Hello folks, it's time for a new Halloween story presented by your favorite speaker...Me

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Let's start!

Like every year the Apples organize a ball in their barn, the musicians played while the inhabitants danced and laughed, all were dressed up because Halloween is not Halloween if no one is dressed up, it goes without saying, but each year little has noticed that there are recurring monsters, let's count them...I see 2 Frankenstein Monsters, 4 Werewolves, a dozen skeletons and pumpkins for the little ones.

-But there is one who is missing, yet the most classic, although a bit old-fashioned, of course, I'm talking about...Vampyr, this being who appears in the night, drinking off the blood of his victims and who the day takes flight. Brought up to date by a certain Bram Stoker who invented a certain "Count Dracula" Those who said that "He's just a vulgar vampyr like the others!" is an insult to the complexity of the characters. An immortal being desiring eternal life but questioning the choices he made, a being torn between two worlds: that of the living and the dead, that of good and evil. Is he a bloodthirsty beast Or a man who strayed from the path he was taking and ended up sinking into darkness... So many questions that will go unanswered because it's just not the hour so have a glass of lemonade and some candy and let me tell you a story

Halloween 3: Season of the Vampyr

Every morning, nine-year-old James woke up early, very early, it was still dark outside but it was necessary because the nearest school was the one in the nearby town which was several kilometers from the house.
-, you might think that it would frighten him, but not at all because it was his favorite moment of the day because he could see the sunrise, the smell the morning dew (difficult when you live in the desert) at the beginning when he was younger it was his father who took him to school and who also came to pick him up once this one was over, but very quickly his mother ordered him to fend for himself,

• "If he wants to go to school, he goes alone" At first, his father didn't like the idea but he had to accept it when James' grandfather. Salomon said that it would be good for his grandson to do the travel alone

• "I did the same at his age, he will become strong."

So the notion was adopted and James was notified of the change.
At first, he was sad because he was no longer with his father but he comforted him by telling him that he was very proud that his son went to school unlike his sisters who stopped to home school with like private teachers their mother who taught them everything she knew
- Hearing these words James puffed up his chest and swore he would know the wisest student and that he would bring back lots of good notes under the amused gaze of his father, he made this promise when he was seven years old and continued to respect it.

"Come on James, there are a lot of roads and you mustn't be late."

Thus began his day disappearing into the night without even having to bring a torch to light it because doing this path every day he ended up knowing the road like the back of his hand, this is one of the few advantages he acquired, that and if he's hungry on the way, the cacti make a great snack, you just have to be careful with the thorns.

Dawn

James continues his road without stopping because it must be admitted that in the desert there is rarely animation, especially in the morning when it is still dark but sometimes interesting things can happen: James had the chance to see a shooting star, funny shapes on the moon and the weirdest fact he kept to himself was the saucer-shaped object with lots of light he saw flying up into the sky, what a funny unidentified flying objects. But these are just distractions, as the trip soon comes to an end as James gets closer to what he calls "The Shaped Rock Sir" This rock is a landmark for him as it means the town is not more than a few kilometers away and the sun will rise soon.

"Hello rock." He continued on his way then suddenly his body was imbued with a shiver, he turned around but there was nothing behind him, just the rock. This same rock that sees every morning but the more he looked at it, the more this one seems deformed, growing every second. James had his gaze fixed on him, he could not take his eyes off him, he had the impression that the rock was looking at him also... Then two red eyes opened

"AHHHHH!!!!!" James screamed at the top of his lungs, the strength having re-filled his body he ran towards the city to escape the red-eyed thing.
- A black mass took off in the sky and began to pursue it, in the black sky we could not see it, the only point of reference we had was the screams which raged the calm of the desert "SCREEE"

• "DAD!!!! MOM!!!! HELP!!!!!!" it was then that James saw the edge of the city in the distance. Too far away, he heard the screams getting closer and he was starting to get tired and tiredness makes us make mistakes because James made a bad move and fell to the ground. This mistake had condemned him, he tried to get up but he couldn't and the screams were getting louder and louder.

