The Silver Hunt - Prelude

The moon gleamed bright over the forest, as the sounds of the evil that was stirring rung out through the trees. A foul creature stalked the underbrush, searching for some unfortunate soul to feast upon, and a man clad in silver followed it. He bore a shield and a mace, both silvered and glimmering unnaturally in the moonlight. His eyes shown like moons themselves, as they scanned through the trees, anticipating the beast's next move.

Silas Salhada had been tracking this monster for some time, and he had finally cornered it in these woods. He had set up wards among the trees earlier that would prevent the beast from passing, funneling it into its death. As Silas strode forward, a twig snapped under his foot, and the creature suddenly lashed out towards the sound.

There was just enough time for Silas to raise his shield to block the claws of the creature, and he wasted no more time bringing his mace to strike the monster in the jaw. It unleashed a hellish scream that echoed through the forest, as black blood spilled from the wood it had received. It lunged forward again at lightning speed, and Silas took the full brunt of the charge. The creature tackled him to ground, wrenching the shield from his arm. Silas scrambled to free himself from the beast's grasp, and to retrieve his shield.

He slammed his mace into the side of the creature's face, launching him to the ground amidst a shower of blood, and reached down to grasp his shield. The carved face of the shield, depicting a woman's eye and seven stars surrounding it, began to shine brighter than the stars, sending a pulse of holy light at the vile creature standing before him.

The light burned the flesh from the monster's bones, and Silas was able to bring his mace down for one last blow, imbued with holy force. The blow forced the monster to the ground, breaking its body and shattering the earth below. A pillar of holy light followed the strike of the mace, reducing the creature to a pile of ash.

The battle was over, but Silas' war was far from done. He would rid this world of all those Lycanthropes who would use the moon's power for their own vile purposes.