Orcavelle: The Witch

By Steve Arno

This is a true story taken from a part of my adventurous life all facts are true as much as I can remember only the names are not true. There is no relation to any true person. I only used local names. I emphasis that the cave man did really exit and I have learned a lot of strange things from him but I never managed to understand his powers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris AU
• Release date: Jul 30, 2014
• ISBN: 9781493134045

Steve Arno

I was born in Egypt Alexandria by Greek Cypriot parents in 1927 and there attended a French School in 1939. We went to Cyprus and I attended a Greek English High School and I graduated 4th class matriculation standard in 1952. I went to London. I had several jobs and in 1956 I came to Melbourne Australia and I lived here since my last employment. I was a medical interpreter for foreign languages in a hospital. I retired in 1991 then decided to write this novel which is part of my life. I have to admit I had a peculiar and adventurous life. I never tool any drugs apart from smoking.

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Contents

Chapter 1    The Story

Chapter 2    Sergios

Chapter 3    The Change

Chapter 4    Paradox

Chapter 5    Sergios Meets Kandaras

Chapter 6    Reason

Chapter 7    Salamis

Chapter 8    Salamis Visit

Chapter 9    Rita

Chapter 10    Rita Exposed

Chapter 11    The Party

Chapter 12    Jacqueline

Chapter 13    The Maid

Chapter 14    The Dream

Chapter 15    Louisa

Chapter 16    The Maid Acts

Chapter 17    Louisa

Chapter 18    A Visit To Kandaras

Chapter 19    Confused

Chapter 20    In Good Company

Chapter 21    Good News

Chapter 22    Rita

Chapter 23    Varnavas

Chapter 24    Anna

Chapter 25    Varnavas

Chapter 26    Katina

Chapter 27    Amazement

Chapter 28    Rita

Chapter 29    At Work

Chapter 30    Kandaras Explains The Mystery

Chapter 31    Orcavelle

Chapter 32    A Visit

Chapter 33    Surprise

Chapter 34    Kandaras

Chapter 35    Nightmares

Chapter 36    The Meetings

Chapter 37    Decisions

Chapter 38    With Rita And The Meetings

Chapter 39    Astrea

Chapter 40    The Party

Chapter 41    The Dream

Chapter 42    Kassiani

Chapter 43    A Dream

Chapter 44    Kassiani And Love

Chapter 45    Costis Tavern

Chapter 46    Thoughts

Chapter 47    Kassiani

Chapter 48    With Rita Again

Chapter 49    The Numbers

Chapter 50    With Louisa Again

Chapter 51    Strange Thoughts

Chapter 52    Agnes

Chapter 53    Varnavas

Chapter 54    A Surprise In The Cave

Chapter 55    Agnes

Chapter 56    Abrahams

Chapter 57    With Agnes

Chapter 58    Rita

Chapter 59    The Dream

Chapter 60    Rita And The Change

Chapter 61    The Lycium

Chapter 62    The Double Expose

Chapter 63    News

Chapter 64    Varnavas Introduction

Chapter 65    Helen

Chapter 66    The Surprise

Chapter 67    The Loss

Chapter 68    Varnavas Is Afraid

Chapter 69    The Police Station

Chapter 70    Varnavas Gets The Message

Chapter 71    Lykourgos

Chapter 72    Back To The Cave

Chapter 73    The Change

Chapter 74    The Departing

Chapter 75    Eva

Chapter 76    London

A Novel by Steven Esposito dedicated to the HIGH PRIEST Arnuphis.

THIS is a novel, a story, an imagination, you decide…

it is set in the early fifties on the island of Cyprus…

mysteries, romance, imagination, facts, it is unusual!

CHAPTER 1

The story

All right I will tell you my story, Sergios said to me taking his cigarette out of his mouth, but with one understanding, you will write it only the way I tell it to you. Of course I had no choice but to assure him that this story will be written as told, I waited for him to start as he puffed out on his cigarette. He started talking with a low voice looking rather absent minded, dreamy as if he was not present… I assure you I am absolutely normal, there is nothing wrong with me, there is nothing wrong with my way of thinking, I have never taken any drugs. I have never experienced any hallucinations, I never had any disorders of the brain, I assure nothing has affected my brain yet my whole life, and my whole experience is like a dream, a tale, and a fantasy. Call it whatever you like but for me it is real, it existed, it happened, the story I about to tell you is true, you may believe whatever you like or if you prefer don’t believe at all, of course that is your business, but at the same time don’t forget that you have to take into consideration that there are many unexplained mysteries in this world also many unexplained phenomena. So all I am saying it is possible this one of them, in which case all I am asking of you is to have an open mind and listen… .

