Chapter 4

Chapter1: I fought a Monster

HAVE U EVER FOUGHT A REAL MONSTER? IF NO, THEN DON'T TRY TO ATTEMPT IT. I along with Vicky raced n raced n raced as if d clock had turned numb n d time stood still in d world. Fortunately, d rain had stopped before hours making us easy to race. But, we didn't get rid of d chase, by whom? I'm not even aware of. All my attempts in blurting out d exact answer from Vicky were futile. He didn't care to answer me. "Not now, Taani" was d only answer he intimidated. I was so exhausted by running continuously from d past hours, I finally couldn't take a move ahead. However, I sensed Vicky's death race. He was nauseated, d sweat released from his body glands dampening his transparent white shirt, his foot stumbled clumsily putting on extra strength to persuade. "Hold on, boy" I hissed peevishly. "Let me get some rest, I can't run anymore for now." I sat on an empty bench deserted across d roadside.

"It's nearing, Taani. We have no time to rest. We have to make our way" Vicky snarled looking back constantly. "What is nearing?" I was agitated without knowing who d attacker was. "A monster. It can smell u." he spilled d beans. My head snapped up breaking d relaxation process. Did I listen correctly? R Vicky was turning into an insane mad patient. "A monster? It smells me? Yeah, it comes n digests us for its dinner, right?" I thrust his confession ignorantly. "U don't understand, Taani" he scoffed. "Yes, I don't understand. What do u expect from me, dude?" I smacked. "Oh right, my father says follow u, so I get my destination. U say, not now n drags me somewhere idiotically. None of u care to explain me, but I don't understand. That's great." He didn't meet my eyes, probably in guilt or at my stubbornness. But I didn't care. Yes, he's my BFF, but that doesn't simply mean to drive me agitated, I will never spare it. "Taani..." he held my shoulders to explain something but before that, a noise billowed like a roaring volcano ready to erupt n sizzle us in a fry pan. D sound was so disgustingly disturbing to hear, I will require millennium of cotton weighed to block my eardrums. My whole body trembled violently with d echo of d noise. We both gaped at d path of sound erupted. Trust me, never to joke around in silly to expect a monster to treat us as its appetizer. D wish will be granted immediately, one will have no choice other than looking dumb like me. My mouth opened into a circle inhaling all d attractive insects flew around my mouth, as if there was scarcity for my desires to taste raw flesh.  

I'm facing a creature I ever seen even in my worst n8 mares. My heart crumbled into my mouth. I wanted to curl up into a ball instead of facing it. There it was, at an aloof corner, d big gigantic creature. It stomped heavily. Its head seemed like a corny spikes, its hands bobbed back forth. As it lumbered forward, I realized it wasn't a head. It was a bull face with 2 massive horns. It had dingy nostrils. Its nose was stretched out into stout as long as a medium stick. But its body was human. Not exactly a handsome human body on which I drool over. D brownish hairs grew under its belly spread across its shoulders. Its other bear parts were frustratingly obnoxious to watch. It had no dressing sense at all, literally. I mean it just wore under wear like a superman, but it wasn't a superman. At least superman wore d clothes under. Let me name it super monster. Eeewww, super, no please. Let me nick name it as bull-man, perfect. I guess it heard my thought, it was checking its body.  Huh... I was thinking to recommend it, nice snazzy clothes so that its body doesn't scare d nerve out of me iff I survive tonight. Basically, I remember d name of this creature. Wait a second! But how did I? Well, it's because my father had memorized me d mythology stories as d bed stories from my childhood.

 "Pasiphae's son" Vicky reacted for d first time, after cng this monster. "But its name is Min..." I started to give extra info. "Stop. Don't say its name, Taani. Names have powers" he warned. "Powers? Like how?" I started my usual blabbering. Vicky didn't pay any heed to me. He brought out a drachma from his pocket n threw in d air. He murmered something which I couldn't hear r c, since d fear n panic of monster had crept all over me blocking my senses. Besides, I wasn't verily interested to c him doing any strange stuff. Then next, he did d most unexpected thing. He grabbed my arm to run. What does he think? Is that really possible to escape its steps, but still I imitated his action trying to run. Maybe we had ran cm, but d monster took d hasty steps n within seconds it stood in front of us. Vicky turned me aside to march, but d monster grab hold him from d waist. I was scandalized. I had nothing to throw at it except few pebbles on d road. What a dumb act! "Hey u, big idiot, leave my friend" I threw d rocks to its body which crashed down on d ground harmlessly. Good news: It lowered Vicky on d ground. Bad news: Its attention was on me.

D monster belched. "Gods, can't it shut for a while" I blurted shutting my ears. I looked at Vicky, but he was lying unconscious. It lunged towards me. I was dangerously near of d attack. I knew, I would be ripped into pieces as a feeding cannibal flesh to d monster guy. Horrible, I didn't want to die in d hands of this monster. I haven't even had d first kiss of my life, how could my life be so pathetic. I imagined d next day headlines of newspaper "a young 13 year old girl gulped by d non-existent monster." Sounds pretty sheepish, arghhh. As I was steeped in my poppycock thoughts, d monster was step away from me. I taught I was dead since I couldn't feel my heart thumping but when I opened my eyes, I was hopped on a horse rode by some guy. I couldn't c his face, since I was clasping his waist from back in d fear of falling. Lords of d air, this horse is flying in d sky like an airplane instead of trotting its hefty hooves on d land. It was a winged black horse. Wasn't d monster enough to give me heart attacks with strange things? Now this flying horse had came into light. "Hey... Who r u?" I protested beating d guy sat before me. But he reckoned "Hold on to me" Awe, his voice is so raspberry, I drowned. What a perfect drive with d mythical stranger.  Shut up Taani, I thought. Immediately, my eyes began to search my butted friend Vicky. Oh Gods, he was still down, rubbing his butt. At least I was relaxed to c him conscious but I wanted to get him safer. Oh wow, how nice. I myself had been stuck under this some deaf guy but wanted to save Vicky. On d other hand, the monster noise grimaced. It scowled vigorously at Vicky. To dig d spine out of me, he took a flute out of his pocket n started singing some opera type of music. I'm not sure what miracle did oozed in that music, I felt like my head throbbed in dizzy. Down, d monster struggled to keep track of its moving steps.

