Joseph Andrews tried his best to ward off the blows and to hit him back, but Ben was so vigilant, active, and strong that he felt helpless and finally seemed to surrender.I looked at Doyle Stalin in surprise. He too seemed to enjoy the sight, as he seemed to hate that wicked person from the core of his heart, but he had a duty towards his wizard community, and so he felt obliged to help Joseph Andrews. All I could see was that the expressions on his old, wrinkly face kept changing.Ben, who could hardly control his rage, decided to end the life of the heartless, proud person in front of him, and he pierced his fangs into his neck, intending to suck the blood of his enemy.Doyle Stalin’s expressions changed again. He felt that he could not let Joseph Andrews die right in front of him. All the guards kept looking at the scene, but none of them dared to come ahead for their master’s help, although he kept shouting and demanding help.All his pride had vanished into thin air, and all tha
Doyle Stalin soon helped Joseph Andrews gain his senses by sprinkling some water on his face and then stroking his hair while chanting some of his magical spells. Joseph Andrews was both frightened and furious at the same time. He wanted to have his plan successful by all means. He couldn’t just let Ben enjoy his liberty. It was a matter of his prestige and ego, and he could do practically anything to achieve his target.He got enraged at seeing Ben caress Anne and seeing that Anne had healed already, but he was a little cautious this time as he had come to know how powerful Ben was, and so he slowly whispered into the wizard’s ears.“He is busy caressing his soul mate at the moment, and he will not realize that you are going to trap him. This is just the right time to cast your magical spells on the vampire. So just go ahead and don’t just act smart, because if you do that, you will be screwed. Did you understand? It is better you keep that in mind before showing any mercy to that va
“Finally! You are in my trap now, vampire. I will assure you that I will get you beheaded soon. I don’t want your existence in the business world to haunt me throughout my life. You were flaunting your supernatural powers until a while ago, but now it is my turn to flaunt my powers as a human. The entire vampire world will be terrorized by your death, and none of the supernatural beings will ever dare mess up with us humans. I simply can’t endure your presence here in the human world.” Joseph Andrew’s speech was influenced by his complacency.“You are not flaunting your own power, Joseph. It is the power of this old wizard, Doyle Stalin, that you are trying to call your own. You are an impotent person, completely deprived of any power. Come alone on the ground, and then I will show you who is more powerful.” Ben roared angrily.“Does your vampire world have no livelihood of your own that you have to struggle in this human world? Why the hell do you want to overpower us humans? You bet
I looked at Ben. He seemed to be calm and composed, undeterred by the talk of his getting beheaded by the stake. He was just looking blankly at the stake, as if he could not sense anything that was happening around him. He seemed to be totally under the control of the wizard, Doyle Stalin. He simply behaved like an encaged animal who was unable to make out that he was imprisoned and who could not speak anything.I got worried again. I was feeling that Doyle Stalin, who pretended to be innocent, was not that immaculate a person and was actually wanting to behead Ben. “Why did he give me the wrong impression if his intentions were malicious? He seems to be in favor of Joseph Andrews. After all, greed and need can make even a righteous person sinful.” I thought as I tried to study the wizard’s face carefully. But this time there seemed to be no change in his expressions. He seemed to be meditating, as if waiting for the eclipse to occur so that he could execute his plans.Soon, we could
The eclipse was over, and the sun seemed to be right overhead, shining with its bright, powerful, and silky rays as usual. Ben, being half vampire, could tolerate the sunlight just as we humans could. He flew ahead towards the west, as I could notice the sun rays coming from behind. It felt warm and cozy to ride on his back.I gripped him tight as I feared falling down from his back during the flight, but I was confident enough and believed that he would protect me from all sorts of injuries even if I fell. He increased his speed as we flew through the clouds, and I tightened my grip on him. I could feel his heart beat as my hands encircled his chest. I felt his touch mesmerizing, and I got an irresistible urge to kiss him. The position on his back seemed to arouse my feelings, and I started craving his love. I pulled his black t-shirt, partially uncovering his neck and his back, and planted a kiss firstly on his neck and then on his back. He turned and glanced at me. I could see that
Finally, Ben landed on a beautiful hilltop. I was just more than happy to see that the hilltop was covered with flowers of various kinds. It seemed like a carpet spread over the hill, adorning it. I was just spell-bound as I gazed at the picturesque sight. The balmy air moving through the flowers and reaching my nose thereafter carried the fragrance of the flowers along with it. I had never witnessed such a sight in the city. It had just recently rained on the hilltop, as was clear by the rainbow formed on the opposite side. The raindrops trickled from the flowers, increasing their beauty multifold.It was quiet and peaceful, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. The beautiful hilltop and the atmosphere there aroused our sentiments, and it felt like a perfect romantic venue for both of us. I regretted having spent my previous two years thinking of him as a human and missing the joy that I was entitled to experience just after the marriage by remaining in the city under work pre
