several villages in the Swansea region.

The next morning, Roy left accompanied by all the villagers who escorted him to the village border. They hoped that the young man would accomplish his mission and make the village lively again without fear.

Pastor Albert had prepared his horse along with Rudi, while the other monks stayed behind to carry out their church duties as usual. The three of them went to the Cambrian mountains with enthusiasm to find a useful antidote plant to fight against the werewolf pack.

Chapter 6

Roy had arrived at the peak of the Cambrian mountains. He dismounted from his horse, as did Pastor Albert and Rudi. The three of them tied the saddle ropes to a large tree. Pastor Albert surveyed the surroundings and then walked far into a cluster of tall and dense trees. Roy and Rudi followed closely behind, observing the various plants thriving there.

Pastor Albert stopped near one particular type of flourishing plant and began plucking it. He then showed it to Roy, saying, "This is the Wolfbane plant I was referring to." Roy replied, holding the plant, "I have only seen it once before. It is truly a beautiful plant."

"Let's gather as much as we can to plant in the village of Hogan and the church," Pastor Albert suggested. Roy and Rudi nodded in agreement and carefully uprooted the plants. Once they felt they had collected enough, the three of them descended from the mountains and made their way back to the Bradford church.

Upon arriving at the church, Pastor Albert instructed some monks to immediately plant the Wolfbane around the church. Roy also hurried back to his village to plant the rare plant. The villagers of Hogan were overjoyed to see Roy successfully bring the protective plant, and they eagerly joined in planting the Wolfbane around the village borders.

As evening approached, they all appeared tired, including Roy, who had been busy dealing with the case for several days. When he reached his room, he immediately fell into a deep sleep. However, he was awakened in the middle of the night by the howling of wolves near the village border. Roy quickly left his room and headed to the courtyard, where he saw several villagers outside, witnessing the event. The villagers had woken up and wanted to ensure that the plant indeed served as a deterrent.

Roy and his neighbors watched as two werewolves attempted to enter the village but were repeatedly thrown back. The supernatural creatures tried multiple times but were always repelled, howling loudly as if expressing their immense frustration. Eventually, they ran away into the forest, snorting in anger. Finally, Roy could breathe a sigh of relief, as the creatures did not return.

The villagers cheered with joy, witnessing the event. They were now convinced that the plant had successfully saved their lives. Shortly after, Lorena's mother woke up, hearing the joyful cheers of her neighbors. She immediately went outside to see the cause of the commotion and shared in her happiness over her son's successful efforts to protect the entire village.

In the Parvun forest, the two werewolves who had been thrown back stopped running. Their breaths were labored, and in an instant, they transformed back into human form. It turned out that the two werewolves were elderly individuals.

"Those insolent people! Now the village is protected by the deterrent plant," Mr. Roger exclaimed angrily.

"True, our movement becomes more difficult with the presence of that plant," Mrs. Brenda replied with a vengeful expression on her face.

"We should report to Bovier," Mr. Roger said.

"Enough, let's go back to the castle now," Mrs. Brenda replied as she transformed back into her original form.

They ran quickly until they arrived at the castle. Without waiting long, they entered the mirror and disappeared instantly without leaving a trace. The arrival of Mr. Roger and Mrs. Brenda was noticed by John, who had been secretly watching their departure from under the big table. John didn't know who they were, but he knew that these two supernatural creatures had been seen coming out of that mirror several times.

"Who are they?" John wondered.

John felt that he had to solve this mystery so that the secret of this cursed mirror would be revealed and the main culprits of this incident would be known to all the castle's inhabitants.

While his mind was wandering, suddenly Mr. George entered the living room. Luckily, John managed to control himself so that he wasn't too surprised by his master's arrival.

He saw Mr. George sitting on the sofa, staring at the mirror. Not long after, he left the room. John breathed a sigh of relief and after waiting for a few minutes and making sure that his master wouldn't return to the room, he quickly got up and crawled out from under the table.

But to his surprise, he heard a voice calling him gently, yet threateningly.

"John, why are you investigating us?" the voice asked faintly and softly as if carried by the wind.

Hearing that eerie and chilling voice, John's hair stood on end. He turned towards the mirror and just stood there, unable to move. Not long after, the mirror spoke again, this time with a deep, threatening voice.

"Don't ever try to eradicate us, because we will chase you wherever you are," the man replied.

Hearing the threat only made John more frightened, and he quickly went to his room and locked the door. From that moment on, when night fell, the servant never left his room to investigate the mystery inside the castle. This was not unnoticed by Frank, who saw John's change in behavior and becoming more introverted every day.

One bright morning, Frank approached John, who was cleaning the stable. At that moment, he immediately asked what caused his friend to become so quiet.

"Why have you been so quiet lately?" Frank asked, looking at his friend.

"I can't talk about it here, it's too dangerous," John replied, looking around the castle.

"Then when will you be honest?" Frank asked, becoming more curious.

"In two days, we will go to Cardiff for shopping and I will tell you everything," John reassured his friend.

"Alright then," Frank said, smiling upon hearing his friend's promise.

Two days later, Frank and John set off for the Ashford district. Every month, John always did this, and coincidentally, Frank had just started working at the castle, so he was assigned by Macom to give directions and train the new servant.

