When Lightning Strikes

Bluish white lightning started appearing in the sky. The thunder rumbled as if warning the people on the ground to stay away.

Rumble! Rumble!

The men looked at the lightning in the sky. They stumbled back a bit looking at the dangerous lightning in the sky. Then, they looked at Lars with shock.

"H-hey, do you know we are ghouls?"

"Y-yeah. If you come close, we will eat you like this dead woman."

Lars when heard the word "dead" and then, "woman", his head went blank.

He didn't hear anything after that. He did not hear the rumbling of thunder produced due to lightning nor did he hear the threats of ghouls. His whole body felt numb. He didn't feel any pain.

There was only thought in his mind.

'Kill! Kill!'

The tears of blood started pouring out of his eyes. He took a step and the bluish white lightning crackled near his shoes.

CRACKLE! CRACKLE!

Bluish white lightning crackled around his hands as from his blue eyes lightning also crackled.

His shoulder length long blonde hair that were tied in one small braid at his right side, with shaved sides fluttered as wind appeared in the house.

Lars disappeared from his place and appeared behind the ghouls.

Lars grabbed one ghoul and lifted him up easily as in front of the perfectly toned body of Lars, the ghoul was slender and also smaller in height.

CRACKLE! CRACKLE!

The lightning crackled and passed through the entire body of the ghoul destroying his flesh and burning his skeleton.

After killing the ghoul, Lars threw the burnt and black skeleton of the ghoul and looked at the other ghoul.

Lars eyes stared deep into the violet eyes of the ghoul. The ghoul had black sclera while his pupil was violet giving creepy vibes but this same eyes were now trembling.

Lars pinched the ghoul under the chin. The ghoul flew up in the sky, breaking the wooden ceiling before the lightning in the sky struck him burning his flesh instantly and turning his skeleton into ashes. The ashes were carried away by the wind.

Lars after killing the ghouls looked at the dead body of his wife. The lower part of her wife was nowhere to be seen while the blood covered her whole body. Her face was turned towards the other side.

Lars looked at the ceiling, walls and then, floor.

Then, he remembered his nightmare that he have been seeing for many nights.

"So, it wasn't just a dream?" Lars walked towards the corpse of her wife and kneeled down.

He turned her face towards his direction but more blood tears fell down from his eyes as he looked at the face of her dear wife who now had bloody scars.

Lars caressed her face and just spoke, "I am sorry!"

He bit his lower lips as more and more blood tears streamed from his face. He looked at her body and saw that almost all of her stomach was gone.

Lars brought his face closer to her face and connected his forehead to hers.

"Why?" Lars mumbled in a low voice.

"Why?"

"Why?"

"Why?"

"Why?"

"Why?"

Lars voice started gradually increasing before he shouted while looking at the sky, "WHYYY?"

The thunder rumbled and lightning crackled in the sky. Rain started pouring from the sky as if crying at the misery of a man, husband and a father.