We had already spent hours in each other’s company by now. I looked at the clock hanging on the wall. It was already 11 p.m. I could feel the hunger pangs in my stomach. I realized that just love alone is not sufficient for living in this world. Our body has other requirements too.“I am feeling hungry, Ben. Is there anything to eat in the kitchen, or will I have to cook something?” I asked, as I was not used to cooking myself. I had maids for doing even the simplest of the household chores, and I used to depend on them completely for them.Ben, who knew clearly that I was not in the habit of cooking myself, replied promptly, “Don’t worry! I will just prepare pasta for both of us within minutes.” He went to the kitchen, and I helped him chop the vegetables that he was supposed to add to the pasta. I realized that he was accustomed to doing such kinds of work, as he used to stay alone in the hut several times.I couldn’t control myself any longer from asking him the doubts that I had r
I grew a little anxious about Ben’s behavior again. Perhaps it was because his attention was not on me, and so he was unable to hypnotize me any further. “You have already concealed the truth from me once, and I don’t want you to hide anything from me in the future, so please let me know what the matter is. What was it that held you from reaching out to me for help, even though you could sense that I was in trouble? What if I had died? I am surprised that you didn’t seem to care even when Joseph Andrews was inflicting severe cuts all over my body.” I asked.“It is not that I didn’t want to reach out to you, Anne. It is just that my father is in his last stages, and although he has abandoned us, he couldn’t get another son afterwards, and I am his lone heir. He was calling my name out again and again and thinking of me all the while. I sensed it, as I am his son, and approached him despite it being so risky. The pure vampires might try to harm me and my mother if they come to know that
As I woke up in the morning, I noticed that Ben had already prepared a folder and was getting ready to leave. I was filled with curiosity and couldn’t help asking him, “Ben! Where do you intend to leave the folder in your hand?”I will be going to the court today. I have already sent summonses to the vampire lawyers and the accused on behalf of the vampire king. I will be presiding over the court as the judge in my capacity as the heir of the vampire king. I can’t just allow Uncle Ronald and Frank to carry on their surreptitious activities for long. They tried to kill me already, and I don’t want to give them a second chance for the same. I will expose them in court.” Ben replied as I could see his eyes go red due to the anger and frustration that he had in his heart.“If you don’t mind, can I accompany you there? I want to see the procedure in the vampire king’s court.” I asked reluctantly, as I was afraid that Ben would refuse to take me along with him.“Sure! Anne. I want you and m
After a tough struggle, I felt extremely delighted to see that all my efforts had turned out to be fruitful. I could hear Ben’s moaning sound.“Anne, save me, Anne! The silver bullet has hit me. I will die!” His hands were still on his stomach while he exclaimed,.“Ben! You are alright, Ben! Nothing has happened to you. You are safe now.” I said as I held his hand, supporting him so that he could get up from the floor.“ He held his head and said, “Why am I getting this head ache, Anne? I feel that I will just faint. I am unable to be stable. I can’t even stand straight.” He said that, and I noticed that his legs were stumbling. I supported him again and helped him sit on the bed.“Oh no! What happened to mom? Why is she lying on the floor like that? Did she get attacked as well, Anne?’ He asked me, expressing his shock as he tried to get up from the bed to see mom, but he stumbled again and sat on the bed helplessly.“It’s nothing, Ben. She just fainted because she saw you in that co
I could drive smoothly across the narrow road that was formed in between the trees, as it wasn’t tread much by anybody. The vampires hardly used the land route as they used the air route generally, and that was the advantage I was having as none of them bothered to look at the land and the activities going on over there. I tried to look for birds and animals around in the forest, but to my surprise, there wasn’t even a single bird or animal around. Either the animals had left the forest in fear or the vampires had just killed them by drinking their blood.I was worried about the further obstacles that I would have to face while collecting the gas from the volcanic site. I wasn’t a science student, and I had no idea how to collect the gas in the gas syringe. I utilized the time spent in the car by doing some Google searches about the method of collecting the gas in a gas syringe. The car being technically advanced and the fact that I didn’t have to face any obstacles on my way made me
