A Demon Unleashed in Modern America, A Tale of Terror and Seduction Grinning Man: Prequel Year: 43AD. Location: Scotland. "The demon is coming! The demon is coming!" A roman legionnaire screamed springing from the bushes with his gladius swinging widely. The beast fell from the tree tops tackling him to the ground as he screamed in horror. The monsters mouth widened as its head twisted and lunged down biting into the back of his neck. The mans body seized in terror, his fingers and toes spread forth. The creature twisted his head again with a quick deadly snap. The man went limp as the monster began to suck the mans spinal fluids. Three roman soldiers behind men with tower shields fired three arrows. The arrows hit the pallid thin creature in the back. It looked to the air crying a scream fouler and more dreadful then the wolves of the full moon. It's long sharp teeth having bits of spittle arching from them. There were no eyes or nose nor hair. It has slits of shivering flesh is it cried like a banshee. It looked at them with a gaping bloody and yellowish maw. It's mouth hanging a foot down as it breathed in a snarl on all fours. It's long lanky arms spread wide. The monsters gums were lined red. His fingernails thick, long, sharp and bloody. The monster quickly began to crawl forward. His shoulders zigzagged as he slithered across the grassy plain as arrows pelted the ground around it. It jumped into the air. The roman soldiers lifted the tower shields with spears up. The "demon" easily dodged the spears as it landed on the shields ripping them aside. They immediately backed away as it grabbed one shield pulling him to itself. It ripped the spear from his hand running its maw into his throat. He bit down shearing his throat from the mans neck swallowing the mouthful and all. He jumped to another shield ripping it from his arm whipping it at the other roman soldier hitting him square in the face. A splatter of blood as the man fell dead. The last roman infantry pulled his sword swinging harshly. The monster seized the man wrist twisting it back with a sickly snap as blood sprayed into the monsters face. …but everything was about to change
