The Maxius Saga Reloaded

[GhostHeLL]

I gulped some more “well hello Mr. Vampire, I just stopped to say hello…umm…I’ll just go now so…err… good-bye”
“going zoos zoon. Wont you zop for a bite? Ha hah haw”.
Suddenly I stopped sweating and fretting and a sly smile like Illya had, made its way on my face,
“Bite you say right, well what would you have? A sandwich would do perfect I suggest”.
With that I put my hand in my coat pocket and took out a bottle that was filled with some cream-yellow color paste. I looked around me and spotted slices of bread on a nearby table. I went to that table,
“kind sir may I have two slices of this fresh baked toast please?”
A “Grunt” was his answer, so I took it for a yes. I took two slices and came back to the vampire.
“Now this is what we do with this tasty slice of bread and this delicious paste”
while I said this I had unscrewed the top of the mysterious-paste bottle and already had applied the paste on one of the slices. I now took a bite out of the sandwich and chomped it slowly taking out pleasurable sounds,
“yummy…delicious…mmmmph”
I took some more bites,
“now this is the life…lip smacking…aaaah…tastes like heaven”
I could now see him eyeing my sandwich and the paste, and I quickly took some more bites,
“yummy dummy…mmmmph…oooh”
saliva was dripping from his mouth by now, and I went on,
“oooh lala…humpty dumpy sat on the wall…mmmmph…like taking candy from a baby…yummy”
“may I have a bite pleaz?”
Now that he asked for it, I had to give it to him, so I made another sandwich from the second slice and gave it to him,
“here ya go Mr. Vampire hope you enjoy your sandwich”
he took a bite and I smiled…my smile widened when I saw his face expression change to something like when you have just eaten something disgusting or horrid. After few seconds he spat the morsel out and started to choke with some smoke coming out of his mouth.
“What waz zat zuff?”
I started to laugh,
“well zhat zuff that you just ate waz highly concentrated garlic paste Ha hah haw” I mocked him.
He choked and spat some more,
“Help, help I need blood, you” and he pointed at me “YOU!! Tricked me into zis. I’m going to drink your blood now, I WILL DRINK YOUR BLOOD!!”
A few people by now had stopped eating their food and were watching us. Instantly sensing the danger which was unfolding around me, the vampire was looking furious, no, he was furious and with all the steam coming out of his mouth like that he looked dangerously lethal.
The vampire came ever so close to me with his talon sharp claws raised In front of him and ready to strike me.
I wasted no more time and quickly pressed a certain red button on the red glove that I was wearing and instantly felt the tingling sensation I now accepted willingly, rise from my feet to my torso. I knew that I was now as quick as lightning.

[GhostHeLL]

Then suddenly the vampire leapt at me but luckily I was full speed set and go and so dodged the vampire’s claws and enjoyed watching him crash on a nearby table and then laughed when the table gave way to his weight and broke down taking the vampire down on the floor with it. But the next second he was up and charging towards me again. Just as he was near me he leapt at me again, this time I did a front flip making him miss me and crash into the bar counter that was behind me. I landed safely on my two legs and turned around just in time to see the vampire rip the money counter from the desk and hurl it towards me, which I dodged easily.
“Nooo, I’ll get you ya zinking kid I will drink your blood!!”
with that he jumped over the counter and came charging at me. This time though I had something planned for him. He leapt towards me like always but I didn’t move from my position instead placed my hand in my coat pocket and took out a big chunk of stale garlic and when he landed in front of me I slammed the garlic into his open mouth which he had opened to bite me.
He started to choke on the big piece of garlic and when I punched him in his stomach he closed his mouth to try to ease his pain. And also not to scream. Doing so he bit the garlic and instantaneously smoke erupted from his mouth and he screamed and howled and he was rocking his head ever so wildly that at last the garlic came loose from his sharp teeth and fell out of his mouth but he kept screaming, “Mommy! Mom! Where are you mom?”
“Your mommy dear isn’t here Ha hah haw ” I laughed at him.
“MOMMY!!” he screamed.
I mocked him, “Yea scream for your mother some more. She must be enjoying her meal of freshly pumped human juice in her grand castle”
“MOM!! Mummy Countezz come here at onz and kill thiz razcal” he was now crying.
“Scream as much as you can she is far away and she cant hear you and my names Newton, Jimmy Newton, not rascal. Ha hah haw” I continued laughing some more.
Suddenly a voice reached my ears from behind, “Now, Cant I Jimmy Newton?”
Hearing a new voice from behind me I whirled around and saw a most elegantly dressed vampiress standing in front of me and I presumed that she really must be a countess,
“well hello their mummy countess, how do you do?” I tried to jest with her
“Very well thank you but I see my son over here isn’t so and I presume that you must be the cause because no vampire would eat garlic paste and raw garlic” she answered calmly.
“Well you see he asked for my super delicious cream-yellow colored concentrated garlic paste and so I gave it to him, what do you say want some too?” and I rushed the garlic paste under the countess’s nose and started to wag it right below her nostrils.

