Murder in the Masses

"Murder in the Masses" is the fifth story of the Morytania series.

Synopsis
As Dirth's past comes back to haunt him, times change and a serial killer returns.

Plot
Dirth settles down into his poor excuse of a bed. The Vampyre Juvinates were coming soon, to collect their tithes with the traitor Gadderanks. He has planned to hide from them with the other villagers, but that was aborted since Vampyres had a great sense of smell.

But Dirth couldn't sleep. The door creaked open, and the dust whirled into the air. There was a mini-tornado in front of him, now forming into a humanoid shape. A ghost. A very familiar one. Dirth went paler than usual.

"Brother Dirth, remember me."

"Brother Hirtho?! I knew there were undead stalking the land, but this is crazy..."

"You still have a sense of humour, even in these dark times. I have come down from the Eternal Void to warn you. This village is in grave peril."

"Well, we already know the Vampyres and shades are after us...."

"I am talking about a greater danger. Remember when we were children, there were tales of the Apoca Lypse?"

"Yes, but he died. He is ancient history, living in a time when Morytania was called Hallowvale..."

"Death is not the limit. I am proof of that."

"I am so sorry brother, I could not save you from the foul tentacled swamp-thing so many years ago."

"It was not your fault. But I must return to the Void, before the Reaper finds out..."

He disappeared. Dirth was left to ponder about who was the greater danger; Apoca Lypse or Drakan?

Dirth tells the village and the Wanderer the events of last night. No one was familiar with the famous murderer except for the Wanderer. But Dirth had a mysterious past; the village just found out he has a dead brother.

"The Juvinates will come in a couple of hours, and we need to make ourselves scarce. We can worry about this killer of yours later" Edward said.

Characters featured

 * Dirth
 * The Wanderer
 * Hirtho
 * Apoca Lypse
 * Tamron
 * Edward
 * Gadderanks