The Midnight Murderer: Max and The Death Room Episode 2

The story of this episode starts from the next day of the events of the first episode.

**The Midnight Murderer **

You reach the airport in your taxi . You look outside the taxi's window , you become surprised to see your chief Noah at the main entrance of the airport . You get off the taxi and walk towards him . " Hello sir , what was the reason for the effort ? Are you here to wish me luck ?" you ask him but he nods no and says " I am really sorry Max but your flight was cancelled for some unknown circumstances .The heads are really sorry so they booked you a luxurious sleeper cabin on a train to Misville . I know you might have questions but we don't have time because your train leaves in 30 minutes so you must get going . Here's your ticket ." and then hands you the tickets . Before you ask anything , he gets in his car and leaves . " Well that was unfortunate." You mutter in a low voice and then take a taxi to the railway station . You reach the station just two minutes before the train leaves . Without wasting time you board the train and proceed inside your cabin . The sleeper car was just like a normal sleeper but everyone had their own cabin with a really comfortable bed inside . Many cabins are on the left side aligned in a line and there was a single hallway from where you can enter the cabins . There were many more bogies but the one that you were in was strangely quite . You get inside your cabin and lock the door for keeping unwanted guests out . You spent your day by looking at the beautiful scenery outside your window as you pass them at great speed . You didn't have anything to do so you go to sleep early .

You are suddenly awakened by a strange sound . You look at your watch , it is 12:53 . " What is happening in the middle of the night !" You mutter in frustration , then you unlock your door and go outside . A bit away from you , in the hallway there was a person sitting on the floor with his back towards you and there was an axe on the ground . You see blood on the ground so you become cautious . It is good that you always carry your gun with you under any circumstances , so you pull it out of your holster . " Sir?! Are you alright , Sir ?! " you ask him in a loud voice . The man stands up and grabs the axe off he ground . " Sir , please drop the axe or I might have to arrest you !" You shout at him , then point the gun at him . The man now turns around and you can now see his face . It is all deformed and he has many scratches on his face . " Sir , please drop your weapon or I will shoot you !" You warn him again . He suddenly throws his axe towards you with brute force , you try to dodge it but it hits your hand and it tears your hand apart from your body . You fall down in pain , the pain is worse than a bullet shot . The man walks towards you and he bends down . He opens his ugly mouth and says " Officer Max , you shouldn't mess with something you don't know about !" and then stands up and swings his axe on your neck but before it hits your neck , you... open your eyes . It was just an another nightmare . You spent other day the same and had the same exact nightmare again .

At The Misville Railway Station , 10:59 A.M

You reached Misville at last . After getting off the train you realized , you don't have no clue where you will be staying or where is the nearest police station . Suddenly a man in his 50s approach you and says " Hello officer Max , I am Alfred , the caretaker of The Lakeside Hotel . Sir Noah told me that you will be staying in our hotel . It is our honor that a great detective like you will be staying in our hotel . Please hand me your luggage and follow me to your carriage ." You thank him for the compliment , hand him the luggage and follow to the carriage . Inside the carriage , you read Misville newspaper . A picture caught your attention , it is a image of the same man from your nightmare that you had on the train . The headline under it says " The Midnight Murderer " , you are startled by it . Can your nightmare be true ? You might have to ask Alfred or other townsmen .

Who is this midnight murderer ? You will know in the next episode of Max and The Death Room .

Thank you for reading .

By Bali Mukhiya .

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