Occulturation Occulturation #20: Revelation Disclaimer: There is violence and death in this story. If Garesh killing children is unacceptable, then this chapter is unacceptable as well. Garesh only has 113 soul beads left. Ystra only has 0 soul beads left. Dylishan hour of the Ghost Quintuple (4th hour of the 4th 5-hour period) Ghost-Incorporeal-Restcha
Ego Concentric Circles Occulturation #19: You Left Me Dylishan hour of the Ghost Quintuple (4th hour of the 4th 5-hour period) Ghost-Incorporeal-Restcha (4th day, 4th week, 3rd month) “I’m Millie.” The pale little girl in a white-blue hospital gown without shoes says, “What’s your name?” The creature that looks like the cross between a spider and
Ego Concentric Circles Occulturation #18: It's A Monster! Dylishan hour of Ghost quintuple (4th hour of 4th 5-hour period) Ghost-Incorporeal-Restcha (4th day, 4th week, 3rd month) Ystra can barely only barely see the road lit by the dim porch lights and street lamps. She is already saddle sore from riding Lauren at full gallop for what feels to
Ego Concentric Circles Second Encounter “No. I won’t let you, Belladonna!” The woman shouts into her phone, “You were supposed to help. I never should have told you.” She angrily hangs up the phone, stands up from the bed, and stomps to the bedroom door. After unlocking it, she storms through the house, collecting
Ego Concentric Circles First Encounter The little girl, only about 10 years old [3 Earth years] runs into her mothers arms, crying. The woman hugs her daughter and speaks softly, trying to sooth her. “It’s okay. It’s okay. You had another nightmare?” “Waah! It was terrible!” The little girl sobs. After a little
Ego Concentric Circles Escape Artist Bear Trap! I see it. I touch it tentatively. A swing and a miss! I pull my leg out of reach. Vicious sabers claw together beneath. - A loop of rope limp on the ground. A snare trap I must disarm. Trip over a tripwire into a canvas. Tightening around
Ego Concentric Circles Hand-Hook Monster Be careful when you hunt, stay out of sight. No matter how much those tourists ask for a bite. Don’t let anyone know that you’re a Screamer. Beware the death sentence of the hook-hand monster. - Unnatural, inhuman, unliving yet not undead. It’s a machine made to
Ego Concentric Circles Lethal Drug Explicit Content Warning! Gore! Isuertal is absolutely brutal. You may want to look away if you have blood and body parts. Blade glinting in the darkness. I can see it in his hand. What does that matter? I’ve got him right where I want him. Time to strike, time
Ego Concentric Circles Paranoia It’s next to me. The desk of the seat of the child Undead. I saw it last month too. Always watching through the roof. Haunted by nightmares. I stay awake all night in bed. Every shadow, every blur, I’d swear I see them move. - But I don’
Ego Concentric Circles Occulturation #17: Night Trials Explicit Content Warning! If you have internal organs or are internal organs, you may want to cover your eyes when reading an explicit section about Isuertal. This is a blood warning. That lady is violent Dylishan hour of Ghost quintuple (4th hour of 4th 5-hour period) Ghost-Incorporeal-Restcha (4th day, 4th
Ego Concentric Circles Change in Leadership Captain of the Angel Strike Force You’re the Captain, so calm down and breathe. “Nothing can beat you.” If only you were so naive. Shadows in the corners of your eyes. Behind each corner you swear there’ll be pixies. And when you close your eyes, you hear whispering.
