A Short Horror Story – The Shadows Of Greed (Fiction): it’s a horror story of Celestial who goes to place known for it’s dark creepy stories belong to India’s Rajasthan area on small ruins of a abandoned village filled with Shadows ready to sacrifice souls for Power of God
In a desert with no trees in the middle of day, two man going without a stop, a person with turban on his head and white loincloth and waistcoat looks like a local and another one with white shirt and blue jeans a heavy bag and a camera with strap on his neck not without a care in world going steady,
” Sir, you have to move fast otherwise your life can be in danger” the local person said
” You know I go to many places and everybody said it like this, but you are too much, it’s like they waiting for me to come” the other person annoyed by constant warning from other said this
” I am not scaring you Sir, it’s my duty to warn and stop you”
” so why are you taking me there,you need money and it’s your business, right? so shut you mouth and walk, Ah by the way what was it’s name again, G..”
” No, Sir it’s dangerous please this name can attract the spirits”
” yeah-yeah, now show me that place and no more talk” Celestial is a writer who write books and stories related to romance, horror and. Other fiction , He sometime for motivation go to some horrifying, ghost stories related and sometimes beautiful places.
‘ Why I came here – if not that message that I read it can be another place, after this I will some other place to relax’
In the middle of day his legs are hurting and throat become dry for all these constant walking on sand, He after coming the town near his destination get on this path where no one goes in desert.
There is nothing can be seen all this barren ground, sand slowly moving under their feet while they walk on dune, only his will moving him forward
” Sir, look there are the ruins you want”
” where? ” celestial said and run past the local guide holding his rising chest, He forget about thirst and pain in his body run towards the place,
“Woah, i finally reach it, i did it, you move fast,” running with camera in his hand without a care about anything he running towards ruins of an old town that have many horror stories related to it
” Sir stop, Sir stop, These places are not safe,Si,Aahhhh…” He is calling the author but suddenly the call turn into horror scream when he see a person suddenly came out from inside a break abandoned house, his heart beat multiply by many times and he ran with all his might
Celestial’s heart just came to a near halt his body moving at fast speed fall back, no voice can be listen but there is a constant voice in his ears which he can’t understand came from where, the person before him is a normal looking person in fifties having a big black cloth on his body, it’s illogical from a person to be here at this time. His body stop by all pain and thirst create a weakness make him unable to move,
He is there like a statue until a voice came from the person ” Are you OK, drink this water, you seem thirsty “
He with wide eye and opened mouth still looking towards the person instinctively take water bottle for his need even he have water in his bag,
After drinking water He relax a bit and start moving, ” you are not from here, are you came here for Shadows ?”
” Hello, my name is Celestial, i am a writer like to write books, I just want to spend some time for writing my book, you sir?” He don’t know but the person before him look like a good person
” Ahasta, I am caretaker of this place ” In these places even ruins have caretaker because in absence of someone thugs and thief capture these places and makes other’s life hell
” Caretaker?, so you know about this place, all history ” celestial now feel comfortable here not because he is with this only person it’s because he know he can take him down if something happened
” Ah, can we walk while you telling me story” He get up without permission and ready to walk with his camera in his hand for some photos, the old man smile and understand his actions
” It’s an old story near about 160 year old, ” Click”, you know every village have their God who protect the village from evil energies so this village also have one, it is story related to that God ” Click””
Celestial clicking some pictures of ruins while the other person telling story, without getting affected he start the story again
” A long time ago, near 160 year ago their is very wise and powerful pandit who know many spiritual and Dark arts live in this village, He daily worship the village God and live happily in his small family with his mother and Father, He is respected by everyone and live a peaceful life but there is only one problem He have, He don’t have a child, his mother and father have tension about future this create instability in his life at last He can’t take it and request from the god to help him, The god on his request accept to be born as his child because his fate to be childless life and his life becomes happy”
” Stop, Stop, so the God himself born as his child”
” Don’t disturb me or i will not tell you the story” Celestial silently shake his head ‘Yes’ , then he continue
