Chapter Text
He read the news like a human. This Ghost Watchers Entertainment column was always interesting to read. This Ryan Bergara was either foolish or had balls of steel.
Shane chuckled to himself.
Hello and welcome to another issue of Ghost Watchers Entertainment. The column where we look at paranormal and mysterious occurrences around the world.
This week’s issue: Ghostly Figure Within An Abandoned House In Peoria, Illinois.
We’re going to be discussing the spotting of a mysterious and haunting figure seen near an abandoned house in Peoria, IL.
To those that are new, I’ve dedicated my time to the paranormal. I firmly believe that the afterlife is very real, and ghosts do exist. I say this because I have come into contact with spirits before. That being said, I would like to let my readers know that I’ve witnessed a dark energy, possibly a demon, a few days ago. Let’s get into my story.
The time: Thursday, February 26. The sun, almost fully set. Location: An abandoned house a gas station a few blocks away from my hotel. I was just about to turn the corner when something flashed in the corner of my eye. I didn’t get a good look at it, but I remember one thing about it. The figure was tall. It didn’t seem solid, like it was made of black, hazy smoke. Curious, I crossed the street, deciding to go after this spirit instead of going back to my room.
The windows of the store were boarded up, but the door was oddly unlocked. That didn’t matter because I saw it happen with my own two eyes. The spirit vanished at the front of the door. As I pushed the door open, I saw the thing again.
This time, I caught a glimpse of its eyes. I can recall it so vividly. Yellow eyes surrounded with red. Its apparition glowed brightly in contrast with the dark room. I blinked, and the spirit disappeared. I only walked into a couple of rooms. I left because I was already trespassing property. Everything was old and dusty. There wasn’t much to see, but that ghostly thing lingered on my mind even till now.
In the end, was it a dark spirit? I would say that it is plausible that I’ve encountered what believers might call a demon. The eyes are proof enough. I know my thoughts are not enough. I encourage my readers to send in responses to my work. Let me know your thoughts on this issue at [email protected] or Ghost Watchers Ent. PO BOX 1462 X, YZ XXXXX-XXXX
Answering readers’ questions from the last issue of GWE:
Alex D. - Ryan, I did some research on my own, and I found out that there were some reports of alien UFO sightings. Researchers have also found mysterious chunks of unidentified metal around the area where it was rumored to be a landing spot of visiting aliens. What do you think about this?
To Alex:
Thank you for sending your response in. I’ve also looked into this. I didn’t include this part in last week’s issue because there wasn’t enough evidence to back it up. I didn’t find much on it, but all I can find is that the researchers ended up throwing away the evidence for some unknown reason. It seems suspicious, like they were trying to cover up something. Could it be that they are aliens trying to get rid of any and all proof of their existence?
Morgan R. - I was wondering to myself, what if aliens are like us? What if there are different species of aliens, and they’re all related? Aliens that only make crop circles and aliens that stay hovering above our planet, just observing. Wouldn’t that be cool?
To Morgan:- Thank you, Morgan. Yes, you may be getting somewhere with this. It would be very fascinating if aliens turn out to be just like us. It makes me think that they just might be living among us. We just can’t pick them out from the crowd because they can blend in with the environment so well.
Mary E. - Hey, Ryan! I just want to say that I’m a skeptic on a lot of things. Maybe it was just a bunch of people messing around with us? People pull wild pranks all the time, and a lot of people believe them. If there’s no physical evidence and only words from the researchers, then I don’t think that’d be enough to trust that it was really aliens that crashed landed in that area.
To Mary:
I understand your point, Mary, and I respect your view on this matter. I believe that it is enough to be aliens. Farmers nearby the area of the crash got to the site first before the researchers came in and took away the evidence. They’ve done interviews, and they, too, believe that it was some strange material they have never seen before.
This concludes this week’s issue of Ghost Watchers. Thank you for reading and supporting my work.
-Ryan Bergara
Ryan proudly smiled at his latest published issue of his series of paranormal investigations. It was his child, and he’d gladly spend his last breath doing what he loved to the most. Sure, it can take a toll on his brain. Trying to make contact with the dead made his heart run a marathon every time. Alas, Ryan Bergara was a man on a mission, a mission to prove the existence of the supernatural. He knew they were real; his recent encounter with the hazy, black figure with yellow eyes was still on his mind. What could it be? It was really nagging his brain, and Ryan wanted to know more about it.
He opened his laptop and opened his browser. He searched: spirit with yellow and red eyes .
There wasn’t much about his search, but scrolling all the way to the bottom of the page, he found a site dedicated to lesser known spirits. He clicked on it and was directed to a site that opened with a pop-up that warned him to proceed with caution as the website was not for the faint of heart.