[GhostHeLL]

“Have some of my garlic paste its yummy and mmmmph scrumcious and…”
“Ha hah haw that stuff doesn’t work on me Jimmy Newton” and she hit the bottle, which slipped from my hands and crashed onto the floor.
“OK, then what about THIS!!” saying so I threshed a metal cross in front of her face.
I was boiling with faith, now this had to stop the countess but…
“Ha hah haw, you don’t have faith enough Ha hah haw”
and she snatched the cross from my hands and painlessly crushed it in her fists and when she opened it I could see only minute pieces of metal falling down on the ground like snow, when she emptied her hand. “Now what’s going to help you Ha hah haw. GET HIM!!” she pointed at a person behind me.
I looked just in time to see a vampire come leaping at me at full speed but luckily I had my speed boost on too and so I did a summersault just as he reached me with those sharp talons of his. I did a perfect landing on the ground on my two feet and instantly swirled around to see the vampire go crashing towards the countess who had been behind me but the countess just swished her cape around her and disappeared into thin air and the vampire crashed into the table which was behind the countess, the countess suddenly reappeared beside her son.
Well I thought to my self Ok she’s got some slick moves, she can teleport alright but she cant do what I can, that is to fool dumb vampires and I laughed inwardly. An evil grin crept over again.
“So I see you’ve got some slick moves, you are fast but how will you prove yourself worthy against a dozen vampires?” “GET HIM!!” she shrieked.
Instantly I heard like a dozen or more chairs scraping, I swirled around and I saw like twenty vampires flashing their fangs at me walking or rather gliding towards me from all sides and I also noticed that each and every person in this Pub was a vampire.
“OK, I see today’s a VAMP-NIGHT” all twenty vampires started to move fast towards me now.
Instantly a plan came to me. I looked at the vampires who were now very close and gaining. I raised my hands and slowly brought them together and then joined them together and without anyone noticing me I pressed a certain black button on my black glove that I was wearing on my right hand and while I did these actions I said a sentence.
“By the holy power of the mighty god, take me away from this devilish hell!!” instantly I felt the tingling sensation rise from my legs when I pressed the black button and the sensation reached my head now and then I was gone.

[GhostHeLL]

“Hey, where the hell did he go?” said one of the vampire,
“I don’t know but I moving too fast and I cant stop my self, oh nooo I’m goanna jump,” said another and he leapt in front.
“Stop!! don’t jump I’m going to jump… nooo I told you not to”
and then one-by-one all the vampires that were after me jumped. I quickly moved out of their way and moved towards the back of the Pub and then turned around just in time to see all twenty vampires crash into each other and then fall down on the floor on each other making a big heap of lump bodies.
“OUCH…
hey you stepped on my foot…
my cloak you’re ripping my cloak…
get of me you big oaf…
ouch my hand…
hey somebody broke my nails…
ouch…
hey I found your nails…
thanx where were they…
they scratched my cheek…
OUCH!!”
“GET UP YOU Dimwitted buffoons!!” screamed the countess.
I was enjoying myself from the back of the room. The only thing missing was a pack of popcorns.
“GET UP!! He’s here somewhere, he’s invisible but I can still smell him, NOW GET UP and search for him. Get up and start sniffing for his scent.” She commanded them.
“I know you are here Jimmy Newton I can smell you, you can hide but you cannot escape us, our sense of smell is far greater than you humans” the countess spoke into the air.
I knew I was going to be cornered soon if I didn’t do anything soon. So I thought that this would be a good time to take the leave. I headed for the door but just at that moment,
“somebody guard the door, don’t let him escape” ordered the countess.
Now, I knew that I was trapped so I thought of a plan.
Then suddenly I heard the most appalling sound I had ever heard in my life,
“Sniff…sniiif…sniff, sniff…sniff…sniiiiff…sniff, sniiif, sniff…” and it went on and on and as I looked around myself I saw all the vampires in the room sniffing away madly like some deranged warthogs.

