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Occult of Strigoikirk(Grand Finale)

1st April 201730th April 2018 By Ashutosh Gursale1 Comment

Complete parts: Occult of Strigoikirk(The first) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Second) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Third) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Fourth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Fifth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Sixth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Seventh) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Eight) Occult of Strigoikirk (The Ninth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Tenth) Occult of Strigoikirk(Grand Finale) "I see a cave there!" Aaron points towards a tiny opening, towards the right of their path. Asher, in the form of yak, takes a right and stops a few meters before the cave and turns back into his human form. “We need to stop the war. Make peace. It isn't possible if I speak to him. Only you can do it, brother. Though I haven't spent much time with you or been with you throughout your life, at least I know that you are capable. Capable of making our people forgive our father and help him make sense." "Can I make that change, all by myself?" "You can do wonders, brother. All the best." Asher turns...

Occult of Strigoikirk(The Tenth)

1st April 201730th April 2018 By Ashutosh Gursale1 Comment

Complete parts: Occult of Strigoikirk(The first) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Second) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Third) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Fourth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Fifth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Sixth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Seventh) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Eight) Occult of Strigoikirk (The Ninth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Tenth) Occult of Strigoikirk(Grand Finale) "It's time for you to step in." The sudden rise of his master's voice doesn't surprise the Minister. In fact he was waiting for his master to let him go. Without any further delay he nods and teleports himself to the battlefield. The flames reaching out to the sky give him a satisfaction of winning the battle. His satisfaction, however, turns to be a chimera when he notices the tiny figure flying towards the cavern where his master rests. Right in time. He scoffs and ascends upward. ** "Stop right there, Caer. Proceed no further or I shall summon lightning from the darkest—". Without warning a misty hand blinds the Minister and he can feel the gravity pulling him down...

Occult of Strigoikirk (The Ninth)

18th March 201730th April 2018 By Ashutosh Gursale2 Comments

Complete parts: Occult of Strigoikirk(The first) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Second) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Third) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Fourth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Fifth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Sixth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Seventh) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Eight) Occult of Strigoikirk (The Ninth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Tenth) Occult of Strigoikirk(Grand Finale) "TEN!" Lonzo shouts the number of Ogres he's killed and lifts his sword in excitement. "Crouch." His comrade warns and shoots the rat faced Ogre with an arrow piercing his heart. "We can do this, brothers. Stay strong!" Says the commander and Lonzo is pleased but the feeling vanishes when he looks at the arriving army of ogres and trolls. We're still on the frontline. He challenges himself and stands in his stance. For my friends and my life. With his chest wide, he slices the head of upcoming enemies. ** "There are so many of them." Aaron's jaw is left hanging after seeing the number of enemies sitting at a corner waiting for their job to be done by the frontlines...

Occult of Strigoikirk (The Seventh)

11th March 201730th April 2018 By Ashutosh Gursale4 Comments

Complete parts: Occult of Strigoikirk(The first) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Second) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Third) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Fourth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Fifth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Sixth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Seventh) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Eight) Occult of Strigoikirk (The Ninth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Tenth) Occult of Strigoikirk(Grand Finale) "Dopa la bal, Master." The man who rushed into their meeting earlier in the bedroom has returned. "What kind of disrespect is this? No one's allowed in the bathing ponds when I am here, especially when I'm accompanied by my brother. Do I have to tell my own Commander about this?" Asher's covered himself with the fur of a tiger and his voice has turned deeper. "I'm very sorry, Master.But we need to prepare for an attack, right now! I thought you need to be informed about the unusual movement in the northern forest. It was massive, massive enough to be considered as the cue that we have been waiting for. We've to prevent them from reaching...

Occult of Strigoikirk(The Sixth)

25th February 201730th April 2018 By Ashutosh Gursale12 Comments

Wizard, Necromancer, Alchemist or a Strigoi? What really is Aaron? Complete parts: Occult of Strigoikirk(The first) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Second) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Third) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Fourth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Fifth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Sixth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Seventh) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Eight) Occult of Strigoikirk (The Ninth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Tenth) Occult of Strigoikirk(Grand Finale) "What news do you bring?" Sitting in the cavern's cold makeshift throne, his already croaky voice has turned hollower. He knows his power is deteriorating and the anticipation for knowing the result of his greatest mistake of sending three young ogres to captivate his target has increased. "We brought them...to our world....but...mortals came, too. We...ate 3 delicious..." "Where is he?" He's lost all his patience. "He went to..." Without waiting for them to complete he burns them to bits with a wave of his hand. I can't stress myself by wasting my power on these dumb creatures. It was my fault, after all. "Be ready, I cannot just sit and wait for...

