The Demons That Came To The Island......

[Hans Vermeer (Cole)]

Four Cogs. Trading ships. Sailed through the pike infested waters of the Inland lake. It's crew being the Beats Of Hellgates Horde. A Small horde of Savage Bowcats and few of Richard's remaining beasts and a small amount of Corsairs. The Island was now in sight. They were here! And under the cover of night too! They already had their first advantage! The Bowcats ability to see in the dark never failed. Their eyes glowed in the darkness. Giving them a intimidating and creepy appearance. They had Mongol Bows and their Quivers. But they also had swords, daggers, axes and blunt weapons on them. Corsiars had sabers and scimitars and cutlasses.

Well. The rat was right about one thing. There castle is there and looks like it is in good condition and its still standing strong! But it looks like noone had been in it a long time. Because no light shined from not even one window. No candle lights. No Torch lights...... Nothing.

Hans the Wildfox and Salvador looked at the island. Knowing that not many beasts would be up and about. But more likely to be in their beds asleep...

[Wolfie]

Toboe stayed perched on the prow and stared in awe up at the castle. Hopefully everyone in the castle stayed asleep so that everything would go well for them.

[Hans Vermeer (Cole)]

Than Hans thought of something after looking at this island. How the Hellgates did they get on the island? It seemed too high for any beast to climb and it looked like there was no low points to it. Every side of the island was like the edge of a cliff. Too high to climb. Now. How did the water rats........

He thought about it. Than yelled for the captains to try to sail around this island and if they could not. Use paddles to do so. And look for a huge cave. His guess is that there is a large Seacave-like opening that would have a tunnel leading to a cavern and maybe there. Thats where the docks are. And maybe a way upward toward to top of the island where the farmlands and the Castle are.....

[Wolfie]

Toboe was thinking along the same lines as Hans. He too wondered how on earth any creature could have gotten to the island. The pike alone would stop them, but having to climb those cliffs? It was just impossible.

[Hans Vermeer (Cole)]

The Cogs circled the island. Not only looking for a "seacave" But of course dealing with the occasional pike threat. Hans swore that these pikes were going to drive him insane! They were not only annoying. But they were forcing his horde to waste arrows on them!

As they Made it to the North-east part of the island. Thats when they saw the cave. It was huge. Big enough for a Trireme to fit through. As they paddled in. They saw the tunnel was just as large. It was completely dark. But thanks the night vision the bowcats had. They did not bump the cogs into anything or crash them into the sides of the tunnel.

[Wolfie]

Toboe looked around the cave and tunnels amazedly. So this as how those rats got here. He had to admit, he was impressed with their ingenuity. He wouldn't have thought to look for a place like this.

[Hans Vermeer (Cole)]

When they reached the Cavern. They found the docks. The cavern was giant and had enough water there to make a small navy. But nothing huge other than a few Triremes and a good number of Long Boats. The docks piers had not one warship anchored in their sides. Only cogs.

Hans had his horde slowly and as quietly as they could. Paddle the cogs to the piers. Hans saw about eight water rats. Armed with swords and spears. Dead asleep on their jobs. as the cogs neared the piers. With a silent order from Hans. Some Bowcats leaped from the ships to the piers quietly and sneak up to the rats. Luckily. They wore no helmets. Silently. Quietly. The Cats either chopped their heads off or splattered their heads like melons with their clubs.

[Wolfie]

Toboe winced turned away from the gruesome sight, desperately resisting the urge to throw up. He hated violence and was extremely squeamish when it came to blood. He didn't even like the sight of his own blood.

[Hans Vermeer (Cole)]

The ships quietly anchored. Then the rest of the horde jumped out. They quietly started to make their way to the surface.

Along the way. Hans heard a Whisper. No one else had heard it. But he did. It was Old, rasping and rash. It sounded so close to him that he thought it was right next to his hear. He felt a sudden chill in his spine and coldness touch his bear skin under his fur. As if this kind of cold that touched him went right through his fur and than through him!

"I hear the waters of that lake, trying to eat away the rocks of my island! Sleep will not come, it flies away from me on dark wings, I can not catch it. Why?"

The Fox looked behind him. Noticing no beast of old age. No one but Salvador and Toboe...