• "SCREEEE!!!!" " It" was there

All seemed lost, he was going to die in darkness and fear. James looked at the horizon hoping to see someone arrive, but help did not arrive and rather "Rise" because the sun rose and its light illuminated the desert, banishing the darkness but the beast continued to scream but they seemed like plaintive and disappeared into the shadows. Only remain James, alone in the desert

A normal day

The sun was rising over the city which was slowly waking up, the merchants were opening their shops, the saloon was pouring its first beers and we can he hear the old Buzzard Hooffield complaining. "I found one of my beasts dead this morning, it's the third this month. If I find the vermin that does that, it's me who will bleed him out!!"And the church bells rang announcing the start of the day for everyone and in the middle of that James who was walking in the street, covered in dirt, tired of his chase but the most important thing alive, you would have thought who would have turned him around to go home but NO! He had decided to go to school and he was not the only one, other children took the same path as him to the dismay of some parents who preferred that their children stay at home to do household chores but education is most important, sorry.

• "Hello children" This voice was that of the only teacher in town, Ms. Cherilee who, from a young age, knew how to deal with children. "Come on, get together, classes are starting."
  The children gathered and sat down noisily in the classroom.
  
• "Is everyone seated? All right then, take out a sheet of paper and your pencils, we're going to start with a dictation." Sounds of indignation were heard throughout the class, which irritated Ms. Cherilee.
  "Stop complaining, you'll thank me later for teaching you new words so let's get started." But one child was not ok "It's dead, I don't do that!"
  -Spike Drake, 9 years old and 1 meter 58 of anger and disgust towards society and its rules. "Spike!!!" Said Ms. Cherilee "You will take a sheet of paper like everyone else and you will listen and write otherwise the dunce cap for you!!" "ARHHH!!!!" and Spike did like everyone else.

And so the day passed without any problem, School was over and it was time for James to go home.

help from heaven

James walked with more difficulty due to the fatigue of the end of the day, but he had to hurry and not waste time because the sun was already starting to weaken and set, seeing this James panicked and started to run.
- " No...No,no,no.."

SCREEEEEE!!!!

• The "thing" was back and this time the sun was not going to stop it this time, The little boy ran and ran under the cries of the thing which decided not to wait any longer and swooped down on James
  

SCREEE!!!!!

-" LAY DOWN!!!!!" A man screamed at the top of his lungs then threw a flaming bottle at the creature, igniting it and revealing a beast with two huge bat-like wings. The monster let out howls of pain and went off into the night leaving the smell of skin burning in its wake.
The stranger immediately walked over to James who was on the ground, - "Let's see" and the stranger examined James' neck in search of something. "Nothing...What are you doing here, kid?"

James got up, wiped away his tears, and told his story to the man who had saved him. He looked at James and said- "Get on my horse, I'll take you home but not a word about what you saw, to anyone...they won't believe you." and James replied "Okay sir"

James was saved and escorted home by a strange man who looked like he had faced this kind of creature before.
.- "Sir." Said, James. What's your name." The stranger remained silent for an instant, then he decided to speak.
- " Gabriel, its my name"

A new day

In his room James was sleeping with closed fists, nothing seems to disturb him, whether it be the noise of the whistling wind or that of his family upstairs, nothing could wake him up but he had to get up because someone descended by the 'scale leading to his room

• "James ... Wake up, you have to visit Lady Báthory." It was his father. James woke up with difficulty, he didn't want to leave his bed and Mr. Chicks but he had to.
  
• Yawn !!!! "Oh, I forgot ... I coming ."
  " Good."

His father left and immediately James left his bed and dressed before going to the kitchen and having breakfast composed of a slightly buttered home bread as well as a glass of milk and a green apple that 'He put in his satchel for later. After this breakfast he went to join the city because to go to the Báthory house he had to cross the city and continue on a path leading to the top of the hill overlooking Ponyville, the manor is there.
- James made the way he made every morning, he crossed the city and noticed the horse of the stranger that's saved him last night, this one was black from the dress to the mane, and this one shone in the sun. James approached him and began to speak to him.