During the journey, John told Frank everything he had seen so far, including the threats from the creatures residing in the mirror. Then, John reminded Frank not to engage in deep conversations while inside the castle, as he didn't know who among the castle's inhabitants were followers of the werewolves.

Upon hearing his friend's words, Frank became even more afraid of getting involved in that mysterious supernatural circle.

Chapter 7

Frank fell silent for a moment, contemplating John’s words. He began to doubt continuing his work as a servant in the luxurious castle, and what scared him was the possibility of the castle’s servants becoming targets of the Werewolves one by one.

“Does Mr. George know about this?” Frank asked.

“I don’t know either, because so far it seems like he’s not involved, but we’ll see,” John replied as he urged his horse-drawn carriage forward.

“I feel like quitting my job at that castle,” Frank said.

“Why would you quit?” John asked, surprised, turning to look at Frank.

“I’m afraid that it might happen to me,” Frank answered.

Then, Frank expressed his fears and suspicions that one day they would all be sacrificed by the owner of the castle.

“Why do you suspect Mr. George?” John asked, curious.

“Don’t you suspect his increasing wealth?” Frank said again.

“Maybe he became rich because of the Grape harvest and his Grape drink company’s success in the global market,” John argued.

Frank rejected John’s answer and was more convinced that Mr. George obtained his wealth through unconventional means. Finally, John fell silent, listening to his friend’s words, and he began to agree with Frank in his heart.

Frank expressed his intention to quit if the situation in the castle continued to deteriorate.

“If you quit, what reason will you give to Mr. George?” John asked, urging his horse to go faster.

“I will say that I’m moving to my uncle’s house in Kent,” Frank replied.

“Alright then,” John said, nodding his head.

They arrived in the city of Cardiff and bought all the necessities. After that, they returned to Swansea with anxious hearts.

As night approached and they arrived, they saw the castle in a very quiet state. But when John looked up, he was shocked to see a black shadow watching him. It looked like a werewolf, and without realizing it, he screamed in fear, startling Frank.

“What’s wrong, John? Why did you scream like that?” Frank asked, surprised.

“I saw a Werewolf shadow up there!” John exclaimed, pointing to the living room.

Frank immediately looked up to see, but he didn’t see anyone up there. He looked at John with confusion.

“I don’t see anyone,” Frank said.

“But I saw it earlier,” John replied.

Frank just stared at John with a confused face, then they immediately entered while carrying their shopping bags into the kitchen, where Mrs. Leony was seen preparing dinner for Mr. George.

The woman smiled at them, but Frank looked at her suspiciously. When the woman walked towards the dining room, Frank whispered in John’s ear and told him that his friend should come to his room later that night. John just nodded without saying anything in response to Frank’s words.

Mr. George and Mrs. Marinda were enjoying their meal in the dining room and being served by Mrs. Leony. The three of them seemed very close, which made Frank, who was in the kitchen, even more suspicious.

“It seems that the cook is very close to them,” said Frank.

“True, even though they are not that friendly towards the other workers,” answered John.

Frank became more suspicious of the cook because when she smiled at them, the smile seemed to contain a mystery that couldn’t be described in words.

As the night grew late, John hurried to Frank’s room and asked his friend about the meaning of asking him to come. Frank told him about Mrs. Leony, who had fangs located on both sides of her lips.

John was shocked to hear his friend’s report and suspected that the old woman was one of the Werewolf followers.

“I suspect that Mrs. Leony is one of the Werewolf followers in that mirror,” said John.

“True, I agree with you,” replied Frank.

Frank felt that his bad suspicions were about to come true, and it was proven when Mrs. Leony transformed into a supernatural creature.

“We have to leave here as soon as possible,” Frank urged his friend.

“Your words are true,” answered John.

“And it’s better if you don’t communicate with me too often to avoid suspicion,” John requested.

Frank just nodded his head, and then John got up from the sofa to open the door. But before he could do that, they suddenly heard the howling of a wolf in the living room, which frightened both of the servants.

John canceled his intention to leave Frank’s room, and they both just stayed inside, waiting for what would happen next. They heard the howling of wolves echoing each other, and shortly after, they heard the sound of a window being opened by someone in the room.

And John decided not to leave Frank’s room until morning. Meanwhile, in the living room, something terrifying happened. Two werewolves came out of the mirror and jumped, and Mrs. Leony was opening the window for them. She transformed into a werewolf.

The three of them jumped out of the window and disappeared into the darkness of the night. Sometime later, they heard the sound of Mr. George’s footsteps heading toward the living room. He was only there for a moment and then returned to his room. Frank and John listened to every sound and step that happened around the living room. They pressed their ears against the door so that everything could be heard clearly.

“I can’t stand staying here anymore, it’s terrifying,” Frank said with a trembling voice.

“Be patient until the time comes. Besides, if we leave this castle, they will surely ask for the reason,” John tried to convince Frank.

Frank fell silent, listening to his friend’s words. His sanity returned, and he nodded his head. Then, John devised a plan for them to pretend not to know about this incident and continue working as usual.

Towards morning, John left Frank’s room and went back to his room. Luckily, tomorrow was a holiday for all the servants, so he could sleep soundly until noon. The castle became silent as if it was uninhabited, and while the inhabitants of the castle were sleeping, the three werewolves returned. The two werewolves entered the mirror again, while Mrs. Leony transformed back into a human form.

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