Sophism Of Our Mind- The Finale.

21st February 2017 By Ashutosh Gursale10 Comments

The finale to an old tale: Sophism Of Our Mind Sophism Of Our Mind - The one before Finale The Following Friday "Dude, did you look at the crowd?" After his hit concert Kade's more amazed than anyone else. "Yes, 15000 people on your first concert. We 3 were among them, thank us douché. You've had a great promotion team, certainly." He leaps on me and hugs chokes me tight. "Alright, the drinks on me boys." As we slip on the stools in front the bar an old lady comes up and winks at us. " 'eard you were a hit, bunny? 'hat do you want tonight?" Bunny? "Your best serve, but don't go hard on these kids!" And certainly she does the opposite. With her wrinkled hands she picks a bottle from the shelf and wiggles it around her arms and fills 4 pints for each of us, topping it with olives. "Did she just call you Bunny?" I ask him out of curiousity. "Been a regular customer." He answers with...

Sophism Of Our Mind-The one before Finale

21st February 2017 By Ashutosh Gursale2 Comments

An unexpected real life experience that happened recently(On 17/2/2017) gave me the perfect ending to a previous post of mine: Sophism Of Our Mind. Disclaimer- Not everything is exactly as it happened. The events are exaggerated and have been presented with added humor and my imagination. "She just won't believe. Annie thinks I've had a concussion after the accident. I've been pondering on it for a long time, I need to get it out. Yes, I do. Thus, I've decided that if no human can answer my question then someone other than us has to." I'm throwing out my frustration on the conference call, my wife- Annie has been keeping a track of my health since the time I "imagined" things according to her. This frustration has led me to take a step that seems to be my only solace. My 3 best friends and our hunger for adventure in high-school. I still remember the times when we snuck out our houses to swim...

Occult of Strigoikirk(The Fifth)

16th February 201730th April 2018 By Ashutosh Gursale13 Comments

Complete parts: Occult of Strigoikirk(The first) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Second) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Third) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Fourth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Fifth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Sixth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Seventh) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Eight) Occult of Strigoikirk (The Ninth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Tenth) Occult of Strigoikirk(Grand Finale) "What is happening?" Aaron bangs his hand on the table, startling Audra and Lonzo. "That's expected." The eagle-turned-man is walking with a slow pace while one of his handmaiden is covering him with a robe and the other is tightening it. Once they are done, they bow in front of him and leave. "Where are we?" Aaron snaps aloud, making it clear he is no mood of a gossip. "Relax, brother. Or shall I say 'bro' as they've abbreviated it." He looks over his shoulder at the table where Aaron's friend are glaring at the two men. As Aaron's brother makes his way, a man comes running in & speaks in a language that Aaron fails to...

Occult of Strigoikirk(The Fourth)

7th February 201730th April 2018 By Ashutosh Gursale12 Comments

Complete parts: Occult of Strigoikirk(The first) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Second) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Third) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Fourth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Fifth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Sixth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Seventh) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Eight) Occult of Strigoikirk (The Ninth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Tenth) Occult of Strigoikirk(Grand Finale) "Father?" Aaron fails to be silent. Audra gets up and takes him aside. The dawn has arrived, the sun can't be seen but its orange rays can be seen on the sky's canvas. "I know it's hard to face or even understand what's happening, but we're the ones who aren't hurt here. I need your help to keep the two of them alright." She places her hand on his shoulder, it wasn't until now that Aaron realised he was taller than Audra. Taking in a short but deep breath he shakes off the peculiar voice in his head and widens his chest with confidence. "Okay, Audi. We'll keep them safe, together." When they return, Lonzo has...

Occult of Strigoikirk(The Third)

26th January 201730th April 2018 By Ashutosh Gursale24 Comments

Complete parts: Occult of Strigoikirk(The first) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Second) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Third) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Fourth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Fifth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Sixth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Seventh) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Eight) Occult of Strigoikirk (The Ninth) Occult of Strigoikirk(The Tenth) Occult of Strigoikirk(Grand Finale) "Somebody help!" The voice is closer, Lonzo sounds breathless. Aaron knows for sure he's running from something. Audra on the other hand is accompanying him with no idea of what's happening. "Aren't we running into trouble?" She asks, but Aaron doesn't hear or at least pretends so. Aaron's mind is occupied by the screams. He's trying to figure out the direction of their origin. Straight. I've to go straight. A distracted mind is all a bad opportunity calls in for. Aaron smashes against a tree and lands hard on his shoulder. For a second his ears go deaf and then there's a wild screech. Initially, he believes it to be because of the dash but even Audra...