Ryan closed the pop-up by acknowledging its warning. He perused the site, clicking through the directory. He eventually found a link that directed him to articles around classifying demons by their eyes.
Single colored:
Lower-ranking demons will only have single-colored eyes. They are born from death.
White eyes
The lowest rank of demons and the weakest. They are new to the underworld and are like newborns. These demons are the most common. It is rare to see them roaming about on the surface. They can’t hold a physical form while in the human world.
Blue eyes
Second to lowest in rank. They are the servants of Hell. They can be on the surface but not for long, only for a day. They manifest as white, blurry figures.
Green eyes
Third in rank. They can be the gatekeepers of Hell or soldiers that fight for their ruler. They are more rare than the demons mentioned above, as they have to live for more than a century before they can rise in ranks.
They roam the surface, perfectly capable of shifting into a human form but not long. They are able to stay on the surface for days at a time, but they still need to return to their demonic form to replenish their energy.
Violet eyes
Second in rank. They are one of the oldest demons in Hell. They are often the ruler’s council members and advisors.
Though they are able to stay on the surface for years without having to turn back into their true form, they will often choose to stay underground, for their lives are dedicated to their ruler, and it is their duty to stay by their side.
Two colors:
Only demons from the royal family can have two-colored eyes. Royal eyes always have red with another color. They are high-ranking demons., powerful in ancient magic that has been passed down from generations over thousands of years. Only twenty of these royal demons can exist at a time every two hundred years.
Significant others of the ruler of Hell are granted two-colored eyes as soon as they are married into the royal family.
Orange and Red eyes
Any royal demon that isn’t a ruler of Hell.
They have taken over royal affairs due to the political issues occuring in Hell. They manifest as black figures with eyes in demonic form on the surface but can assume a human façade also.
These demons are only capable of offensive and defensive magic; they can’t use spells. Only the ruler has the power to use all three types of magic.
Pink and Red
Only the significant other of the ruler of Hell can have these eyes. Contrary to everything, these demons are just as strong as the ruler. This is because they share the same life force, thus the same abilities. The pink indicates love, as they are the partners of the ruler.
Finally getting near the end of the page, Ryan’s eyes widened at the information he had been wondering about since he saw it.
Red and yellow eyes
The ruler of Hell. The most powerful demon in existence. Can perform powerful offensive and defensive magic along with using spells. This demon can appear as a black, misty figure with eyes or blending in as a human.
It has been rumored that the current ruler of Hell has disappeared, and no one really knows about the whereabouts of the demon. The last sighting of the demon was around a half a century ago. This has created chaos and panic in Hell. The royal family has collectively taken over this position in order to restore temporary order to the underworld.
The last two sentences made Ryan even more curious. He let out the breath he didn’t know he was holding. So what he saw in Peoria was real! He knew he saw something weird, he just didn’t know what it was. But after reading through the website, he figured out what the spirit was. The actual ruler of Hell.
Ryan let out a long sigh and buried his face in his hands, letting the new information slowly process in his jumbled mind. It was too much all at once.
Giving up for the day, Ryan glanced at the clock and deemed it okay enough to call it quits. He headed towards his small, cramped bathroom and turned on the shower. After taking off his clothes, he stuck his hand under water to feel for the temperature. It was hot but never hot enough for his liking. Ryan couldn’t complain too much; he was lucky to make enough living doing what he loved.
Sure, his budget had gone up for his production. He was now traveling around the US for his investigations, but living in LA was expensive.
He stepped into the shower and closed his eyes, letting the warm water wash away his worries and stress plaguing his mind for the past few days.
Little did Ryan know, just across the hall, there was a presence manifesting in his bedroom. The thing looked around the room, accessing possible dangers. It’s head snaps towards the sound of the bathroom door creaking open. It quickly vanishes before it could get caught.
After his shower, Ryan dragged his tired body to his bed and flopped face down onto his worn mattress. He closed his eyes in hopes of sleep to come take him away, but a sudden feeling of fear of the darkness hit him. The man quickly sat up and looked around the room but couldn’t find anything that would be a threat. Chalking it up to his mind overthinking, he turns off the lights and buries his head into his pillow and his problems with sleep.
Yellow eyes rimmed with red blinked with curiosity at the foot of the bed. It walked closer to the sleeping human. A hand reached out as if it wanted to touch the fragile human being. It hesitated as the man mumbled something unintelligible and rolled to his right side. The figure returned its hand to its side. It stood there staring at Ryan.
And vanished.