CHAPTER 2

Sergios

WELL Sergios was born on this earth like everybody else, he grew up like everybody else so there was nothing strange about that. He was born in Egypt from Greek parents of Cyprus origin and in 1939 the family went back to Cyprus and Sergios grew up in the town of Famagusta upto 1952. He went to a Greek primary school and after that an English High school where he graduated the fourth class. By then he was nearly nineteen years old so he decided it was time for him to try and find work, after many tries and rejections he decided to try for a policeman.

So he went and sat for exams, a few days latter he received a letter advising him that he passed and that he will be notified as to the date of his employment, well he was happy, her was going to get a job however many weeks passed and he was still awaiting to be notified so one day he decided to call at the Police station and inquire about his employment, after waiting for nearly an hour the officer in charge saw him and told him very rudely.

Well you are on the list, you have to wait like everybody else, when your turn comes you will be notified, there is no need to call.

Well that was that he kept waiting in the meantime he kept looking for any kind of employment, however he knew his chances were slim. It was about six months latter that he managed to get a job with Cable & Wireless as a telephone operator, night shift from midnight to seven in the morning. Well it was a job. In the meantime he was told he had also to learn Morse code, typing receiving and forwarding telegrams otherwise he would lose his employment, so he had no choice, he put his mind to it and learned and practiced and about four months latter he was given a test.

He passed so a few days latter he was classified, as a telephonist telegraphs, however he did not see any rise, anyhow he was employed there till 1952. In other words in his opinion he led a normal life, perhaps you could even say he was a happy man.

CHAPTER 3

The Change

It was about a year latter that strange things, inexplicable things began to happen, it was in the year 1947 and he was about twenty years old. First he was beginning to have difficulties sleeping, well he thought perhaps it was due to the fact that he was working shifts and so he could not regulate his body so his mind was getting tired and he was not getting enough rest, he noticed.

When he was on night shift he could sleep during the day between six and seven hours but when he was on day shift he could sleep at night only two or three hours. He did not know why or what was happening to him he also noticed when he was getting up in the morning he was feeling tired and his body was very stiff, many times he was waking up in shivers or sweating without reason, as this was happening to him regularly he decided to go a see a Doctor who after giving him a thorough examination he looked at him and said Young man there is nothing wrong with you, you are perfectly well, go away and stop wasting my time.

His night sleep continued to be more and more difficult, sweating persisted, he was waking up in the middle of the night shivering without any reason. Sometimes he was feeling that there was someone present in the bedroom, he would get up switch the light on and have a good look around to assure himself. Then he began to smell odors, one moment he was feeling normal and the next moment he was sweating and shivering, he was asleep and he was awake, sometimes he could not tell whether he was asleep or whether he was awake, the strange odors persisted, sometimes were so strong he had to get up switch the light on and expecting to find somebody or something in the bedroom but as usual there was nothing, nothing except for his brother who slept in the next bed.

He looked at the big clock on the wall it was twenty minutes to midnight, only twenty minutes to finish his shift, he had just finished typing the last batch of telegrams and having nothing to do he lit a cigarette and started thinking to himself, in six more days he will be twenty one years old, he was already employed with Cable & Wireless for nearly two years.

Life was getting boring, well he was not happy with his life, he was also getting tired with these shift duties, although he was becoming a routine, like a robot, eat, sleep, drink, swimming, cycling, going to the pictures sometimes. He had quite a few friends, an occasional flirt and a platonic love now and then.

Yes he thought his life was getting a bit dull, nothing interesting was happening, there was nothing exciting in his life. He was looking for a life of adventure and excitement, he was looking for real love, he was getting tired of this monotonous existence, he wanted to travel, to go abroad, to see different countries, different people. He wanted to increase his knowledge, yes he wanted many things and more or less he wondered what was in store in the future for him.