[Wolfie]

Toboe heard the voice also and froze with fright, shivering and trembling. He was about to ask who had spoken, but he noticed that no one else seemed to notice the voice and he didn't want to seem like a lunatic so he shook himself and forced himself to keep walking.

[Hans Vermeer (Cole)]

When they made it to the surface. Hans Suggested that they split into two groups. One. Which he will lead. Will be nothing but bowcats and William and Salvador and Safira and HookClaws, will head to the castle. While the other group of a good number of bowcats, Richard's Weasels, Ferrets and monitors and corsairs. Will be lead by Toboe and Razorfangs. Will take the farm colony. Stealthily and quietly hopefully with little resistance and being able to kill the guards there.

Hans had his team sneak over to the castle and stopped a few good yards away from the castle. No one was on it's walls. No one was guarding it's doors. no one was there.......... Why?

[Wolfie]

Toboe thought exactly the same thing as he and his group reached their destination on the other side of the island. No one was around, but he didn't know why. Could it have something to do with the voice he'd heard earlier?

[Hans Vermeer (Cole)]

When Hans and his team come in and looked around inside the castle. No one was here. Not a single ratguard was patrolling the halls, not one Guard was on the towers, not one damn guard anywhere! Where the Hellgates are they!? Well... If their not here. They HAVE to be at the farming colony. Have too! There was the act of economic trade going on at the dock on the North-west side of the lake. They rode on bloody trading cogs for Pete's shake to this island AND they just a while ago killed a few ratguards. They have to be at the other side of the island. But why the Hellgates are they not in this castle!?

Hans sent half of his bowcats to Toboe's team to reinforce it. While he was looking at rooms. He came across a large room filled with riches and against the stone wall to his right. Was a curtained palanquin. Silken tasseled drapes around its sides. With Candelabras around it and the bed chamber. All of them were out though. A bedside table had a golden chalice and a lamp but it was out too...

Hans suddenly felt that chill again...... But Hans tried to ignore it. He walked over to the silk covered bed and pulling out the Flint William had given him. He lit the lamp and the room became a bit lighter from the lamp's light.

A shadow appeared and moved within its silken drapes. The shape of a old and feeble female fox. At first this shadow was laying on it's bed. Than it lifted upwards. It's head turned to him and a old, rash and raspy voice sounded out. It was screeched with with terror.

"Go away! Leave me in peace, White Ghost! Guards! Guards! GUARDS!!!!!!!!!?"

Hans smiled. If this was the ratguard leader than this will be his easiest enemy yet. Forgetting the chill he once had. He moved a paw right up to the palanquin to pull the curtain.

"Your guards are all dead. You have nowhere to run to old one and last but not lest......"

He pulled the aside the curtain and Hans recoiled in terror and fright. No one was there! The bed was empty! Hans ran for dear life for the door! The lamp light suddenly went out. Making it seem like something was chasing him! The room went dark and it made it look like the door was even more farther away than he thought it was He shoot like a arrow through the door and slammed it behind him. Shivering and shaken at what had just happened. No. No. No. That did NOT happen! Nothing like that happens! It can't be! I'm just seeing things! He noticed a bowcat patrolling the hallway he was on and spoke to him. "Did you hear anything?"

The cat looked at him. "No. Nothing is here. No sounds had been made other than our foot paws and even that is near unhearable."

No one had heard nor saw what had happened in the bed camber. No one. Only Hans. Only Hans had seen and heard what just happened...

[Wolfie]

Toboe met with the reinforcements just before they found the rats working in the fields. Instructing them to lie low, he drew his daggers and they all crept closer silently.

[Hans Vermeer (Cole)]

Hookclaws gave the order and bowcats fired countless arrows and felled countless water rat guards...

It only took a few minutes. The rest surrendered and the farmers did not even put up any fight. They were held there by the arrows aimed at them when all the sudden. A Water rat. Who had not been caught outside and had been laying low. Leaped onto Toboe with a dagger. The bowcats. Who were not able to fire their arrows in fear of hitting Toboe. Could do nothing about it without tearing their attention away from the other water rats. Who would attack as well if they even turn their arrows from them for a second.

A Corsair shouted "Giv' it to him. By gar'! Giv' it to to him cat and than some!"

RazorFangs yelled "Stab 'im between the ribs matey!"

A Bowcat cheered "Kill him Cat!"