Once, in a quiet little village, there lived a swordsman whose skill with a blade was unmatched. He could slice an apple in midair without even looking, and stories of his victories in battle spread far and wide.
Because of his great talent, the villagers chose him to be their protector. “With him guarding us,” they said, “no danger will ever get past our gates.”
For a while, life was peaceful. Farmers tended their fields, children played in the streets, and the people slept soundly, knowing their hero was watching over them.
But one dark night, trouble came. A mysterious bandit crept into the village, attacking anyone who walked under the moonlight. Not many people were outside at night, but those who were never returned home.
The attacks continued, night after night, and the number of villagers began to shrink.
Strangely, the swordsman never appeared to fight the bandit. No one understood why.
Desperate, the village elders decided to send a messenger to the swordsman’s home. But just as the messenger reached the edge of the swordsman’s property… he vanished. The same thing happened to the next messenger.
It almost seemed as if someone didn’t want the swordsman to know what was happening. Or so the villagers thought.
What they did not know was that the bandit and the swordsman were one and the same. By day, he smiled and stood tall as the village’s hero. By night, he became the very danger the people feared.
And soon, there was no one left in the village at all.
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