The Dark Side of New Orleans

By Paradox novels and Paul Valerian

Norman Aldea, a regular kid from bucharest arrives in the mystic town of New Orleans along side his brother, Adrian. Their arrival to the city awakens an ancient threat that has layed dormant for thousands of years, now hungry for revenge and a conquest that threatens the existance of the world as we know it, as malevolent night creatures come out of the darkness to terrorize humans. The destiny of Norman is about to change as dark secrets unfold before his eyes, chnaging his life as we know it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Paradox novels
• Release date: Nov 14, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201925536

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CHAPTER 1

Arainy night in the city of New Orleans ,a town full of tall skyscrapers and busy roads running between the tall towers. On the country side of the city, grass fields and gentle hills cover the peaceful land as the rain showers down. A train approaches the town in the midst of the fields. The wind blowing as the thunderstorm roars across the dark sky. The trains speeds through the railway running between the fields covering the hills of the countryside . Such a beautiful city!, Norman, a middle aged teenager with messy black hair says to a tall slim guy with white long hair sitting beside him. Yes, this city has some looks. Adrian replies sarcasticly.Why do u even say that?, I mean look at the city lights, the fields, the geographical area of this place is just fascinating Norman says to Adrian, his elder guardian. Adrian with a grin in his mouth replies Its very odd of you to see all of the features with all the rain out there, yes the city is beautiful its even close to the sea yes, but trust me this city isn‟t as good as it looks. Norman is kinda confused with Adrian‟s statement but he asks What‟s the odd shit about this place? .Adrian gives Norman an odd look and doesn‟t reply. I have to admit it, u really freak the shit out of me with that look man!. Adrian replies giggling, Hahahah!, am just messin‟ with u, c‟mon we‟ve arrived, lets get the hell out of this train, since it won‟t stop raining anytime soon,lets find us a cab to the nearby motel, c‟mon let‟s go!!.

The train arrives at the station, all of the passengers drop and the train leaves. Norman and Adrian rush to one of the last empty taxies parked near the station as the rain heavily poured down the city. Where to folks?‟, the taxi driver on one of the parked taxi‟s asks. . To the nearest motel please .Adrian replies as he opens the taxi doors entering the car accompanied by Norman. The driver replies, Alright, Coconut beach lodge is the nearest one, I‟ll drop you there .Norman stares at the window while the taxi leaves the train station. Norman is always a night person ,the night always have fascinated him since he was a child. I see !, Adrian speaks with a smile on his face. Norman replies Hahahahah ,See what?. Adrian replies gently, I see you‟ve already fallen in love with this place. Norman still looking outside replies Yah kind of, but it‟s the night sky that fascinates me the most. The taxi driver interrupts with a loud laugh. Hahaha, ....am I ...am excuse me guys but what fascinates you on the night sky with such a storm like this today, that‟s fucking weird bro. Adrian says Don‟t mind him bro, he‟s always been like that since way back. Adrian and the driver keep the conversation going but Norman ignores what they‟re saying proceeds staring the city from the taxi‟s window as the taxi speeds up on the busy wet roads of the city. After some time in the car, the temperature drops down as the wind is blowing aggressively as the storm showers. The Adrian and Norman pull out their coats in

response to the sudden cold felt on the car. The taxi reaches a traffic jam in one of the roads downtown. After the taxi stops on the jam, the driver also pulls out his coat wich was folded below his seat. OUCH!‟, The taxi driver yells, as his finger bleeds from what seemingly looks like a needle injury. Everyone in the car is a little shocked. The driver pulls over. Damn, this new coat of me had a goddamn pin on its label, shit!! my finger is a bloody mess. Norman is still starring at the blood from the driver‟s finger , seeing the blood on the driver‟s finger, Norman begins to have blurred visions and distorted sounds. Hey, cover up that blood man Adrian tells the driver. The driver quickly covers his finger with a bandage from the kit below the seat. You okay man? Adrian asks Norman. Am okay, ........I just feel a little oozed up. Norman! Adrian at this point is just worried cause Norman doesn‟t look okay, he lays back. I feel dizzy". Norman passes out.

The same night at New Orleans habour located near the sea banks north. Late night workers are finishing up loading the last vehicle containers on the ship as it is midnight and the day workers have left hours ago. Two workers are seen loading and unloading the cargo from one of the last containers. One of the worker looks older and muscular covered with beard and the other is younger and slimmer. Its abnormal for New Orleans to have storms like this, I mean ...the rain today has never stopped. It has been raining since morning nonstop!, The older workers says to his co worker. The younger worker replies, C‟mon , let‟s just finish up this task and get the hell out of here am already fucking tired , . The second younger worker proceeds to say We have to be out of here before midnight, I don‟t care if it‟s our shift or not but these waters have been fucked up lately, people near the waters have been vanishing after midnight .The first older worker laughs so hard Hahahahah aaa ahhah!, stop being a pussy ....boy, don‟t fucking tell me u believe that crap boy. The second younger worker replies with a mad face Real shit man, some have been found decapitated and dismembered their body parts weeks after they have disappeared, whatever...thing that is doing all those crazy shit, it‟s never going to stop .The first worker says Well I don‟t give a fuck about what is happening. The younger worker replies as he loads up the cargo, This shit looks fictious until one of your loved one gets snatched in the sea with one of those... aah whatever is doin this.... They finish up loading up the boxes andclose the container.

