The Headless Huntsman

 

 

The Dark Hunter

Mr Daniel Blood is the Dark Hunter.

People call him to fight evil demons, vampires and ghosts.

Edgar and Mary help Mr Blood with his work.

The three hunters need to be strong and clever to survive...

 

Contents

 

Chapter 1

Goreditch

Mr Blood, Mary and Edgar walked along the main street of Goreditch. The streets were very dirty.

The people stood in small groups on the pavement. As Mr Blood passed them, some people turned their backs. Other people stared at him.

“I thought they would be happy to see us,” Edgar said. “The letter said the town was under attack.”

“And it said that we were their only hope,” Mary added.

“We need to find the Sheriff,” Mr Blood said.

They came to a large building with flags in front of it. “That must be the town hall,” said Mary.

The town hall was guarded by several armed men.

“Stop!” one of the guards shouted as they came near. He and the other guards looked ready to fight. “What do you want?”

“I am the Dark Hunter,” said Mr Blood. “The Sheriff asked us to come.” The guards looked at each other and nodded.

“Follow me,” said one of the guards. He unlocked the door and led them into the town hall. They walked across a hall and climbed some stairs to a door.

“This is the Sheriff's office,” said the guard. He opened the door and let them in.

A group of well-dressed men stood by the fire. A short, round man with a fat belly came towards them.

“Are you the Dark Hunter?” he asked. Mr Blood nodded.

The Sheriff turned to the other men in the room. “We are saved!” he said.

“What is it that you need saving from?” asked Mr Blood. “Your letter said that you were in danger from a monster.”

“He is a terrible monster,” said the Sheriff. “He has killed many of us. He attacks at night. We call him the Headless Huntsman.”

 

Chapter 2

The Graveyard

At the mention of a headless huntsman, Mary looked excited. Edgar looked scared.

“He has killed six people already,” the Sheriff said. “He cuts off people's heads with an axe. And he means to kill us all, I know it!”

“You think he means to kill all the people of the town?” asked Mr Blood.

“No!” said the Sheriff. “He means to kill all the people of the town council. All the people in this room, Mr Blood. There are just six of us left.”

“You have a monster who wants to kill the town council?” said Mr Blood. “Do you know why?”

“It doesn't matter why,” the Sheriff replied. “The important thing is he must be stopped!”

“The Headless Huntsman comes every night before midnight,” explained the Sheriff. “He comes from the graveyard on the moors. He wears hunting clothes and he carries an axe. Can you help us?”