Midnight Massacre

          One day, at midnight, as I was returning from my friend's party, I dragged my feet along the streets which laid parallel to the Nineteenth Main Avenue - the hub of criminals. People feared to visit the Square, even during the day. However, I was new in the city and was completely unaware of the terrible happenings that were bestowed upon me, to bear the pain that I probably deserved for many bad deeds in my life. Yes, I had done many bad deeds in my life, deeds which cannot be spoken of.
          As I heard the sound of my footsteps radiating from the splash of water present in small ditches all over the road, caused by the devil-rain (very heavy rain), I also heard footsteps of two strangers entering my ears with the former background of my footsteps and the rain which was drooping from the sky, as if someone had made the gravity of the earth;weak.
         If I increased my pace, they too would. If I decreased my pace, then also, they would just follow. I took the first left which I could see, and hid myself by the corner. However, they had eyes equivalent to Hawk. They spotted me hiding. I started running as fast as I could, but my portly body didn't allow me to outrun the muscle-men.
         They pulled me by my collar, and before I could react, they started beating me implacably. They forced me to squat on the ground and themselves knelt on the ground with one knee bent. I was unable to see their face, silhouetted with the dim street lights. I could hear the siren of a police car emanating from a distance of about a hundred meters. They seemed to be shocked by the siren and turned back, running away from me. Oh my God ! Police ! I must run away, for they are not going to spare a criminal Godfather ( i.e. me ). But before I could even get up, they surrounded me fro all sides.
They asked me,"Are you okay, Sir ?"
           What ? They called me "Sir"? Strange. But then I remembered that I was not in my old place, California, where my photo was pasted on every street having a "WANTED" tag above it.
I replied,"I am fine."
"Is there any problem sir? We usually don't see people wandering about these streets, especially at this time and at this place" they said.
"No there is no problem at all. Now, if you excuse me please." Said I
"Shall we drop you home Sir ? You look weary, tired and are dragging your foot as if you are severely wounded."
"No thank you. I can walk my way back."said I, leaving the place hastily.
          On my way back, I kept on thinking about about who they were ?
          As I reached home, I saw seventeen miss-calls from my friend Shawn. As I was about to call him, he again called me. I picked up his call.
"Did you enjoy the party ?" he asked.
"Yeah ! It was good."
"How's your leg ?" he asked chuckling at me.
          I just smiled and ended the call as now, I knew, that it was just a prank by my dear gangster buddy.

- Gourav Ku. Das

G vs. Knights

           There lived a man named Mr G in the Kingdom of King George XVI. He was very hardworking and earned his livelihood by forging equipment. He was known all over the kingdom due to his great forging skills. 

But there was just one problem in him. He was disturbed by even the sound of a pin dropping on the floor due to which people didn't like meeting him quite often as he would shout on them as if his whole life was destroyed.

           One pleasant day, the sun rising from behind the mountains, birds chirping and the pleasant sound of Koils hushing their notes, three tiny tots, named Nick, Henry and Robin, entered Mr G's workshop secretly. Mr G badly hated them for they had once earlier caused a lot of trouble for him. The tiny tots played and displaced the sensitive equipment of Mr G which caused his work to be delayed. He spotted them doing so. But the tiny tots were successful in escaping his workshop. Mr G was exasperated due to this and therefore decided to kid-nap Nick, tie his limbs, and throw him into the storehouse. 

           On a thundering night, the grumble of rain clouds and the strike of lightning had the might to freeze one in his initial position, Mr G spotted Nick running to his house for safety from the heavy rain. He jumped out of the window and kidnapped him. He brought him to his workshop and threw him in the storehouse.

Then next morning, Mrs D'Souza, Nick's mother was finding him. She approached Mr G as she from somewhere came to know how to that Mr G was working all night. She tried to enter from their main door but a heavy equipment had fallen on the porch and caused it to break and therefore, some workers were repairing it. So she started going towards to back door which opened in the storehouse where Nick was kept. 

           Mr G spotted Mrs D'Souza going towards the back door. He even tried to stop her by calling her from his window but she din't listen and directly went there. 

          There to her great astonishment, she found Nick. She immediately called the local lore and showed them what Nick had done. They started hating him. The knights were called to the city to arrest Mr G.

After about two days, the knights arrived the city from the country capital. They apologized for the delay due to war with Yugoslavia. Everyone pointed Mr G's cottage but he was nowhere to be seen.

            Mr G had migrated to Bacilus, from Imilus. He disguised himself by wearing a duplicate beard. He called himself Shaman. But due to the great forging skills people of the city started calling him as Mr G. And Shaman who was actually Mr G, didn't like this for he feared to get caught by the knights and therefore, anyhow wanted to forget his past life. 

          The knights arrived Bacilus too in search of Mr G. They asked a poor man about where Mr G was living. The old man thought that they were talking about Shaman as everyone called him Mr G. He pointed Shaman's cottage and told them that it was the place where Mr G was living. The knights entered the cottage which was almost same as a workshop.

          There, they met Shaman. They told him that they had heard that he forged the best equipment in the kingdom after Mr G who was now a criminal. So the knights gave a contract to Shaman to forge the Royal Armour for his majesty. 

          Soon he forged the Royal Armour but he needed to deliver it to the Royal Palace of the King. He reached the palace and at last gave to Armour to the King. But that was very heavy due to which he was sweating like anything.

          The beard came out due to excessive sweating and the Knights recognized him as Mr G. They drew out their swords to arrest Mr G.

           Mr G was arrested and was put in the dungeon. The place was guarded with heavy security. 

Suddenly, Mrs D'Souza,Nick's mother, who was the Royal Ambassador of the Empire, entered the palace and lied the King that the Yugoslavian army had launched an attack on them.The king knew that the relations with the kingdom were not good with Yugoslavia due to which he blindly believed on her. He was aware that the his Empire didn't have the might to face the power of Yugoslavian army so he ordered each and every knight to prepare for war.

           He arranged defenses for the castle and instructed a bunch of Sentinels to guard the palace. He was in a hurry and therefore promoted Mrs D'Souza to the post of First Lady of the Palaceguard which caused the complete control over the administration of the palace to lay upon her hands. 

           The King left the palace with his complete army. Then Mrs D'Souza entered the dungeon. She ordered that soldiers guarding the prison that the protection of the Queen was more important due to which they shall go and guard the palace gate. 

           Then Mrs D'Souza freed Mr G from prison. As Mr G was going to escape from the palace, he saw that the King was returning. Mr G in spite of spotting the King, tried to escape but was unsuccessful in doing so. 

            Then Mr G and Mrs D'Souza were presented in front of the King. Mrs D'Souza had saved a prisoner so she was suspended from her post. The King Mr G to be taken to the jail again. He asked Mrs D'Souza why did he release a prisoner ? Before she could reply, Nick told everyone that he was sitting in the storehouse with his own will. Nick had realized that he had disturbed Mr G a lot. He had caused a lot of problem to him. Therefore, din't want Mr G to go to jail. 

            Then the king ordered the Knights to release Mr G from prison. Mrs D'Souza regained here post for she had taken a right decision. And at last, Mr G was appointed as the Second Lord of Military due to his great forging skills.