The older worker adds,Well its probably some serial killer dumping the bodies or something. The second worker faces his co worker and speaks with a terrified face ,Aren‟t you afraid of serial killers?. The first worker suddenly replies with a loud voice ,Hey cut this crap u talking about, where‟s my money the boss gave you? .The boss left early man , he didn‟t give me no money the second worker says calmly as he removes his

working uniform. The first worker isn‟t so happy with the reply he got from the second worker. He says with an angrily deep voice Am not gonna repeat myself boy, give me my goddamn money before I beat the crap out of you boy. The younger worker now surprised with the sudden reaction of his co worker replies, Chill out man!, I don‟t got your mo....... Before the second worker could finish his sentence ,The first older worker punches the other worker in the face so hard .The punch sends the younger worker down, he holds his mouth looking hurt and in sudden pain, he then replies in agony, What‟s the matter with you man, why you hit me like that? , I don‟t got your money man .The first worker kept hitting the other worker violently without stopping, he kept punching and smacking his co worker violently as the rain kept showering down them making them wet and wetter.

As the older worker was hitting the other worker, the younger worker stood no chance, he was just covering his face shielding the heavy punches from his violent co worker. The older worker says ,Ooh I‟ve been waiting for this moment for a long time, since the boss hired you here, my payment has been cut short, So today am going to finally get rid of your ass for good, and guess what no one will ever know cause your gonna end up like those abandoned corpes washing off the shore you cunt!!. The younger worker pleads for mercy and says, No John, please don‟t do this , were brothers remember?...... The first worker smashed the other workers face. Am no brother to no one, today am going to kill you, and am going to dump your ass in the water and let whatever sea creature that‟s out there to claim you and whe...... Suddenly a dry voice was heard behind the container. WE DON‟T FEED ON DEAD FOOD YOU MORON!!. The first worker who is supposedly named John stops to hit the other worker and tries to figure out where the strange voice is coming from. Who the fuck are you, show yourself! . The voice replies with pride and arrogance You wanna know what I am ?, am the kind of things you only see in your nightmares, trust me am nothing like any of the shit you‟ve ever seen!. The worker releases the other worker he was beating up and walked towards the direction of the voice. Well, fuck it ,come to the light... I wanna see you before I get rid of you....Step out of the shadows motherfucker!. The voice replies slowly as a tall man steps out of the shadow, You have to be carefull with your words human, especially on the final moments of your life, the problem with you humans is that you try to defy the limits of nature and yet your so fragile . The worker says Well any of this isn‟t any of your business whoever you are, so back off!. The worker now looks nervous after seeing the strange man from the shadows. The strange guy giggles, "Hahaha!, back off? , I thought you said you were gonna get rid of me, what happened to that . Well yes my looks are intimidating. You know what, I wasn‟t planning to feed on this corner today, hell I wasn‟t even planning to feed anytime soon, my thirst doesn‟t lie on filthy human blood, but when I heard you denying our existence and

thinking that all the recent events happening where some kind of hoax, it really stole my attention. The worker now terrified replies with a frightened voice Who the fuck ..... what the fuck are you?".

The person replies with a grin in his face We‟ll get to that in a minute boy, .With unimaginable speed , the strange person sprints to the worker and throws him on the side of the container. Aaagh, please don‟t please... the worker pleads to the strange man . Ooooh!, so now you want forgiveness...., didn‟t you have mercy on the young man there earlier?, No, This world is ungrateful and disordered, they seem to have to have forgot our reign to the point that they deny our existence, well that is gonna change in a minute, you have to be thankful that you aren‟t going to witness it, The strange person lifts up the worker and dips his claws deep into the workers throat spattering blood all over the place. As the workers life fades slowly, the man feasts on the dripping blood dripping down exposing his fangs and a black tongue. The younger worker who is helpless, is so terrified he pissed his pants. The Strange person walks towards the injured worker. Consider yourself the luckiest man alive tonight, spread the word...the rightful rulers of this world are back , the eternal night is coming . In the blink of an eye, the strange man disappears in the shadows.

The next morning, Adrian and Norman are having breakfast before leaving for college. U okay man ? Adrian asks Norman. "Am good,