"Do you remember me? I remember you, thank you for transporting me the last night." He took out the apple he had put away in his pocket and gave it to the horse that sniffed it before eating it.
- "Hihih, it's good, right?" He continued to watch the horse eat without even noticing that someone was behind him. "His name is emperor"
James returned and saw that it was the man from last night. " Mr. Gabriel!!!"
Immediately Gabriel put his hand over James's mouth and motioned to be quiet with his index finger before speaking.
"Sorry for the sudden movement but I wish no one to know my name." He took his hand away from James. To the people here my name is John Doe and I'm a historian specializing in ancient nobility. ?" This one was in a three-piece suit and a top hat, he carried a satchel filled with old-looking books and tinted glasses.

-James nodded

"Good. He opened a satchel hanging from the emperor's saddle, took a small package, and gave it to James. Here, this will protect you." And James opened the small package which contained a rosary whose cross shone in the sun, normal it was silver. This amazed James
"Wow!!" Gabriel smiled and said, "They're afraid of Silvers, I have to leave you now, some things have to be done ." I have to leave you now, some things need to be done and I imagine you too, so take care of yourself." With these words, he left and James did the same.- "Enough chatting, Lady, Báthory must wait for me."

Mistress of the house

The road to the Báthory mansion is winding because it is more of a path traced by man on the earth without really intending to do anything with it, imagine a gardener who digs part of his land but who later abandons it, leaving it to the prey of weeds and other undesirables. He continued on the path which now had become a slope, he tired and sat down on a stone. He opened his satchel and pulled out a canteen and took a big sip of water.
-"Ahh...It feels good." James got up and resumed his journey which soon came to an end because once the slope was up, he saw the mansion. - "I wonder if it's haunted?"
- To go to the front door of the Manor, there was a flowery alley of all the colors which stop and start again on one meter, and between each cut, there were statues of men and women of various social status. He ended up finding himself in front of the entrance door, which was composed of two arched wooden doors with lion heads on each door with gilded rings in their mouths as a knocker.

Knock Knock

James used the knocker and waited for someone to open it and shortly after the door was opened by Lady Báthory's butler, Ferenc Georges De Cachtice "third of the name.
- "Who's there? He lowered his head Oh! It's you again, my Lady is waiting for you. Don't make her wait any longer, she's having her tea in the garden"
James entered the Manor and thanked him "Thank you Mr. Ferenc "and he hurried to join her because he loves the little cakes that accompany the tea.

• Once in the mansion, he had to go to the garden through the left corridor which was adjacent to the front door, he had to continue straight and then take the glass door leading to the garden. Roses, tulips, and lilacs coexist together just like the butterflies and bees that forage on them and there was even a small pond where ducks and geese frolic in the water, and at the bottom of this huge garden, there was a tent specially set up for tea time. Tea that James will enjoy with Lady Báthory.

-"You are late young man, the tea is starting to get cold and I hate it being lukewarm."
Lady Báthory arrived in Ponyville two years ago, a descendant of an ancient lineage from a distant kingdom, she found it difficult to integrate into the landscape of the desert and the plains as well as the population who consider her haughty. Her mansion was at the end of construction when she met James Senior and Junior, who were having a picnic in what would become her garden. Lady Báthory approached them, confused to see them on her property and that's when they introduced themselves, wanting to apologize in their own way James Senior offered to help finish the work as well as for the gardening and planting flowers.

-" Excuse me, I had a few things to do in town but it won't happen again." - "I hope.."
And so they spent the afternoon drinking tea, playing cards, and helping with the housework of this great mansion. This occupied their day and when it was over, the sun went down.
- "Thank you for this beautiful day, Lady Báthory, but I'm going to have to go home, otherwise my family will be worried." but She had other plans-"You're not going out at such an hour. She rang a bell in order to call Ferenc, who arrived shortly after" Added a plate, tonight there will be young blood.

masquerade

All were seated, Ferenc had gone to the kitchen to get his mistress's favorite soup (these had been placed on the fire since the morning because a good soup must simmer for several hours) while James nibbled on small bites of bread.

• "You will lose your appetite from nibbling, the dish will arrive soon so sit down properly and don't put your elbows on the table." James obeyed and set the tables correctly and that's when Ferenc finally came up with it.