Good evening. He heard a voice behind him interrupting his thoughts, he turned to see Kyriakos who was on the night shift and came to relieve him, he took the cigarette out of his mouth and answered.

Hi! Kyriakos, you are ten minutes early.

Yes I am,. He answered at the same time looking at the clock then he looked around and continued I see everything is clear, there is no bloody telegrams to type, did you have a quite night?

Well I have just finished the last batch from Israel, they were mostly codes and I was thinking of leaving them for you. Sergios replied jokingly.

Kyriakos looked at him smiling and then he said "Alright you smart Egyptian what are you waiting for?

Go on piss off, just give one of your special cigarettes and get lost, I hope I have a quite night as I would like to get some sleep, hell I have been down the beach practically all day, it was a beautiful day,"

He offered him one of his 555 cigarettes at the same time smiling and winking at him he answered Yes of course, I know why you spend all day down the beach every day, you old pervert, I saw you the way you look at the girls, especially when you see one wearing a bikini, you look like a wolf watching the chicken, ha, ha, ha.

Well do you blame me! Jesus! You should see some of them how they rotate their anus. Kyriakos answered with a smile in his face.

Segios looked at him and answered jokingly Look you have a dark complexion, you are nearly black like an Indian and you keep going to the beach every day and pretty soon I will not be able to recognize you. You will have the body of a Negro and the face of an Arab.

"Okay! So I have a dark complexion and I am getting darker so what?

Hey! It is five minutes past, come on, get lost, I told you I need to get some sleep, hey Sergios come down to the beach tomorrow, we will have a couple of ouzos while we admire a few nice legs."

I will think about it maybe I will if you promise to pay for the ouzos anyhow goodnight. Sergios said smiling getting out of the office.

Goodnight and I hope you are seduced by a beautiful sexy widow, you Egyptian bastard. Kyriakos returned with a giggle.

He was home within ten minutes walk, he had a cold shower and went to bed, half an hour latter he was still awake, it seemed he could not sleep, he could not relax, he felt somehow strange, although it was a beautiful night with a full moon yet he felt hot and muggy. He got up got dressed himself again, took his bike quietly out of the house and rode down the streets, through the shopping center, looking around, nothing much going on, the usual taverns still open with a few customers, he kept going right down the beach he stopped near the open air tavern and had a look around to see if there was anybody that he knew but here again there were only very few customers and none of his company.

So he rode further on where the rocks were, he parked his bike, locked it, and went down the rocks. There was a sort of small bay full of rocks, where the sea was coming in caressing the rocks with white waves and then retreating there was a nice breeze and the air was nice and cool. He could almost smell the iodine of the sea, he actually enjoyed the serenity of the place, that was the one good reason he used to come regularly, he would sit and dream and think of the future, think of far away places, he stood watching the small waves of the sea hitting the rocks, the reflections of the moon was playing various optical illusions between the small ponds between the rocks here and there, it was a beautiful scene he found his favorite spot and sat down, he lit a cigarette while watching the waves coming in and out it sort of reminded him of the bow of the violin. The only light reflecting on the rocks was the full moon so each time the waves were coming in there were different colors and shapes. On the other hand the reflection of the rocks was something else, each time they were hit by the waves there were different shapes and shadows lasting but a few seconds, the whole panorama somehow intrigued him as he was the only human being there, it somehow gave him a mysterious feeling, he felt peaceful in body and mind he was completely relaxed, he looked at the full moon, the clear sky, the calmness of the sea, it was really beautiful, a beautiful night.

He kept watching the waves hitting the rocks, watching the various shapes formed and dissolved as if mesmerized, suddenly he realized that there was a strange shape which not it did not dissolve but also it was getting bigger and bigger also it seemed that it was coming nearer to him. At first he thought he was just seeing things however he kept staring at this particular shape which looked like a shadow, he was fascinated, so much that he could not keep his eyes of it, to his amazement the shadow kept coming nearer to him while at the same time it was getting bigger, it was something beyond imagination, something he could not understand something impossible for his mind to accept, at first he thought the reflection of the moon was making some kind of optical illusion but then he realized that not only the shadow was very near him but also that the shadow was actually taking form, the form of a human being!