“God take avatar in form of his child, Everyone is happy, 15 years past like this, his child is very attractive and obedient, everyone like him in the village and he everyday do his worshipping like routine until his fellow disciple from his teacher came to meet him, when he arrived he simply understand something is strange and he know the child by law of world can’t be his, he jealous by his position and his child’s attractive nature put blame on his fellow disciple on using dark arts but can’t prove it, he know about the truth behind the child and spread it like fire in forest, nothing happened on surface but in the Shadows a Dark practice start to get the God by sacrificing their child but nothing happened, in the end some villagers kill his child and use it to capture village God, Blind by greed they forget The God is protecting them, Haah” he take a loud sigh then continue
” The dark ritual cover whole town, they able to capture the village God but the price was great, God get angry due to the actions of villagers but unable to act get – extremely angry, pandit with his arts make him free and after that for once in history of this village the God manifest itself in human form and kill most villagers in anger” he then again halt for a second
” So that’s why this place called haunted”
Celestial now curious about this story
” No, the God killed most who by any way connected to the ritual but the real problem start after that, Pandit’s wife get mad by shock and his parents died after seeing all horrifying things happened to their grandchild, he in anger use all his powers Curse the people that they will remain in this world forever until the end of times”
“Wow, what a great story, so why can’t I see them are they hiding like vampires” Celestial make fun of the story with a smile on his face, in this time he nearly cover the whole ruins
” In day time there is sun’s light and also village God still remains here to protect us but at night he sleep, the evil spirits are weak at day time also can’t hurt anyone infront of God” celestial after listening this feel nothing and still moving
” I want to stay here for my book one night, can I stay?, it will be better if you also can stay” After seeing whole village he want to settle in a place
” Don’t Worry I live here” voice of Ahasta came from behind, Celestial suddenly feel someone pull his shirt he feel fear in this atmosphere his heart start racing but he know it is Ahasta
” what you want, old MA…” his eyes get wide when he see a shadow instead of the person holding him, unable to move feel a sharp pain in his leg,
” Aaaahhhh ,Aaaaahhhhh, mmmmmmm…..”
It was horrifying scene one, two three,and then many Shadows manifest before him, they attack on him not giving him a chance to understand and even scream they cover his mouth,
His whole body feeling weak, unable to move on his own still his whole body shaking he can feel many hands on his body trying to ripping his skin, his heart filled with fear mind running at extreme speed so much that time like halt for hum, senses move fast that he is seeing many things,
‘ there is night, how can it’s evening a few seconds before, they are not humans without any fix shape, where is Ahasta, where is Ahasta’
He suddenly feel he can’t see from one eye, his mouth is open and there are some teeth missing, one hand and one leg can’t be filled ” AHASTAAAAA….”
” Hah, Hah,Aaahhhh..” Suddenly he get up and see morning rays of Sun, an old man near a fire and a pot set on it never see before in late 70 he can’t understand, He still feel pain in his body
” Son, you wake up, thank Lord you saved by Lord, take this tea, you need it” the old man have a smile on his face,
” Who are you and where is Ahasta, why is he not here, what happened ” celestial is confused due to situation he found himself in
” My name is Raman, I am caretaker of this, I found you near the ruins in unconscious state when i came so take you here” the old man explain
” so who is Ahasta, He told me he is caretaker of this place “
” Huh, you are lucky you meet him” the old man have a very mysterious smile on his face
” what you mean and what is happening “
” Do you know the name of this village Lord”
” yes, I know, villagers said his name was A, A..,” his eyes suddenly widened and he feel a sharp pain in his leg when he see a black mark like hand print, a big red area on his leg paining that he feel now a single word came out of his mouth “Ahasta “
” yes, village God Ahasta the lord and caretaker of this village, you are lucky you meet him otherwise they will rip you apart, i meet many people like you some are lucky but most are not”
Celestial became silent later he find he sleep from middle of day to next day morning after this incident he silently get back home,
After that every day he think about it he feel a deep pain in his leg, people say the spirits still want sacrifice and mark people who go in ruins for later use bur it’s not most shocking thing is no one talk to him and who are those two person because
‘ that place don’t have a caretaker so who was that old man ‘
Some said these are stories some said them truth but if you want answers get ready to face the greed of spirits who still want the power of God, there is price for question if you are ready you can get answers. : Stories Analyzer