Chapter 2, the book of observations

The years after the incident seemed to go by faster or maybe time around me was slowing down. Phantom would train my body and spirit to make me stronger than ever. It was interesting to see different kind of beings and spirits. I would write a diary so I could catalogue and trace these beings, starting with the most common kind of beings to the ancient types. I created 4 different class types from safe to dangerous.

Benevolent

Safe and harmless, often helpful or benign mythical beings

Malevolent

Neutral or protective beings, can be dangerous if provoked

Forsaken

Potentially unpredictable or mischievous beings with magical abilities

Cursed

Ancient, highly dangerous beings with destructive tendencies or dark intentions

The most common types of beings I would come across, were the shadow people. They looked like shadows of people, simple enough, right? I would categorize them in the malevolent class type. These shadow figures are all very different from each other but also very similar in appearance.

The second being I would catalogue in my diary were the wraiths.

I found a post online about strange things happening in an old, abandoned building in the forest. So late at night I would go there to find out what it was. I brought a flashlight and a few other necessities along with me on my journey. When I arrived at the edge of the forest the atmosphere changed drastically. The air became harder to breath, it was thicker, and my sight was blocked by a slight mist. I wouldn’t let that stop me and I slowly entered the forest that seemed to swallow me in darkness. I would see things in the corner of my eye, but when I looked in that direction nothing was there. It creeped me out, but I continued walking closer to the abandoned building. After the building came into my sight, I sprinted towards it, thinking I would feel safer inside. As I got closer, I noticed that the building looked like an old house you would see in a horror movie.

Once I entered the building I could not see much. Like all old, abandoned buildings this one was covered in dust. I slowly explored more of the house until I came across this old piano in the living room. I was curious if the piano still worked so I grabbed a chair and sat down. After I blew off all the dust from the piano keys I started playing. Not much time later I started hearing things behind me and quickly turned around. I kept hearing what sounded like a skeleton rattling its bones. 

Nothing was there so I asked Phantom if he could see anything. Phantom said he had been looking behind me this entire time and did not notice anything. ‘Am I going insane’, I wondered, but it didn’t take long as a shadowy figure started emerging from the floor. Black smoke came from under the floorboards and formed this big shadow figure with inhuman proportions. Its legs were almost 5 feet long and it was hanging from the ceiling with them. His eyes were a deep red like blood and staring into them made me dizzy. Phantom warned me he sensed this being was hostile and dangerous. I asked Phantom what we should do, but Phantom is a part of me, so he knows as much as I do.

The shadowy figure started moving slowly towards us bending his body. I stood there frozen with fear and tried not to make any sudden moves. Then it quickly lunged at me trying to grab me, but I managed to move out of the way in time. I looked back and the beast had destroyed a part of the wall. The beast turned around and faced me while forming a sinister smile. It made me angry that the beast is enjoying this. I looked down because I started getting a tingly feeling in my hand. A shadow started slowly forming in my hand that looked like the handle of a blade. The shadow grew and became a shadowy katana like the ones from Japan. The blade was made of my own shadow and was as light as a feather.

I smiled but was interrupted by shadow saying watch out. I looked back up and saw the beast attack again. I quickly blocked the attack with my shadow weapon and then moved out of range. The beast wasn’t happy and let out a loud roar, I stood my ground, but the house shook intensely. The beast then lunged at me with unmanageable speed and punched me through the wall after which I collided with a tree and put a big dent in the middle. My nose started bleeding, and I coughed a bit of blood. I can’t move and I start getting dizzy. The world around me starts to spin and turn dark. I wake up in a dark room with nothing in it but a door that’s broken with locks. I tried open it but its stuck, I look through a hole in the door and see light. I try pushing and pulling but nothings working, I get annoyed and get very angry after which I punch the door hard, and it breaks down. I run into thew light and wake back up laying against the tree. I feel light, and my eyes turned dark, and my weapon transformed having blue electricity emanating from its blade. I feel my body moving on its own and I smile creepily. The beast breaks through the house walking towards me slowly and my body runs towards it without me doing so. I feel faster and stronger, and I jump towards the beast slicing its arm off. I keep running around it and dodging its attacks, I keep cutting and slicing but the beast fast manages to land another hit on me after which I fly away but land on my feet. Electricity starts growing from my eyes and my body goes into a stance. I feel my body heating up and get a tingly feeling in my back. The beast starts running towards me and I cut the air as a beam shoots out of the end of my blade. The beam slices the beast in 2 and the house behind it breaks down after getting hit by the same beam.

I stand feeling the wind brush against my face as the beast falls to the ground, and I let out a big gasp. I stand there for a minute thinking about what just happened, but the beasts body twitches a bit, so I snap out of it. A red beam shoots out of the beast’s body and drops Infront of me. Out of the red beam steps the grey silhouette of an old woman who I didn’t recognise. She thanks me for freeing her as she starts floating away and vanishes in the air.

I walk to my car and ride home thinking about what just happened and being thankful I did not get hurt. I go drink something and then lay in my bed after which I fall asleep.