Mystic Investigations was hired by an Indian millionaire, Kumar Balasubramanium, to investigate various unusual animal attacks of a paranormal nature in his home village of Karavoor, India. Due to the superstitious attitudes of his countryman, Kumar was unable to find anyone in his own country to handle this case which has caused numerous injuries, some deaths, and a village full of scared people. He sent his private jet for us, and we left at about 10 PM Mountain Standard Time. We arrived in India 15 hours later at about 3:00 PM MST, which is about 3:00 AM India time. This was perfectly timed so our vampire team member, Drake Alexander, could avoid the deadly rays of the holy sun.
Our plane landed in Punalur, and from there we took the train to Karavoor village. We were greeted by Kumar, his servants, and a large crowd of happy villagers in the dead of the night. Apparently, the Mystic Investigations website is very popular in India, and we have many fans. Despite the rural nature of the village, several people have computers, and Kumar was instrumental in bringing the internet to the village. I was shocked that people were asking for our autographs. Kumar spoke decent English, but the rest of the people spoke Hindi. Luckily, Drake is fluent in numerous languages and translated for us.
Attack Of The Terrifying Tigers!
Rebecca Abernathy, our resident witch, conveniently cast a universal translation spell, so everything sounded English to her. Even the dogs barking nearby translated into words. Everybody but Drake and Ashley, whose half zombie, was tired despite the sleep we had on the flight, so Kumar directed us to his limo. Before we could get in, a pack of 6 Bengal Tigers leaped from the brush, growling in an otherworldly manner. The villagers screamed in terror as they ran toward us with a chilling crimson glow of terror in their eyes.
Drake was the first to spring into action as he tackled one of the terrifying tigers, while Rebecca followed suit, screaming, “Everybody stay where you are! Mystic Sphere!” Her pink sphere of energy appeared around her, and then she bellowed forth, “eximius magnitudine”. The sphere then expanded outward, engulfing the entire crowd just as the tiger lunged at us. They bounced off the pink enchanted energy field and fell to the ground, dazed for a moment. Drake had already dispatched the tiger he had been grappling with. In fact he was draining it of blood as the lifeless corpse lay in his arms.
He dropped it and growled at the other two tigers, who actually looked a little scared as they backed away. Then their eyes glowed an even more fiery neon red, and they darted at Drake. He caught one in each hand by the neck and squeezed with all his might until two snaps were heard. Both devilish beasts lay dead as the crowd gasped in awe at the magnificent power that the righteous vampire wielded. As Rebecca dropped her supernatural shield, the crowd surrounded Drake and lavished him with thanks. Some even bowed before him, thinking he was a God.
We got in the limo, and Ashley Abercrombie, our Cryptozoologist, requested the tiger corpses be transported with us as well so she could study them in detail. Clearly, there was a supernatural element here because tigers eyes don’t glow in that extraordinary way. Also, their growls shouldn’t have sounded like they were being amplified through a megaphone. Drake also said they were far stronger than normal tigers. Apparently, Drake has battled tigers before. In the car, Julia Hathaway, our psychic who has telekinetic powers, apologized for not using her abilities to toss at least one tiger aside. She was paralyzed with fear over the wild animals.
Zack Powers, our bionic boy wonder, didn’t spring into action as well. Although I wouldn’t want him to risk fighting a tiger. Hunter Jackson, our ex-Navy Seal, was angry that his rifle had been packed away. He did have his knife at the ready in case a tiger made it to him. We pulled up to the mansion, which was on a plantation of sorts while a crowd of villagers came running up. They had been following us the whole time on foot. The locals showered us with gifts and praise for saving their lives. As the first embers of light lit the horizon, we decided to get some rest while Ashley looked into the mystery of the batty Bengal Tigers…
To Be Continued…