• "Here's supper, be careful it's very hot, so we don't touch!" He said looking at James who had a bad habit of touching hot objects. He removed the lid and a cloud of steam emanated from it and a smell filled the room. Lady Barthody then said- "Serve the little one first, he must be... Hungry." Ferenc replied smiling "Very well Lady, your plate young man" James gave her his plate and Ferenc filled it before putting it back in front of James. He looked at the, this one was brown and seemed thick. He sniffed it and grimaced, the smell was strong and even when smelling it, an acrid taste was felt in his mouth.

• The butler served his mistress and him last, he sat down then Lady Báthory declared that we could begin, they tasted their meal with delicacy and elegance, all except James who dared not touch his dish, Lady Báthory remarked it , then it was the butler's turn.-"Is there a problem, young man? That doesn't suit you, do you want something else? to our.. She paused before finishing her sentence Guest." The old butler smiled and immediately carried out his mistress's order.

-"James" Said Lady Báthory Do you know why we came to Ponyville and not elsewhere?" He nodded to say no "A long time ago, my family will host a stranger in our family castle, in exchange, he gave us a gift you couldn't refuse. She tasted her soup violently. His gift changed us and made us stronger, faster... fierce. But this has a backlash, our tastes have changed and the food seemed tasteless and without the one we needed we perish. Her eyes redden and talons seemed to come out of her hands. We had no choice, our survival was necessary, we were the Báthory and they were nobody!!! She screamed before plunging her hands into her plate and slurping "the soup"
You escaped me last night so I had to. She licked her hands to get as much liquid as possible I had to fall back on cow's blood to quench my thirst and She looked up and smiled And I've had enough!!!"

-"Ahhhh!!! Ferenc grabbed James and threw him on the ground, then he snatched a decorative weapon hanging from the wall before brandishing it above him ready to deal a fatal blow to his young victim-"No!!!" "Ahhhh !!!
But the maneuver was interrupted when the stained glass windows in the dining room shattered into a thousand pieces, one by one. Taking advantage of the distraction, James fled under the gaze of Lady Báthory who immediately yelled at her butler-"What waits for a brainless servant, catch him and kill him!!" "With pleasure !" he said while removing a piece of glass that was lodged in his face, leaving a wound that immediately closed.

Hunter

James ran through the manor looking for a hiding place, he searched all the rooms in the hope of finding a cupboard in which he would hide but nothing to do and it was becoming more and more present as he could hear Fenrec's voice it was like- "Where are you, little lambs? I promise you, it won't hurt as much as it looks!" He arrived in the pantry and noticed that there was space behind a shelf, he moved it all over and slipped behind it. “He won't find me here. But on contact with the back wall, it opened onto a staircase, and not knowing that James fell and tumbled down the stairs “Ahhhh!” fortunately the staircase was not long and he tumbled about twenty steps but that was enough to hurt him." Ouch! My ARM!!" He lifted up and saw that it was stained but it wasn't dirt, it was- "Blood... Why is there blood on the floor." He then saw that the staircase leads to a bloody corridor, he then walked thinking that he would find an exit. He dragged himself with difficulty and saw a door at the end of the corridor, he accelerated his step and opened the door but what was behind was not an exit. There were bodies suspended from the ceilings, hung by hooks connected by chains like the carcasses of animals sold by the butcher. In front of this macabre spectacle, James could not hold back and vomited his breakfast.

• "I'm going to have to clean up, thank you for the work! -" Oh no!!" The butler found him, he lifted him with one hand and entered the "pantry". last week tried to rob Lady Báthory. You're going to join them." He took an empty hook and prepared to hang James on it. James struggled with the meager strength he had left, but he had nothing to do. He was doomed.

-" Please help me... Said James in a plaintiff and low tone " Ferenc smiled and said, "Hehehe, poor thing who loses his mind, I can't help you."

but another voice was heard.- "It wasn't for you." Ferenc was startled and turned around only for Gabriel to drive a wooden stake through his heart. "Now die!" Ferenc let out a howl of pain before convulsing, he sinks to the ground before igniting. Turned into nothing more than a pile of ash - "I warned you I'd find you, you monster. Gabriel took a handful and put it in a pouch before going to see James who was lying on the ground, he was probably passed out from pain I arrived late, sorry he knelt on the ground, lifted James's head, and took out of one of his coats two vials, one was pale yellow and Emanating a light smoke and the other was bright green, he put the yellow one under the nose of James those who immediately woke him up- "Ugh!!! It smells like rotten eggs!!!" " The smell of sulfur could wake the dead. He held out the green vial to James. Drink that, it's not very pleasant but you'll feel better afterward. He drank the vial and his whole body writhed and grimaced, but it was invigorating Mandrake root and absinthe... Effective but bitter, get up, we have a job to finish

