Inside the largest hut, the newly appointed chieftain paid no attention to the commotion outside.
Its focus remained entirely on the female goblin beneath it.
The sounds outside the hut had become far too common over the past several nights.
Just as it was about to continue, the entrance to the hut was violently thrown open.
Three shamans stumbled inside one after another, nearly tripping over themselves as they frantically pointed back toward the entrance.
The chieftain's face immediately twisted in irritation. Every insult its mind could muster was already prepared to be unleashed for being interrupted.
Before its insults could fully leave its mouth, the shamans began shouting over one another.
"Oni!"
"Oni is here!"
"Oni has come!"
The chieftain's body reacted before it registered what was being said. The irritation that had filled his face only moments ago disappeared almost instantly.
Fear quietly crawled back into his heart instead.
That name…
