And she was right.  The creature came swooshing after her through the open door and hovered above the ground during the pursuit.  The village was dead quiet as everyone was sleeping by now, though in the bright moonlight, Krystal could see her attacker clearly once she got the nerve to look.  It was that caped character with the bright, red glowing eyes... and his face seemed familiar.  That of the man she had spoken about to Cely.  Whatever dark curse had overtaken him, the eight tentacles that protruded from his body were clearly a part of it.  "I'll have my revenge..." he whispered loudly to her as he got closer and closer.  This time, however, she could plainly see her attacker and he didn't have the drop on her.