The seven Krossvale brothers walked slowly across the wide circular courtyard, their black figures cutting through the golden afternoon light like a blade through flesh.
Every balcony on all seven floors was packed shoulder-to-shoulder with students. Hundreds of terrified eyes followed their every step. The silence was suffocating — broken only by the faint sound of their boots on gravel .
Whispers hissed across every level:
"They're leaving…"
"Did they kill someone?"
"Look at Vernon… he seems the quietest, still so fucking hot…"
"Shut up, they'll hear—"
"Someone's already dead. I know it."
From the second-floor balcony, a pretty girl with long hair stood frozen, clutching the railing. Her uniform skirt fluttered in the breeze. She was beautiful in that soft, innocent way that made monsters hungry.
Damon suddenly stopped.
His lips curled.
"Kai. "
Kai paused.
Damon glanced up mid-stride, eyes narrowing with sudden interest.
"Check out the second floor, middle row. That chick with the long hair? Fucking gorgeous."
His tone was low, casual, almost lazy—like he was pointing out a hot girl at a bar instead of marking prey in front of a terrified school.
Kai slowly tilted his head up.
The entire school held its breath.
His cold gaze locked on the girl.
The girl was frozen from fear.
Kai's voice carried across the courtyard — calm, almost amused.
"Yeah… she's pretty."
Lucas grinned, golden tooth flashing. "Nice tits too. Bet they bounce real good ."
Victor chuckled low. "Innocent little thing. It would be fun to ruin her slowly."
Vernon looked up for a second. As if to see who the girl was . Then he tilted his head again, long dark hair hiding his eyes, but his jaw tightened.
Kai smirked.
"You. Second floor. Big tits. Come down."
The girl's knees buckled. She started shaking so violently she nearly collapsed against the railing.
The balconies erupted in panicked whispers.
"She caught their eye—"
"Oh god, she's done—"
"Someone help her—"
"Help her how? We're all screwed—"
The teachers stood paralyzed in the meeting room doorway and along the corridors—faces ashen, hands trembling, eyes wide with impotent horror. They clutched folders like shields, mouths open in silent pleas, but no one dared speak, move, or intervene. Their helplessness was a living thing: raw, choking, suffocating.
Kai waited .
His face calm.
Then his voice dropped, soft and venomous.
"Do you want to die? Or do you want to come down?"
A broken sob tore from her throat.
She turned and stumbled down the stairs, shoes thudding, tears already streaming down her face.
When she finally reached the ground, she stopped ten feet away — trembling, arms wrapped tightly around herself, tears streaking down her flushed cheeks, leaving her face blotched and raw.
The monsters circled her like wolves.
Lucas stepped in close, breathing her in.
"Fuck, she smells like a virgin. How cute."
Leon stepped forward grinning wide.
"Look she is shaking."
Victor circled behind.
"Nice view from back here."
Victor slapped her ass hard enough to make her stumble forward with a cry.
"Nice and firm. Bet it jiggles when you get fucked."
Ren leaned in, voice low and filthy. "You ever had a cock down your throat, princess? "
The girl was sobbing openly now, shaking so hard her teeth chattered.
Damon offered,
" Kai, can we make her strip?"
Kai's sharp command cut through the wind—
"Strip."
From every balcony, the whispers erupted like panicked static.
" Oh my God!"
"Kai Krossvale just asked her to strip!"
"Someone stop them—please, someone!"
"No one's stopping shit. We're all screwed if we move."
"She's pretty… but not worth dying over."
"I can't watch this. But I can't look away either."
"Her boyfriend's just standing there. Pathetic."
"Shut up, they'll hear us. They'll see us."
"Poor girl… she's gonna be naked in front of the whole school."
The fear was thick, electric—hundreds of voices trembling, horrified, yet glued to the scene below.
The girl's sob turned into a broken wail.
"Please… please I can't—"
Leon laughed.
"Strip. Or we'll do it for you. Right here. In front of the whole fucking school."
The girl shivered hard.