 "Hey, save my friend." I protested. "Easy, blackjack" d guy who had kidnapped me on this winged horse, caressed d horse's neck smoothening d ride. "Of course, but I call it as blackjack" he justified. Oh great, here I am striving to get his attention to save my poor friend, but he's hell bent on pondering his pet. "But its Pegasus, right" I corrected. Pegasus? No wonder, I remember what this flying horse was. Once dad had told me a story of it, like it was ill mated to d God Poseidon and Gorgon Medusa... blab la bla...  My fate is enlightening me how to deal with luck lessons, I guess. I boxed d guy's back driving his attention to me. "Hey, it's hurting." He chided. "I know. Now will u please rescue my friend, for God sake" I acted innocent. "Huhhh, he'll be safe only if u fight d creature." he turned showcasing his half face. Oh my Gods, he looked amazingly dashing. His corner curve gaze tickled me. But his statement revoked me. "U got to be kidding me, right?" I eyed him gingerly.

"Na, he's actually telling truth" someone on our left giggled. I looked up to him. For d sake of my aliveness, someone stop throwing me with d bizarre stuff. D guy was tall n muscular. His eyes glinted mischief. He wore d similar orange T-shirt as of d guy I am sitting with but something was written on d shirt. I couldn't read it obviously, since I was ADHD [Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder] He was riding on other Pegasus but difference was his winged horse was white colored. I thought he had named it probably white jack, how funny.

"Swayam, stop scaring her" d guy I sat with sniffed. Oh I c, his name is Swayam. "K k, let get to d business then, Rey" he winked at me. He slipped his hand into his pocket n brought out a knife, na not actually a knife, it was drakon bone curved sword. How I know, I just knew. "Rey..." d raspberry voice guy's name was Rey, how tempting d name is! Wait, what d heck am I thinking.

"Take this" Swayam handed it to me. "It may help u". "Right, it helps me. Did u c that monster, tall boy" I mocked him. "Duhhh... U can do it, come on" Rey landed d blackjack near singing Vicky. I noticed he was completely exhausted. Swayam's white jack followed us 2. Vicky grinned at Rey n Swayam like he is meeting some of his old lasted friends. I gave him "What?" look. He pouted with that doggy face, I couldn't help pitying him. My poor boy was crushed by a ridiculous monster. For an instance of Vicky's stopped music, d monster regain its initial state lunging at us.

"K, let me cut its bull face off" I hissed readying my sword. All d 3 looked at me in disbelief. "What? U said it, I have to fight it, right" I scowled at them. "U sure, Taani" Vicky's pupils rolled onto his head. I don't know whether I was sure or not but I wanted to slash its head off. I bounced energetically at d monster. I hit d sword into its belly before it could get complete conscious. I taught I made it, a joy was crawling over my heart, but how silly I am. D sword didn't even left a pin mark of hurt on that bull-man. Its eyes batted as ruffle of leaves in d wind. I squished between its legs and stood its back. For a moment, I glanced at my friend and 2 strangers. They were watching me fight this noxious guy as if an action adventurous movie was telecasted. D monster moaned and turned back. It preyed its eyes rabidly. Within next second, it grabbed me with its rough hairy spike hands n lifted me up.

My body was flattened. I could feel my inner organs crumbling. I could c, Vicky hopping up on Swayam's back while Rey rode towards me with blackjack. I foot balled my toes hitting d monster in its chest. Now Rey was back of d bull-man. I was happy to c him to get into my rescue but d worst thing was, he opened a pen from his pocket. Like really? A pen to deal d monster, Was he out of his mind. D next thing startled me was, when he uncapped d cap, it grew into long celestial bronze sword, containing some Greek letters on it. I clumped my eyes open-shut in astonishment. But I didn't had time to dwell on his super powers. D monster belched sensing Rey's presence. It turned towards him yet holding me in its hands. As a chance of its focus on Rey, I stabbed its head accidentally discarding one of d horn of a monster. It cried dropping me on d floor. Before it could enraged in d provoking lava, Rey bosomed me in his arms, placing me on d back n rode in d breeze marathon. I looked at d horn of that monster in my hand. Poor bull-man, I cut its horn designing it more ugly. I felt bad for it even though I wanted to chop of its head for attacking me n my friend. Because of it, I left my dad alone. D energy in my body boozed off. D anxious filled in my mind.

"That was a nice attack" Swayam giggled beside me. I watched Vicky had already passed out on Swayam's back. Slowly, I hung Rey for d grip and passed out on his shoulders.

P.S: How is d update peeps? Let me know. I have no idea what i wrote, i just wrote in a flow. I haven't even over checked it, so spare me. If any confusions or any info, please put forth in d comments. I will reply u. TY.