“Gather around now, folks.”
I followed the rest of the tourists as they shuffled forward to see what our guide was saying. She stood pointing at a large moss-covered spire.
“This is the last of what Bran Castle has to offer you. An actual spike erected by the mephistophelian Vlad Tepes himself. You know, it is such a matter of coincidence, that today also happens to be his birthday.”
I moved closer to the spike to listen to the guide more clearly.
“It is such spikes, that The Count used to torture and ultimately kill his enemies. He would enjoy watching them piled on the spikes, drenched in their own blood. However, evil though he was, he was no vampire as suggested by literature and myths. He was no immortal being of darkness, he was just a cruel ruler.”
I smiled to myself, eyeing the guide’s neck.
Not really….
Word Count: 150
Prompts:
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Word of the Day Challenge “Mephistophelian”
You don’t need that “not really…” We all know this is fiction!!!
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Oh no..
The ‘Not really’ part is said by the character.. to indicate that what the guide is saying about The Count not being a vampire.. is wrong..
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Creepy
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Thank You! 😀 😀
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Oh, please tell me that’s not really one of the spikes he tortured people on! I like the fact he hangs around his old house, listening to his own myth growing – shows quite an ego! Nice tale
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Thanks so much, Lynn! 😀
That could be one of those dreaded spikes! 😉
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My pleasure
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Another feast coming up! 🙂
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Hahaha..a bloody feast! 😉
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Nice twist!
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Thank You!! 😀 🙂
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Good tale, horrific…
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Thanks so much! 😀
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Like it Nid.
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Thanks so much, Di! 😀
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Fangs for nothing? Good story!
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Thanks so much! 😀
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I enjoyed the Count’s dry humour at the end!
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Ah..he has developed this sense of humor over centuries! 😀
Thanks so much! 🙂
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Tough choice, being bitten on the neck or being impaled? I think most people would choose the former. Vlad’s gone soft in his later centuries. 😈. Nice twist!
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Hahaha…he has become more ‘refined’! 😛
Thanks so much! 😀
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Ha ha ha, yum!
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Hahaha! 😉
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Great twist at the end! I imagine that if I were immortal, it would be amusing (and maybe frustrating) to revisit my old haunts (ha ha) in disguise and see what people were saying about me.
Those spikes are gruesome! But then, I’ve read about them being used all over Europe, so it’s not just a Vlad thing, sad to say.
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Thank You, Joy! 😀
The spikes thing is true …but Vlad was quite infamous for them! Used that here! 🙂
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The last two words make the story 🙂
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Thanks so much Sue! 😀
I hoped they would have an impact! 🙂
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They do 🙂
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😀 🙂
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