With his eyes wide-open fear crept inside him, fear mixed with a strange excitement, he kept staring at this strange and impossible to understand human form! He heard a strange noise coming from inside him and he recognized it was his heart palpitating without rhythm mystified he was watching as the shape turned into a woman.! He was not quite sure but it seemed to him that the woman was in the nude, with long dark hair shining strangely, the reflection of the moon was showing the shadow clearer and clearer, with a strange light of reflection from her body and her hair, then he realized with astonishment that her body was surrounded with an aura of a light blue color there was an unfamiliar smell in the air, which somehow he thought he smelled before and yet he could not remember, a pair of deep blue eyes were staring at him and immediately he sensed a peculiar feeling, he could not keep his eyes away from her, he was shaking like a leaf from fear and excitement, strange he had the feeling he could not move, he tried to speak but he could not, he could not move his lips, at the same time he felt a great pressure on top of his head, he had the impression that his mind was going to explode, his eyes were burning and he had a terrible feeling that he was going to faint, right then he heard the voice! A crystal clear voice, with a ringing sound likes an echo! I am Orcavel, I have been your love through eternity and I will love you for ever, we live through different dimensions or if you prefer through different worlds, I am going to be near you now and for ever, I will come to you when ever I choose in different times and different bodies, young and old, I will never leave you alone, I will come to you with different loves and passions, I will control your love and I will never let you love an other woman, our love is eternal, believe me, Orcavel!

Suddenly there was silence, there was a thick sort of mist and the shadow disappeared.

He rubbed his eyes and he looked again, nothing there was no woman no shadow, he felt himself shaking sweating and that strange feeling of loosing consciousness, he thought his heart was beating so fast it will jump out of his mouth, he kept staring hoping to see something, he found the strength to get up and looked around nothing absolutely nothing, somebody was trying to play a trick on him he thought, there was no other explanation, hell, shadows do not materialize and they don’t speak, somebody played a dirty trick on him for sure, but who? There was absolutely no body around, he was sure of that. All of a sudden he realized that it was completely dark, he looked up wondering what happened to that full moon and he saw it was covered with a dark cloud. Then there was a strong gust of wind, the sea all of a sudden was getting rough and the waves were hitting the rocks harder and faster, he could not understand this sudden change. Still trembling and full of fear, mystified he climbed up with difficulty because of the darkness, he found his bike and rode on like a drank, he cycled faster and faster breathing heavily till he came to the shopping center, he went straight to Costis tavern he sat on a stool at the bar and ordered a double cognac.

Are you alright? Did something happen to you? You look pale and you are trembling, what the hell is the matter with you? Why don’t you speak? Are you sick? He was asked all at once, he gulped down the cognac with trembling hands put down the empty glass and looked up to see who was asking him all those questions, he recognized Costis the owner of the tavern and he answered him with a strange trembling voice No thank you I am alright.

With shaking hands he lit a cigarette and asked him for an other double cognac, Costis just looked at him shaking his head in disagreement, gave him an other double cognac, he looked at him, shook his head again then left him alone. Sergios gulped the cognac down he paid and went out without even saying good night to Costis.

He rode the bike still having a strange feeling of fear and mystification, he went straight home, he took his clothes off still trembling and went to bed, he could not sleep, he had the idea he was seeing things, he got up switched the light on and looked at his watch it was only three thirty in the morning, he sat in bed trying to think, trying to clear his brain, to get some kind of logical explanation, or some kind of understanding of what happened, he could not believe what happened to him, such things do not happen he said to himself, it was only an imagination or a dream, that’s it, it was a dream, I dreamed the whole thing, it must be, suddenly he remembered the voice, the voice with the echo, as if it was coming from the waves of the sea, he was grasped by fear again and he shook violently, he lit another cigarette, he sat smoking in bed, he could not get the events out of his mind, he could not understand what happened to him, was it reality? Perhaps an imagination? Was he dreaming?

He had to talk to somebody he thought but who? Who would believe him? Who would believe such story? Most probably they will laugh at him or they will think that he is gone mad.

The days passed by like a nightmare, he could not forget what happened to him, the nights were worse, he slept very little, every time he closed his eyes he was seeing her in front of him, his ears were buzzing with her ringing voice

I am Orcavel Who the hell was Orcavel? He never heard of her or even read of such a person and why in hell would she come to him,? Did his imagination produce her? Did he dream of her? If it was dream, how is it possible for him to remember all those details? Did he sleep on the rocks? Was he going mad? How was it possible for such a thing to happen to him? Hell he was educated practically a graduate of a high school, he believed in matter within reason but what happened to him that was not reason, it was impossible to explain, no matter how hard he tried the mystery remained the same, there was no solution.