Her girl's hands shook violently as she reached for the top button of her shirt.
Then—
A boy came sprinting from the side entrance.
Seventeen, lanky, dark hair messy, face pale with terror.
"Stop! Leave her alone! "
The Krossvales turned.
Leon laughed — loud, cruel.
"Ahhh! Look ! A little lover boy came to save his bitch."
The boy came infront of them , shivering with fear.
Lucas slung his heavy, muscled arm around the boy's neck like a noose of flesh, yanking him close until the boy's knees buckled and his whole body shuddered in raw terror. The boy's breath hitched, eyes wide and glassy, skin crawling under the crushing grip.
Kai tilted his head, smiling slowly.
"So she's your girlfriend, huh?"
The boy nodded frantically under Lucas's grip.
The boy twisted desperately, driving his elbow back and stomping hard on Lucas's boot. The grip loosened just enough. He tore free, stumbling away, shoulders shaking violently, breath ragged and uneven. Behind him, Lucas threw his head back and laughed—amused.
The boy stepped in front of his girlfriend trembling.
"Please… please let her go. I'll do anything."
Kai's smile widened, cold and vicious.
"Oh really? You wanna save her?
*A PAUSE*
Are you man enough to do that?"
Victor smirked. "Look at him shaking. Pathetic."
Ren laughed softly. "He's gonna cry. I can already see the tears."
That pretty boy replied, with his voice shaking,
" I can do anything for her. Please let her go."
The whole school watched, their eyes fixed on them .
"He really loves his girlfriend."
" He went to the monsters to save her!"
Kai studied him for a long moment.
Then smiled—slow, cold, beautiful.
"Do you want to save her dignity?"
The boy swallowed hard.
"Yes."
Kai's smile widened.
"Interesting."
He looked at his brothers.
"Let's give him an opportunity. It'll be fun."
The brothers laughed—low, cruel.
Kai's voice dropped.
"Strip."
The boy blinked.
"If you don't want your girlfriend to strip in front of the whole school… you do it."
The teachers stood frozen in the corridors and doorways, eyes wide with horror and crushing guilt. They had sworn to protect these children, yet now they could do nothing. Any protest meant their own brutal deaths. Powerless and ashamed, they watched the nightmare unfold in suffocating silence.
The boy looked back at the girl—tears streaming down her face, arms wrapped tight around herself, shaking so hard she could barely stand.
He couldn't let her strip.
He looked up at the balconies—hundreds of eyes watching in horrified silence.
Shame flooded through his veins.
" Everyone's watching!
It's gonna be shameful ! Very shameful! "
With trembling hands, he reached for his shirt.
Then, he started unbuttoning his shirt.
One by one.
He pulled it off.
Then his undershirt.
Then his pants.
Underwear.
He stood completely naked in the middle of the courtyard — pale, shaking, arms trying to cover himself—skin flushed red with shame and humiliation.
The entire school watched in stunned, horrified silence.
Some girls covered their mouths ,some eyes.
Some boys stared in shock.
Ira—on the fourth floor— covered her eyes and turned back.
She felt that poor boy's pain and humiliation .
" They are really monsters!" She thought to herself.
The Krossvales laughed—low, mocking, vicious.
"woah! He did it ! "
Lucas clapped slowly. "Look at that sad little dick. No wonder she needs saving."
Damon smirked.
"Not bad though."
Victor whistled.
"Smaller than I expected."
Ren smirked.
"Pathetic."
Leon tilted his head.
"At least , he is the bitch's loyal dog ."
The naked boy stood there — cheeks burning red, eyes filled with shame — but he didn't move. He had saved her dignity.
Kai looked at the boy for one last moment—naked, trembling, broken in front of the entire school.
Then he turned.
"Let's go, boys."
The seven brothers walked away—leaving the naked boy standing alone in the courtyard, girlfriend sobbing behind him, the entire school watching in helpless, suffocating horror.
The darkness had arrived.
And it had already begun to feed.
To be continued...