[GhostHeLL]

I tried to focus on a plan again but then two vampires caught my attention,
“Sniff…sniff…sniiiff…hey I found him, I found him” said one of them,
then the other vampire, “Hey stop sniffing me, I am not a human, I am not that Jimmy Newton kid and, hey wait a second aren’t you Charlie? Yes you are and where are your glasses? Don’t tell me you forgot them again?”
And so the interesting conversation started.
“Oh I’m sorry Charles, you are Charles ain’t you? Oh I can’t see you well enough, I’m sorry but I can’t help it I was in a hurry and couldn’t find my contact lenses”
“Now why were you looking for your contact lenses when you had your glasses?”
“Well you see, it was like this, I knew that there was a party going on tonight, over here, so I didn’t want to look stupid and so I tried to look for my contact lenses but I was in such a hurry that I couldn’t find them and then when I thought of wearing my glasses I couldn't find them too, so I came without wearing either of them”
“Oh Charlie, you are so stupid and forgetful. Sometimes I wonder if u will ever completely turn into a full-fledged vampire, well stop sniffing me and go sniff around somewhere else for that Jimmy Newton rascal and if you find him let me know straight away, now go”
“Ok Charles I’ll do that straight away” and he started to move for one of the back corners of the bar.
I crept behind him stealthily.
My plan was all set and ready to activate, because I had just found my target. I followed the blind vampire till he reached the back corner,
“Sniff… Sniff…sniff…sniiiff…hey I found him, I found him”
he looked around himself but then he turned around and then again he turned till he was dizzy,
“hey thiz iz zarange, why can’t I zee him”.
He started sniffing again, “Sniff…sniff…sniiiff…hey I can smell him so why can’t I see him?”
My time to put my plan in ignition mode had come.
“Charlie…you have been very forgetful for quite some days and now I have come to take your soul because you have been a bad vampire lately, say your prayers Charlie” I talked to him in an hoarse voice.
“Aaaah…please don’t kill me please I promise that I will be a good vampire from now on… oh good lord please don’t kill me” he pleaded.
I was tried to suppress my laughter and continued,
“It’s too late Charlie your time has come, say your prayers quickly your life is running out real quick.”
“Oh kind lord please…I just remembered that the devil hasn’t taught us to say prayers but to make death wishes” he answered, now almost hysterically.
I tried very hard not to go out and laugh for this was too much for me to handle.
“Very well then, I will allow you only one death wish so say it quick and get ready for your soul to be sucked out of your body” I continued to talk to him in a Godly voice.
“Well I have only one death wish and that is that I want to be the first vampire to find that rascal, Jimmy Newton and when I find him I want to have a reward for my catch, yes that’s all” he requested of me.
“That’s all ya stupid vamp? Well you got your wish granted doofus!! Ya found me and now for your prize” I put my hand in my coat and took out a piece of stale garlic,
“open your mouth real big” I said after taking out the garlic.
Charlie was so dumb that he opened his mouth,
“Huh? What the heck is going on, Sniff…sniff…sniiiff…hey its Newton…what the…aaaah”
As soon as he opened his big mouth I slapped the garlic into his open mouth and then quick as lightning I took out a baseball bat from my coat and slammed it in Charlie’s stomach, he reeled in pain and then I banged the bat on his head, “THOINK” there was a big thud when the bat came in contact with Charlie’s thick empty skull. Because of such force that erupted on his head that he had to close his mouth to try to ease the pain but when he closed his mouth he screamed more as the next second, smoke was coming out of his mouth and ears.
Suddenly I heard some voices coming from behind me,
“Charlie, what happened, I told you not to mess with Jimmy Newton, I told you to call me when you saw…OH MY DEVIL…SOMEBODY CALL THE COUNTESS!!”