About two weeks passed by and he was beginning to accept the whole thing as an optical illusion or some kind of hallucination in a dreaming state. For nearly two weeks he avoided going out to see any of his friends being afraid that he might tell them something of what happened to him, he thought if he did they probably would laugh their heads off and there will be no end to their sarcasm. So as usual he kept to himself this night too, after having finished the midnight shift he went straight home, showered and went to bed.

CHAPTER 4

Paradox

Strange as it seemed he could not sleep, no matter how much he tried, he had this strange feeling something was going to happen to him again, he laid in bed unable to sleep he had the sense that he was smelling something, a peculiar smell like the stink of death, he felt somebody or something was in the bedroom he opened his eyes, put the light on and had a good look around, nothing, that was very strange, he could still smell the strange odor, or was it the stink of a corpse or even an animal, well he thought maybe the cat died, he got up again opened the door and called the cat, but the cat came to him running and very much alive, he let the cat out and closed the door and went to bed again with the lights on, sure enough, there was no mistake, the peculiar smell was still there, but there was nothing in the room to cause this awful stink, right then he remembered he sensed the same smell a couple of weeks ago when he was on the rocks and he had that optical illusion!

He felt hot, he started sweating and then he felt a trembling as if the bed was shaking, for a moment he thought it was an earthquake, suddenly the room was covered with a thick mist, he was trying to think what was happening and trying to see through the mist when he heard a strange sarcastic laugh with a ringing tone like an echo! Ha! Ha! Ha! He felt his heart palpitating madly, he felt hotter, his eyes were burning and although he realized he was trembling he was not so scared this time because he had the lights on, he felt a strong pressure on his chest as if there was something heavy on him and then suddenly there she was, sitting on his chest! Nude! Tanned like a bronze statue, she was sitting astride his chest, her chestnut triangle just a few inches from his face with her legs wide open! He could feel a strange heat seeping from her genitals, she had long dark brown hair reaching down her waist, the reflection of the light was making a peculiar sort of shine on her shiny hair, her eyes were dark blue magical, full of depth and mystery, enchanting! Her lips were vivid red expressing passion and desire, her face was well formed angelic and very beautiful, her bronze body reflecting strangely with the light making her skin look various colors, bronze, silver, gold, light blue, aqua, there was an aura all around her magical body! He kept moving his burning eyes up and down uncontrolled as if somebody else was moving them for him, the lines of her body were perfect, her breasts were well shaped and her tits were dark brown and erect, he wanted to move but he could not, he wanted to touch her, to see, to feel if she was real but he could not move his hands, he felt mesmerized when he heard her crystal voice

I promised you I will come but I see you still you do not believe me, so I came to you as I really am, so that you may believe in me and know me in your present life, I will come to you which ever way or when ever I choose, I control the destiny of your love life, you have to understand and accept that, my love for you is eternal, so before I leave you, I will give you a taste of my love and passion for you.

He was amazed, he could not believe his ears but he was sure this time all this was real, it was happening to him, there was no doubt about it, he was quite sure he heard her crystal voice very clear, smooth like a whisper but still ringing like an echo, he noticed the stink of death was gone and instead there was a beautiful aroma with a very peculiar smell, he saw her smiling, he felt her hands stroking his shoulders she moaned softly, arched her bottom and began grinding against him, he felt his blood boiling, he thought his mind was going to explode, his erect penis was throbbing like mad, he felt her hot labia on his gland, she reached down and held his throbbing penis and guided it inside her! She was straining and sighing! He had the feeling his penis was penetrating deeper and deeper, he heard her cry out in ecstasy, sighing and moaning with her orgasm, he shook violently and came too, he remembered kissing him then he fainted, when he came to there was no trace of her, no smell, nothing, except this time he was sure that whatever happened was no dream, the mystery was either a figment of his imagination or this thing actually happened, which was hard to believe, after all no body materializes like that unless she was a ghost! But he never heard of a ghost making love.

