The Beast of the Western Wilds: a Dark Fantasy Witch Hunter Tale

Something that has been hunting in the wild, is crossing the border of civilization. In the remote Western Wilds, there are whispers of a creature that snatches people in the dark and only leaves trails of blood behind. When fear turns to desperation, the town calls for a Witch Hunter of Sevenpeaks. Master Witch Hunter Ludlov is trained to face the unnatural, but what starts off as a routine creature hunt quickly turns into something far more disturbing. As Ludlov follows the trail into forests older than memory, he uncovers a pattern in the disappearances and unravels buried crimes and bloodlines best left forgotten. He soon finds out that in the Western Wilds, not all monsters were born evil. A dark fantasy adventure featuring a creature hunt, creeping dread, atmospheric danger, folklore, and escalating stakes in an original epic fantasy setting. Expect a mysterious beast terrorizing a frontier town, a witch hunter protagonist, kidnapping, challenging fights, disturbing adversaries, and dark family secrets. This is not a horror story, and it does not contain any grimdark elements or nihilism. This relatively short (ca. 42.000 words) standalone novel is completed and is written in British English. This is a Royal Road preview.