I looked helplessly at the spray can that didn’t have any hydrogen sulfide gas remaining inside it. I wanted to ask Mom about the solution to the current problem that I was facing, but she was unconscious already. I opened the pump of the spray can and jerked it over Ben, trying to pour the contents of the can, if any, over Ben, expecting it to work miracles, but what I got was mere disappointment as the can didn’t even have a drop of gas inside it.I looked sadly at Ben’s lifeless body lying on the floor of the room, and Mom lay unconscious beside his body. I was left all alone in the battle against the pure vampires. I had already expected an attack as soon as the pure vampire had eavesdropped on our conversation, but even before we could work out solutions or discuss it completely, Ben was already attacked. I was at a loss to understand what my next step should be. As a human and that too a female, all I wanted to do at that moment was weep, but I couldn’t afford to do that at that
His cozy arms provided me with sufficient warmth, making me feel better, and I had almost forgotten my fear that he was a vampire and might turn out sucking my blood. I felt a little normal and recovered from the shock that I had received while handling the invisible vampire that had entered our room. I wondered from where I had gathered the courage at that moment. I felt delicate and timid in Ben’s presence, perhaps because I trusted him and had the faith that he would not let any danger hover around me.Ben finished his coffee and walked towards his mother. “Ben, I know that something mysterious is happening around, and I have the right to know that, don’t I?” She asked him.“It is nothing, Mom. Everything is normal so far.” Ben replied calmly, trying to hide the emotions of anger, fear, and restlessness swelling in his mind all together.“Ben! I know you very well. Don’t forget that I am your mother. I can notice even the slightest change in your facial expressions and make out wha
Ben looked all around. In fact, he jumped towards the window to see who was listening to our conversation. We had been discussing something really confidential, and somebody else eavesdropped on the same, which was detrimental to us. We could not let any of the pure vampires know about his secrets in a situation where they were at loggerheads with Ben. He was extremely worried and wanted to find out who that was.He went near the window and sniffed. As a half vampire, he could sense the smell and identify the presence of a pure vampire easily. “Why don’t I feel the smell of a vampire here? You know, Anne, all I can sense is the fragrance of a deodorant over here. Whoever reached here had applied deodorant on purpose just to mislead me.” Ben said.“Who else other than Uncle Ronald can try to mislead you, Ben? I am almost sure that it is his work.” I asserted.Within a split second, Ben was out of the window, following somebody who was not visible to me at least.“Ben! Wait! That can be
I was scared out of my wits, and I tried to find solace in Ben’s arms. I turned out to be cuddling Ben. I placed my head on his chest gently and felt relieved as he stroked my head, trying to make me feel comfortable.“This is the reason I was saying that you should be returning to the city. This is not a place suitable for you to stay, Anne. You, as a human, cannot survive in this vampire world, as it is full of danger. Many of the vampires are evil over here. Only a few of them are really good at heart.” Ben tried to explain the situation to me. He seemed to be worried about our safety by now.“I know, Ben, that the vampire world is full of danger for me, but I trust you, and I believe that you will be there to rescue me from every danger that I am subject to.” I said I was trying to calm him down.“I will not be available always, Anne. If I have to fight these pure vampires, then I will get so busy that I will not be able to focus on your safety all the while.” Ben replied.“I unde
I looked at Frank through the bars of the cage. His skin looked paler than that of Ben, and his eyes had a darker hue. His lips looked as though they were painted red, and his thin body structure made him look as if he lacked the strength to fight, but that wasn’t the case, as I could see that he was brimming with energy and self-confidence. He was wearing a black gown that was worn by people in the eighteenth century.“How old-fashioned these vampires are. They know hardly anything about the prevailing fashion and trends. He would look like an idiot if he happened to be in the human world.” I thought to myself, trying to hide the laughter that was trying to show on my face.Ben, on the other hand, was wearing a black shirt and black trousers, although he had a gown on top of them to distinguish him from humans. He was so smart and handsome. His chiseled chest, broad shoulders, toned muscles, six packs, and an attractive, charming face made him the heartthrob of millions of girls in t
Ben produced another camera from his pocket. “Look at this, Frank. This camera has all the backups from the previous one. Do you feel that you have destroyed the evidence against you? It is still safely saved on this miniature camera of mine.” Ben said.Don’t worry, Ben! I will destroy that too within seconds. I will make sure that you have no evidence against me or Ronald.” Frank snatched the camera from Ben’s hand and again banged it on the floor. The camera was broken into pieces.“Ha.ha..ha.. Did you think that I would let you win? We have made a full-proof plan against the vampire king, and we are sure to grab his throne soon. Has he perished, or is he still alive?” Frank burst into laughter.“You will soon come to know everything, Frank. Have some patience. Don’t be under the illusion that you have destroyed all the evidence, because it is still safe with me, Frank. However, I will let you know about that some other time.” Ben produced a knife from his pocket and held it right o