CHAPTER 5

Sergios meets Kandaras

The days passed by without any further incidents, although he discussed this with nobody, he still could not get it out of his mind, until one day Aris Ranidis who was a coworker at the telegraph office started talking to Sergios about a book he was reading, regarding E.S.P. Ghosts, apparitions, telekinesis and so on, although Sergios was interested in these subjects, Aris was much more interested than him, for this reason he was buying books regarding these subjects in English or in Greek, most of the times he would pass the book to Sergios to read, Aris was fair headed, blue eyes, with a rather fair complexion and he looked more like an English man than a Greek, he was of a very good nature and as they gone on along fine together.

Sergios liked his company, he was sitting opposite him and was talking about the book he was now reading which was about the occult and he was finding it very interesting, Sergios took the opportunity and looked at him seriously, he interrupted him

Aris do you mean to tell me that you believe in ghosts and apparitions?

Aris stared at him and answered, Well it is very hard to make a definite conclusion about these matters.

Again Sergios interrupted him saying

Do you think it is possible for a ghost really to materialize?

Look I honestly cannot say, as for me I have never seen a ghost so I cannot say yes or no to this question, however you know that there are people who claim to have seen a ghost, listen I know somebody who can give you more details on this subject and a thorough explanation, that is if you like to have more enlightenment on this subject.

Sergios looked at him for a moment thinking then he asked Whom?

Aris scratched his head, looked back at him with a curious face and then asked

I have never seen you or knew that you would be so interested, tell me, how come and please don’t tell me that you have seen a ghost.

Sergios looked backed at him with a serious expression on his face he said

Hum, well supposing I say to you that yes I have seen a ghost, would you believe me? Or better still what would you say to that?

Ranides stared back at him smiling he answered

You bloody Egyptian, you are pulling my leg again, are you not? You are making fun of me, you old devil, I know you do not believe in such things.

Sergios lit a cigarette took his time and then said Never mind that, what I believe and what I do not is my business, you mean to tell me, you actually know somebody with the knowledge who can explain these phenomena clearly?

Yes of course I do, I got a friend of mine who is very keen on these subjects, not only he knows a lot about it he also practices and experiments, his name is John Kandaras. You see he is not doing any kind of work, believe it or not, he lives in a cave all alone. To tell you the truth I find him a bit strange but when you get to know him, he is all right. Look why don’t you go and pay him a visit, tell him I have sent you, we know each other quite well, he lives near a village about one hour cycling. If you like I will give you the directions how to get there, the shepherds around there take care of him. Look here is the address and I have also drawn a sort of map for you how to get there, if you decide to go and see him let me know how you got on with him.

Aris handed Sergios a peace of paper with the directions, he thanked him saying Well let us hope that he has some definite answers to my questions, I don’t like being in the dark, you know I am fascinated by mysteries.

Come Saturday since he was off duty he decided to pay a visit to this John Kandaras and hear whatever he had to say, who knows may be he might have something interesting to say, so he got up early had a good breakfast, put his khaki on and rode his bike to a friend of his who had an orchard garden to get some oranges for this Kandaras. He saw Polyvios near the front gate of his home with a cigarette in his mouth as always, he knew he was a heavy smoker, his fingers were always stained with nicotine.

Hi! Polyvios, how are you? He asked him at the same time getting of his bike, Polyvios who was rather short with brown eyes, dark brown hair, with his temples getting white, he was suntanned as he was working all day in the orchard garden, he was dressed in an old white shirt and an old pair of khaki shorts, upon seeing Sergios he took the cigarette out of his mouth leisurely and said with a broad smile

Well! Well! Well! If it isn’t my good friend Sergios! Where the hell have you been hiding, I have not seen you for weeks, don’t tell me you are having an affair with some little beauty, you Casanova!

Sergios looked at him and answered smiling As usual you are imagining things, I wish I did have an affair with a girl but nothing like that happens, only flirting and platonic loves my friend, never me how about you? Are you still spending your money, buying champagne for the artists at the cabaret? When are you going to realize that you are spending your money for nothing?

Ha! You know very well that I cannot help it, it is my weakness, especially when I have a few cognacs inside me but tell me my friend what brought you here so early in the morning? I know you did not come to see me just for a chat.

"Yes my friend you are right I did not come for a chat, I