End

Gabriel and James came out of the mass grave and they were determined to face the hostess. Gabriel put down the suitcase he had taken with him and spoke "James when we are in front of her, I want you to go away, that you run as quickly as possible and above all that you do not look back no matter what you don't turn around. He looked him straight in the eyes and said You promise me that." James didn't know what to answer to that and he didn't have time because Lady Báthory was waiting for them, she was standing in front of them, her body emanating hatred and death, and her eyes. Oh if there were guns...
They would have died on the spot
-" What have you done with my servant? Gabriel took the pouch, opened it, and blew all its contents in the direction of Lady Báthory This servant was in our family since my childhood more than 587 years ago. On those Gabriel resumed Everything has an end, even you know it.- But who are you at the end?! He looked at her and said in an almost inaudible voice

-Van Helsing."

Hearing this name, Lady Báthory turned into a creature from a nightmare, two huge bat wings came out of her back, and her once crystal blue eyes turned into blood-red orbs. It was her. the beast that tried to kill James two nights ago, it was there and it let out a scream that no words can describe

• "James go away!!! Gabriel drew his revolver and shot at Lady Bàthory but his silver bullets did not stop him and he was thrown violently in the air before being caught by the bone growth of one of the wings of the beast before it had fun using it as a hammer and hammered everything that crossed its path, it reduced the dining table to lint, and everything that was on it was thrown everywhere in the room and unfortunately the candles serving as a source of light land near the curtains and set them on fire, creating a fire that would consume the mansion.

James was ordered to flee but he couldn't, Gabriel saved his life twice and it was out of the question to leave this monster alive but he didn't know how to do it, the bullets didn't do anything and the Attacking with a simple piece of wood would be suicide but that's when he noticed Gabriel's suitcase,- Yes, there will be useful things in it. He rummaged in it in a hurry because smoke began to appear and the flames were getting bigger and bigger and he ended up finding a bottle where "holy water" was written on it.

-"Yes... Hey Lady!! The creature then looked at James, it still had Gabriel in its legs, this one's clothes were torn, he was covered in blood and struggling to stay conscious but barely managed to speak-" No....you should have... Should have run..."

She drop him on the floor - Take that!!! And James threw the bottle at Lady Báthory, thinking she was going to shatter on her but she caught it and made a sound similar to a laugh "Not bad kid" Gabriel raised his gun and fired at the bottle which exploded and covered it with holy water releasing howls of pain. blessed burned her skin and made her melt but she was still alive, hideous and deformed but alive but it was not going to last because the water spread in her body and burned from the inside.

• The framework began to crumble and soon the whole mansion was going to collapse. James went to Gabriel's side and helped him up to escape. Quick !!! We have to go!!! And he hurried to reach the exit but Lady Báthory wasn't done yet, she rushed at them with her remaining strength but someone somewhere seemed to have had enough of this and a beam fell on her, putting her down once, and for all. Gabriel released a smile and managed to get out of the mansion.

"Finally. ..James?" He was staying inside, he wanted to be there for Lady Bathory's last moments. This one did not move, the beams crushed her and only her head was still visible James approached and her eyes opened, she looked at him, and without saying James took the rosary he had on and put it around her. before leaving for good.

hello sunshine

The sun rise, announcing a new day. The mansion was no more and our two protagonists watched the sky take on its blue color, Gabriel preparing to leave but first he had to say goodbye to the person who started it all - "I must leave, this old lady and her lackey aren't the only ones in this world and someone has to take care of that. He rode emperor, looked at the horizon, and said to James I heard siren rumors in Balthimares, I have to go check it out for myself, goodbye."

And so he left, leaving James alone, in a world full of unknowns and mystery.

Back to present

-" the story has more, of course, I must have forgotten some passages but the most important is quoted. I wish you a happy Halloween and do not forget, there is no monster under the bed only in the shadows."

Author's Note

Happy Halloween my friends!!!!