The Philippines is full of incredible mythology and fantastic creatures. My grandpa has always been a believer of these myths. That's because he's experienced them. This is what he told me:
I lived in a rural town in the Visayan Islands of the Philippines. I was in my mid 20's and working late one night. It was about 2 'o'clock in the morning and I began to walk my way to the bus station. My way lit only by the full moon. I have walked this path many times. I passed by a house that had dog in the yard that would always bark at me when I passed.
But tonight, it just stared, and just watched as I walked by. And that's when I heard it. A very strange sound in the distance. "Tikwi." I have heard of the Tikwi. Sometimes known as the Wak Wak, or Aswang.
It separates from the lower half of its body to fly around at night, searching for any living soul to rip out their hearts with their talon feet and feast. And when you here it's call, you know it's hungry.
So I continued walking toward the bus station and I could still faintly hear the call. And I saw there was a security booth with a guard inside. I didn't want to wait at the bus station alone, so I slipped inside the booth and waited with the guard. I still wasn't sure if I had imagined the sound but, by the look on the guards face, I'm pretty sure he heard it too.
So we both just sat there motionless. Finally, the bus arrived and I ran out of the booth and onto the bus and rode all the way home. The sound of the Tikwi growing fainter and fainter. The next day I told my co- workers what had happened, and that's when one of them told me,"Tikwi's are master tricksters. The further away they sound, the closer they are."
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Something Scary Vol. 1
Horror*COMPLETED* All credit goes to the YouTube channel Snarled! "Hey, I'm Sapphire. Wanna hear something scary?" Volume 1 of Something Scary is series of scary stories that may surprise or entertain you!