[GhostHeLL]

When I saw Charles coming my way I quickly got out of the way just in time because the next instant the countess had teleported where I had been standing seconds ago.
“What’s going on here…oh its Charlie, that stupid vampire fell into Jimmy Newton’s trap”
The other vampires had now reached the seen,
“Holy shit, just look at him…
Man he’s smoking alright…
Wow now that’s the first time I’ve seen a smoking vampire,
I’ve seen a smoking gun before but not this…
oooh-lala this is so hilarious…oh my poor tummy…”
Well I thought that my fun time was up and I better leave this uninvited party.
I headed for the door but just at that moment I noticed that the guard was still at the door. I put my hand in my coat and checked if I still had some garlic left and I had, I took the garlic out and thought of how to put the garlic in the guard’s mouth.
I crept a bit closer towards the guard,
“Sniff…sniff…sniiif…sniiiiif…sniiiiiiiiif…yawn”
while he was sniffing he suddenly took a big yawn, I grabbed my opportunity and threw the garlic into his big, open mouth.
It flew…going…going…aaaand “he scores! It’s in the mouth…sizzle…smoke erupting from his mouth”. I commentated.
Running towards the guard, I jumped and banged my fists on his head. The guard’s mouth slammed shut, I heard some more sizzling and then his mouth opened aaaand,
“Aaaah…I’m so hot I’m on fire!!” He screamed
Instantly the other vampires swirled around and looked in the guard’s direction.
Now smoke was coming out of his nostrils and ears too.
Suddenly all the vampires came charging towards the guard and without knowingly where I was standing. Quick as lightning I grabbed the “fire” guard and threw him at the incoming guards.
He flew like a butterfly and crashed like a hippopotamus,
“Ouch…
hey get of me…
help I’m on fire…
no you're not its only the guard smoking cigars… ”
Well I had bought myself some time so I quickly bolted out of the door and was going to join my friends when a long crate behind the bar’s door caught my treasure-hunter, instincts attention.
I moved towards it to inspect it and found out that it was just a broken crate; I was going to leave it when suddenly an idea took shape in my mind.
I kicked the already broken crate till it broke into many long strips. Bending down and picking up two well-chosen long strips, placed them on the floor in the form of a cross; then taking out my wand from my back pocket, pointed the tip at the junction where the two planks intersected and stapled them with magic. I placed my wand behind my ear, picked up the wooden cross and carried it to the door that was still ajar. Placing the cross at the center of the door, I took out my wand from the back of my ear and stuck the cross on the door with the same magic again. I then pressed a certain black button on my black gloves and instantly felt the tingling sensation come back to me that I excepted now, then it left the body and I was visible again.

[GhostHeLL]