Ego Concentric Circles File Redacted I may have been possessed by an evil spirit. But don’t worry. It’s gone now. No need to fear it. But after that, my mind never was the same. I fear that sadly, it may have damaged my brain. - Good luck trying to hold me down. No
Ego Concentric Circles Occulturation: Vengeful Spirits Call upon the evils in the shadows. We must use them to cleanse the world from its sins. Reveal to the world the works of the Council of the Grave. Never give up until the mission is complete. But this new evil, it has demands of its own. - A
Ego Concentric Circles Occulturation Sidestory: Imaaj in Iron Gate The young man wore a button-down leather waistcoat and a wide brimmed brown fedora. He also wore leather pants and spurred boots, also made of leather. The barkeep wondered if the stranger wore anything that wasn’t made of leather. It seemed almost wasteful. Even the spurs on the boots
Ego Concentric Circles Dream: Daughter of a Scientist Let me introduce you to my best friend. He’s my dad, a doctor and scientist. He likes to work on top-secret projects. My TV monitors his location. - He disappeared; He must be dead, I guess. Well, that’s okay. I met a blonde woman: Said “Dad’s not
Poems Werewolf Girl Yet another poem about me being a little girl in a dream. What a strange pattern. Her father was a scientist. She watched on her TV. Then one day he disappeared. Somebody came to get her. Where did her father go? But will she now follow? How can she know
Ego Concentric Circles Occulturation Calendar You may have noticed that time in Occulturation isn't the same as time on Earth. In Occulturation: a day is 25 hours instead of 24, a week is is 5 days instead of 7, a month is 25 days instead of 30, a year is is 5 months instead of
Ego Concentric Circles Occulturation #16 Welcome to Ghostlight Grove Ghost-Incorporeal-Restcha (4th day, 4th week, 3rd month) - “Welcome to Ghostlight Grove!” Isuertal says excitedly. She bows dramatically, with her hand outstretched to highlight the wooden cabin with the large parking lot around it. The cabin is where they pay for their visit and register as campers. Chylclanth and Isuertal
Ego Concentric Circles Occulturation #15 Investigation Ghost-Incorporeal-Restcha (4th day, 4th week, 3rd month) - “I’m sorry, but we can’t do it today.” Salsan says over the phone, “There was a massive Screamer-related catastrophe around midnight last night. Sorry, Isuertal, but work comes first.” Isuertal grips the phone in her hands, frustration is pulsing in
Ego Concentric Circles Occulturation #14 After Death Date: Pixie-Incorporeal-Restcha (3rd day, 4th week, 3rd month) - Millie thought that death would be peaceful and still. But it isn’t. The sounds of screaming and panic hurt her ears. Even with her face against the ground, she can tell there is a great deal of movement as she
Ego Concentric Circles Occulturation #12.5 A.S.S.F. Receives New Orders Werewolf-Incorporeal-Restcha (2nd day, 4th week, 3rd month) Greesha is the captain of Angel Strike Force in the A.S.S.F. She has four members in her squad besides herself. There are 5 squads in the A.S.S.F., each contains 5 individuals, one of those 5 is a
Ego Concentric Circles Occulturation #13 Clementinenade Date: Pixie-Incorporeal-Restcha (3rd day, 4th week, 3rd month) - Garesh and Millie take another bus to the edge of town. Then they leave the metropolis of skyscrapers and quickly find themselves in a forested wilderness. After about an hour of walking, Millie goes tense as a feeling of unease comes
Ego Concentric Circles Occulturation #12 Respite Day-Week-Month: Werewolf-Incorporeal-Restcha → Pixie-Incorporeal-Restcha - Garsh opens his eyes. His throat and lungs feel like they’re on fire. He looks around and sees that the building he is in does not look the same it did before. It was in poor condition when he first entered through the window, but
Ego Concentric Circles Occulturation #11 Screamer Trap Garesh looks up at another street sign. “Ultipa Street.” He says, “Looks like this is where we turn.” Millie looks up at the sign and frowns. “I can’t read.” She says, “I need to learn to read.” Garesh doesn’t respond to Millie’s comment. He knows that it
Ego Concentric Circles Occulturation #10.5 Epilogue Isuertal, the captain of Undead Strike Force from the Anti-Screamer Special Forces, cautiously crept into the wreckage of a theater house. She did her best to ignore the stench of blood staining the cloth carpeted floors. It had been a massacre. She got news of the incident through an unexpected
