The Augustine

CHAPTER-25

As soon as she went inside a young lady came out. She smiled at us and welcomed us in.

Young lady: Dracul Benjamin right? Follow me and I will lead you to him

Alice: May I know your name?

She remained silent and took us to the roof. There was a water tank in the roof

Young lady: Get inside the tank and swim all the way down and you will find a door. Open it and go to shop number 78 and you will find your man.

Jacob: Wait, are you serious right now?

Alice: yeah...are you serious?

Young lady: Go and find out yourselves.

Jacob: Ok then, come on Alice.

Alice: Wait, are you out of your mind. Am not gonna do that.

Jacob: You must, because he is gonna help us to find the knives.

Alice: (In a harsh tone) Fine!

We both went inside the tank and began to swim till the very end. At a certain spot there was a light glowing, below that there was a door as she said. We opened the door and what a surprise. I was speechless for a moment. There was an entirely different world with different people.

Jacob: Don't get shocked Alice, there are still many left for you to see. Shop number 78 right?

Alice: (With loads of shock) y..yeah...shop nu...num..number 78

A 15 minutes of walk took us there, shop number 78, a guy selling tissue papers.

Alice: Umm....Jacob...are you sure that he is our man. He doesn't seem to be like a wizard, look at him he is selling tissues.

Jacob: Yeah...he is our guy, and don't touch those tissues because each of them are filled with human mucous.

Alice: Oh gross....yuck....I hate it here jake..

Jacob: Shush Alice....umm..are you Mr.Dracul Benjamin?

As soon as Jacob asked that question that man slowly lifted his head and took a quick peek at us and then covered his face with his hat.

Dracul: Do I owe you any money?

Jacob: uhh, no.

Dracul: Then Mr.Dracul Benjamin would be me. What do you need? 30 days old tissues, 20 days old tissues or 10 days old tissues? Tell me.

Alice: Ah...geez....would you please stop it.

Dracul: Nice scent young lady, but don't under-estimate the power of tissues. At times of risks, these would be your best pals. 30 days old tissue is a mini bomb. 20 days old tissue creates a thin layer of smoke which makes people dizzy and the last one, the 10 days old tissue creates a huge layer of smoke, big enough for four people to disappear within the smoke clears.

Alice: You make weapons using mucous?

Dracul: Well..not exactly. We do mix some components which give them these powers.

Jacob: Ok sir but now answer us...do you miss.Anna?

Dracul: sounds familiar, umm, yeah I do know her. In fact Anna and I learned witchcraft together in this very city, and there was even a Miss.Bekketh. We three studied witchcraft and mastered it here. Afterwards Anna and Bekketh went to someother place leaving me alone in this crap. So you were a friend of anna's or what?

Jacob: uh..she is Alice the daughter of Anna and I am Jacob son of Bekketh.

Dracul: Whoa....whoa...whoa...whoa...am too old for surprises...Wait let me get steady...so it's you. You are Alice huh?

Alice: Yeah am Alice.

Dracul: Hmm..I thought your name would be Alishia.

Alice: Yeah, it's my name actually, but I like Alice more than Alishia.

Dracul: So, how is Anna and Bekketh? They are probably the best friends that I've seen in my entire life. Where are they now? Are they here?

Jacob: No...they died long back!

Dracul: What? Really? I can't believe it. They are talented witches and they are qualified to defend themselves and others from any kind of danger. How could they die?

Jacob: Well that's the point. They killed each other.

Dracul: I thought they were best friends. Ok leave it, now why are you here?

Jacob: You know Dracul, they both had that special knife which contained their blood in it.

Dracul: Yeah I do know them.

Jacob: Well we need it now

Dracul: After all these years why do you need them now?

Jacob: Umm...that's a long story.

Dracul: Hmm....it's been a long time since I heard a story, so I don't mind hearing it from you!!

Jacob: Ok then.