Week 12 Story: Grendel's attack

This story is part of the Beowulf unit. Story source: The Story of Beowulf by Strafford Riggs with illustrations by Henry Pitz (1933).
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Deep in the woods, Grendel could smell his next prey. Having not eaten for several days, the blood lust had built up and filled him with rage. One night, a thick fog had rolled into the forest. The fog engulfed all who lived in it and reduced visibility to just a few feet. Grendel knew this was his opportunity to strike as no sane individual would traverse the woods in these conditions. Grendel continually sniffed the air until the scent of his pray grew stronger. As he reached the end of the forest, he was confronted by a tall mountain. He could smell the scent ahead of him but knew the mountain was too steep to climb. Rather, Grendel went around the mountain. As he reached the other side, the scent began to disappear. He quickly turned around and the mountain confronted him once again. After circling the mountain several times, he realized his prey must be at the top. After a couple of hours Grendel finally reached the top of the mountain. A large wooden door confronted him. He could see a faint light peering through the cracks and his mouth began to water and his stomach grumble. Although Grendel was hungry, he was not dumb. He carefully put pressure on the door and listened to the bolts slowly break. The people inside were very quiet and mostly likely asleep. Once the bolts had loosened, Grendel lost his patience and burst the door down. He saw two figures in his huger induced rage. Grendel pounced on the closer of the two and began ripping the poor creature to shreds. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the second figure began to try and escape. As Grendel finished his meal, he hunger was not satisfied. He licked the blood off of his lips and fixed his milky gave on Beowulf. He could see the fear in his eyes as his next target froze in place.

Grendel from Wikipedia

Authors Note:
This story was based on Grendel Attacks. I told the story from the attackers point of view rather than the victims. In the original story, Beowulf was in his home while Grendel was slowly breaking down his door. Grendel attacks the other inhabitant while Beowulf watches. He was so mortified he was stuck in place.