Author: jasmineecer
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The Legend of King Arthur
UTHER AND YGRAINE The fragmented kingdoms of Britain were ruled over by the High King Uther Pendragon during an uncertain era. Britain was plagued by incessant wars and invasions, plunging towns into a state of ruin and starvation. Uther was a lonely King, with no wife to warm his bed…
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Kuri; Demon of Madness
He collapsed then, sprawled face down in the muck and the dirt, feeling the cold splatter of rain against his skin and the squelch of mud beneath his weight. Pressed against his back, though he could not see it himself, was the creature, clinging to him pathetically as a child…
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Draugr; Warriors of the Undead
From his deathbed he rose, perhaps two, three days after he had passed. It had come too late, his body too long neglected, left to rest in a place unsuited for the dead as preparations continued to remain stagnant. I noticed it first. On the first night, merely hours after…
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Tokoloshe; Curse of the Witch Doctor
She awoke with a searing pain shooting up from her foot, gasping and shuddering in the darkness and the oppressive heat. The air was thick and sour. Something was wrong. Deeply wrong. As her senses sharpened, and the pain briefly dulled, she began to sense a presence in the room;…
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Orang Minyak; Oily Man
Orang Minyak, a supernatural entity from Malaysian folklore, has long being associated with incidents involving rape. TRANSFORMATION There are many adaptations as to how Orang Minyak transitions from man to demon. Traditionally, they were individuals who practiced dark magic, men whose lust and desperation led them to tap into such…
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The Greek Underworld
The underworld, also known as Hades, constituted one of the three fundamental realms that the Ancient Greeks believed shaped the entire cosmos. HADES Hades was a god of the dead and son to the Titans Cronus and Rhea. Following the defeat of his parents and the other Titans, Hades, along…
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Faery Rings in Celtic Mythology; Portals to the Unknown…
Mortals who dare to venture into what seems to be an innocent ring of flourishing vegetation risk losing themselves in the Otherworld, the realm of the faeries. WHAT IS A FAERY RING? A faery ring is a collection of mushrooms which naturally grow in a circle. But such a phenomenon…
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Kappa
The Kappa is a vulgar demon believed to inhabit the rivers and spaces of water across Japan. They target humans in particular for their lifeforce, the mythical organ ‘Shirikodama’, by dragging it through their anus. APPEARANCE AND ATTRIBUTES Despite their diminutive size, likely no bigger than a small toddler, Kappas…
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La Llorona; The Weeper
I was half asleep when I heard an eerie sound pierce the stillness of the early morning, not long after twelve. It was a hideous wailing, gurgling sound which repeated the same sentence, over and over. “My sons! My sons!” I had only heard tales of her, but never before…
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The Mare; Demon of Dreams
What if I told you that scary movies aren’t the real culprits behind your nightmares? The Mare, a shapeshifter of dreams, embodies terror by assuming the guise of the thing you fear most…aka your worst nightmare. Her appearance varies widely across various narratives and folklores; in some, she emerges as…
Ethereal Chronicles 