My Lucid Reality

I didn’t mean to leave a cliffhanger after my vampire part 1 post, it’s almost funny how the subject captured my imagination, but more than that it took me to the brink of darkness.

Standing at the brink of darkness my body was open to the attack of some kind of nasty little demon.  I fought it valiantly at first, the fight an obvious no contest as I slung the little green monster back and forth like a flimsy rag doll, his strength was insignificant and since going back to the gym I felt well fit and prepared for the challenge.  The first battle lasted mere moments, the trick or treat’ers never noticed a thing as the monsters were out in force and there’s nothing crazy about a man fighting with a pint sized pain on a night like that.  I chained the beast to the wall and had a wonderful nights sleep despite his whisperings.

The dawn brought life and hope, but the little pest escaped his trappings and came back for more, the fight went through the day, the house doused in darkness I felt the oppression weigh heavily upon me, I escaped for a time of respite, but it didn’t last.  I returned to my home and felt the doom flow from the door, the beast had taken my sanctuary and prepared trap after trap for me, most I dodged without incident, many were only a minor annoyance, and I feel confident that had I trapped him and taken the night for respite he never would have taken me.  The darkness came, I punched the beast till my arms got tired, from the corner of my time the clock struck one, I kept the fight going, distracted by movement in the corner of my eyes the clock struck one again, the fight continued but with a lucky shot that broke past my fatigued defenses he laid me out. 

I spent Sunday in bed sleeping, my throat dry as dust from the attacks, swollen with pain I coughed and wept; Monday came and the demon still had me firmly in his grasp.  I worked from home while looking for an exorcism, in vain hope I talked to a balding man who knew the ways of the body, he told me to rest.  The fight with the beast causing me such pain was not aided by my quest to find someone else; in the end the wise man said go home and regain my strength.  I spent Tuesday again working from home as I rested and tried to swallow past the pain, hoping to flush him out with lots of water.

Now today I stumbled into the office, I did my job and did it well, the beast growing weak feeding on me as I regain my strength, I think his visit will be over soon; I look forward to regaining my strength in full, and next time, the next time such a beast comes to call I will be more ready and will not forget to fight him only during the day when he’s weakest and I’m most rested. 

But for now I just drink a lot of water and hope the feeling of having gargled glass that comes from such a demon goes away quickly.