“Yo vampy!” I yelled from the open door.
All the vampires stopped arguing and looked up,
“Over there…
let’s go get him…
get of me…
no you get of me…
every one stop arguing and get up…
OUCH somebody kicked me…
hey why did you kick me…
you started it first…”
“STOP ARGUING AND GET THAT KID” screamed the countess.
Instantly all the vampires got up and started to glide towards me.
“HOLD IT” I yelled.
All the vampires stopped in their tracks and looked a bit confused.
“OK, good you listen to orders, fine, now that I know that you are going to bite me, wouldn’t I be allowed to make a death wish before I die?”
“Don’t let him…
he’s a tricky customer…
oh come on let the poor kid make a wish…
fine, but make it quick” Good these vampires were the most idiot creatures I’ve ever encountered; I thought to myself.
“OK, my death wish is, MERRY SAINT NIGHT!!” I shouted at them, and laughed maniacally.
“What did he just say…
I don’t know I didn’t hear him correctly…
oh what the hell, lets go get him”
“DON’T LET THE RAASCAL ESCAPE” screeched the countess.
Then I shouted over the howling and murderous voices that the vampires were making,
“IT AIN’T RASCAL, THE NAMES NEWTON, JIMMY NEWTON” and I slammed the door shut just in time to block one of the vampires that had leapt towards me.
As soon as I had slammed the door I heard screams of pain and agony from all inside the Hogs-Head. “Aaaah…get away from the door, he has placed a cross on it…
OUCH, now you tell us…
Aaaah, I’m burning…”
“OH move over, I’ll go open the door” I could hear the Countess voice.
As soon as I heard the countess I took out my wand and pointed at the bar’s lock and said “COLLOPORTUS”, a red beam of light came out of the tip of my wand and lit the lock which instantly locked itself by magic.
*Rattle, rattle, BAAM, BAAM, RATTLE, RATTLE*
I heard the countess try to open the lock but failed to and so started banging on it like a small child. I knew I had won the battle and proven myself worthy, so I turned myself around and walked towards my friends.
“Well folks I did it, I passed your dare Illiya and I’m sure I did it with zooming colors”.

[GhostHeLL]

“Well you sure did but there still is one thing we didn’t understand,” said Illiya.
“And what is that?” I asked.
He answered, “Well it is this; we saw you go in the bar and we also saw the countess coming but after the countess sent those twenty or thirty vampires at you we only saw them gliding towards you, then they jumped and then you disappeared. They fell on each other and that’s not all, after that we heard the countess say to start sniffing for you and so we presumed that you must be still here. But when the countess said that you were invisible, our doubts were cleared and so we started to look for you but all we could see were the vampires sniffing and looking for you. But then we noticed that blind vampire talking to himself and when we crept a bit closer we could hear your voice, well it was a bit different but we identified it as yours and then we saw the vampire getting knocked around, then you threw the garlic, after that all this steam came out of his mouth but that’s not all, the other vampires came, then you did the same thing with the vampire guard and then we saw some invisible person breaking that wooden crate, then you made that cross and then we saw you stick them together with magic, then you became visible again and then”
I cut short Illya’s tiring speech “and then you witnessed me saying that death wish and then all the vampires came towards me and blah, blah, blah”
“yes that’s it, so would you now enlighten us how you became invisible because we know you didn’t use magic ‘cause we never saw you taking out your wand, so then how?”
Well I thought my time had at last come to tell them my secret of these magical tiger paws gloves that I always wore, around.
“Well you notice these gloves I’m wearing” and I showed them my Tiger Paws, which they stared at it very curiously because one was red and the other was black,
“umm what about them? Didn’t you saw something like its in the fashion?” Illya answered back.
“Well you see they look just like any ordinary gloves, or well at least any ordinary tiger paws, but these gloves have powers, this red glove with the black stripes, gives me the power of enhancing my speed and this black one with red stripes makes me invisible whenever I want to. So you see these help me get out of countless troubles like the one with the vampires you just witnessed.” I explained to them as simply as I could.
They all looked like as if not even a word had registered in their brains.
“Huh…” said one of my companions.
“Hey people why so confused? There’s nothing to worry about. OK, ok, I’ll tell you from scratch”
I then told them how I had come across a thief’s hut and how I had found the gloves protected in a glass sphere with a password and how I cracked the code and gained possession of the gloves and then how the thief entered his hut with an axe in one hand and how he charged at me and how I found the gloves powers and how I used them to escape the mad axe-slashing thief and then how I now used to wear these gloves all the time and used their powers only in emergencies.

[GhostHeLL]

“Well folks,” I said, “one Vamp-Night is enough for me for years, God I’m exhausted. Hey I’m going home I’ll meet you guys some other day when I’m ready for another adventure, but till then Good-Night.” I waved at them,
While I turned around and started walking towards home, “remember what ever you do, just don’t let the vampires bite you cause the bed bugs are all on strike” I laughed and waved again.

FIN

[GhostHeLL]

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