Angel of Light (A Zak Bagans Story)

Chapter 31: Poveglia Island

Authors Note: As you can see by the chapter title, this is going to be the investigation of Poveglia Island. So, in this story, the island hasn't been investigated yet.

Chapter 31: Poveglia Island

It was almost dark.

Zak, Aaron, Billy, Jay and I were spread out across the island, setting up static x-cameras in places we had marked on a map earlier.

I was standing about halfway down a long hallway. One side of the hallway was covered in an overgrowth of plants, and the other side had several archways that led into different rooms.

Aaron was at one end of the hall, setting up the static x-camera and using me as a test subject to check the cameras focus, audio, etc.

I found myself feeling very nervous about this investigation.

Poveglia Island is known as one of the darkest spots on earth.

In the 18th century, it had a hospital that was used to quarantine people who developed the bubonic plague. It is said the island itself was partly created by the ashes of thousands upon thousands of people who died of the plague, and their bodies burned.

In 1922, the hospital was converted into an insane asylum and housed the mentally insane. There are also stories of a doctor who committed cruel experiments on his patients, and, after turning insane himself, killed himself by jumping from a bell tower.

"You alright down there?" Aaron called, still fiddling with the camera.

"Yeah...just find this place creepy," I called back.

I saw Aaron nod in agreement.

"Alright, we're set, let's meet back up with the others," Aaron said.

For the first time in two months, I actually felt some relief at the thought of seeing Zak again.

~*~*~*~*~

Two hours later...

We had finished setting up all the static x-cameras, which took some time because the island is fairly large. It's spilt into two parts by a canal, with one bridge that crosses to the other side. On the other side - were what is know as the "Plague Fields" - the fields where the bodies of the bubonic plague were said to have been burned and buried.

Unsurprisingly, Zak announced that he wanted to start investigating in the fields.

"Alright, Aaron, Ali and I will go to the fields. Billy and Jay, you guys head to the building with the bell tower and see if you can contact the doctor," Zak said.

"Alright, have fun dudes, and lady," Billy said.

I chuckled.

"Be safe..." I said.

I really had a bad feeling about this place, but Zak was like an excited little boy – he had wanted to investigate Poveglia Island for years.

Zak, Aaron and I waited until Billy and Jay disappeared into one of the buildings nearby, and then made sure we had all the gear we needed – and we were set.

"Alright guys, let's go," Zak said, starting to head toward the nearest grouping of trees, which we had to get through to find the canal.

"Wonderful...walking through the woods in pitch blackness," I mumbled, as I turned my camera on.

"It could be worse," Aaron said, as he turned on his camera and started following Zak.

Somehow, I knew that it couldn't get any worse than this island.