The Phantom of Vendée(2)（1 / 7）

"The □□s, fearing their own children being snatched away, kept the moppets locked up carefully in their rooms, forbidding them from venturing outside to play. One boy couldn''t bear the loneliness and managed to sneak out while his family was working in the fields. Unlike the previous children who had gone missing, he returned in the middle of the night, terrified to the core, unable to utter a sound, as if he had witnessed something extremely horrifying. A ghastly wound, dripping with fresh blood, adorned his neck, as if he had been savagely mauled by a wild beast.

"The child barely survived, but then even weirder things occurred. He became photophobic, filled with panic. When his mother sat by his bedside to check his forehead for fever, his upper lip suddenly curled, revealing two canine teeth, about to bite her throat. After much effort, they managed to pin the child down, but he continued to have waves of spasms and convulsions, struggling desperately. People had no choice but to tightly bind his limbs to the four corners of the bed. He behaved as if possessed by a demon, incessantly foaming at the mouth and gnashing his teeth towards the air like a mad dog.

"A whole night had passed before his condition finally improved slightly. With a hoarse voice, he pleaded for someone to bring him water to drink. His older sister brought the water to him, and the boy, with teary eyes, looked at her with a pitiful gaze. Despite being particularly pale due to excessive blood loss, at this moment he appeared fairly pretty, one could even say much prettier than before. His large childlike eyes now revealed a hint of wandering desire, exuding a certain seductive meaning that made people involuntarily want to draw near and caress him.

"She approached him, smilingly holding the cup to his cracked lips, much like the beautiful Electra feeding water to her unfortunate mad brother Orestes. But at that moment, the boy abruptly knocked the cup away and bit