The village was built in a valley. It was surrounded by a wild forest and mountains. The villagers all knew each other and were all born and raised there.
The villagers had always stayed away from the forest, due to the monsters living in it. But they stayed away from one spot in particular. A cave on the edge of where the mountains met the forest and the village.
No one knew what kind of monster lived in there. All they knew was that it killed villagers and livestock.
Hunter was a stranger in this small village. No one knew where or from whom he came from, no one knew his past. Though, the villagers loved him. He was a large middle aged man, but he was gentle and loving to all. When he heard the folklore about the monster in the cave, he decided to investigate. Their world was known to be home to many monsters, but he had lived outside of the village, alongside monsters. He believed he could handle this.
So one cold and snowy winter day, Hunter and a group of villagers made up of the mayor, elders, men, women and children, decided to finally go face this monster themselves.
Hunter was the only one to get close enough to see inside the cave, and once he did, the sight was not what he'd expected...