Philippinemythology Stories

In Maynilad, fear is not a feeling. It is a rule. The city lives in layers-light above, silence below-and in the silence, people speak of things that should not exist. They call them Elementals. And no one questions what happens when they appear. Amari stopped questioning a long time ago. At fourteen, she saw something in the dark that never left her memory. Something that should not have looked back at her the way it did. Years later, she enters Bantay Dilim-a classified task force that operates where normal law cannot reach. Trained in Arnis, discipline, and silence, she becomes part of operations that move only when something must disappear. But some missions don't behave like missions. Some reports don't match what the eyes see. And some shadows feel too aware to be empty. The deeper she goes, the more the city stops feeling like a place-and starts feeling like something watching in stillness. AMARI: BANTAY DILIM is a dark cinematic urban fantasy about grief, control, and the thin line between what is feared... and what is real.

[ Synopsis ] When the world welcomed a new year, something collapsed. The sky burst open. And things that did not belong began to emerge. They were older, far more sinister. Something never meant to exist within this reality, like stories that were never meant to become real. Humanity was forced into a world it never chose, bound by rules it did not create, where power meant survival, and weakness meant death. Heroes were chosen. Power was given. But the system was never meant to recognize everything. White Alyan was not chosen. Yet when the world shifted, something within him resonated, not with the system, but with the world itself. And for the first time, something existed that neither the system nor the gods could define. As order begins to settle, trust begins to break. As silence returns, unseen forces begin to move. And as the world tries to hold itself together, the truth begins to crack. What White carries is not power. It is something the system cannot contain, something the gods cannot control, something reality itself cannot ignore. In a world governed by laws, systems, and those who seek to rule them, the greatest threat is the one that exists beyond all of them. [ Author's Note ] I uploaded the story on RoyalRoad, Scribblehub, and Webnovel. Author Name: ZyehaLight // Zyeha Light

Aila bears a crescent-shaped mark on her chest that glows softly under the moonlight, a sign whispered about in an old prophecy. She has always felt the heartbeat of the forests, the whispers of the streams, and the secrets hidden in the winds. Brave yet gentle, curious yet cautious, Aila carries a quiet strength that sets her apart. Now, with the diwata gone and the village in shadow, she must step into a destiny she never asked for-a path that could save her home or shatter it forever. Every choice she makes ripples like the streams she has always loved, and the fate of the mountain now rest in her hands. Can she revive the weakening pulse of the village?

[WARNING] [!!!] This is a rough draft. Your suggestions, feedbacks and criticisms will help me to make better scenes for this story. Plot: Markus had known he is an aswang since the day he was born. But he doesn't know how to be one. He does not eat human nor drink their blood. He even likes garlic. And he wants to know the reason behind this mystery. Solution? Panmoa.The village where he was born. The village of his kind. He went to Panmoa to seek the truth. He thought it was a good decision. How wrong he was...

Before the death of her beloved grandfather, Jaycee Anica Mayari Bakowan has been trying to live her life as any normal school girl in the province of Siniloan, Laguna alongside her grandmother. Then finally, the time comes for Jaycee to move out and be together with her family again. Although born apart, Jaycee being raised by their grandparents in the countryside and Marissa of their parents in the city, the two sisters slowly get together in an outing trip to the Buruwisan Falls which her beloved lolo always talks about. Instead, something happens when the two sisters and their parents enter the Falls. Soon, Jaycee discovers and falls into a realm where the Philippines wasn't called the Philippines, still flourishing of diwatas and enkantos, the young land of Elementalia. The quests suddenly immerses Jaycee and Marissa into knowing strength and discipline, loyalty and friendship, and a prophecy only to be fulfilled by a child of Bathala and of the mighty Bakunawa ties the two sisters in so much more ways that they will ever know of. - Copyright © 2016 by Ty_Heliades, All Rights Reserved.

In a modern-day Philippines where ancient gods have fallen into myth, the "Awakening" has begun. Agimatin follows the journey of Dwayne Wade Del Mundo and Joshua Dela Cruz, two best friends from the slums of Tondo whose lives are shattered when a near-fatal accident triggers their dormant divine powers. ​Swept away from the only world they've ever known, they are brought to the University of Agimatin-a secret institution hidden by the mists of time, where hundreds of young vessels are trained to master the elements under the guidance of powerful Deans. But as Dwayne struggles to find his footing under the youngest and most formidable Dean in the school's history, Gael Dwight Serrano, a darker storm gathers on the horizon. ​Severino "Vino" Lakan, a disillusioned former student turned god-killer, has risen to challenge the very foundations of the university. He believes the gods are parasites and the vessels are their slaves. Now, Dwayne and his fellow Agimatins must decide if their powers are a gift or a curse before Vino's "Liberators" tear the divine veil asunder. ​The war for the soul of the Sierra Madre is about to begin.

The first age of Lemuria, the emergence of Gaking, Agemem, and Lihangin. The establishment of the kingdoms of Binwangan and Tubbataha and the war that established their boundaries. This is the first part of a dreamy project based on Philippine Mythology.

✨ Book 2: Noble of Tala - The War of the Weavers The Loom is breaking. The gods are silent. The forgotten Weavers return. After awakening three of the Seven and restoring the Light Between Realms, Tala faces her greatest trial yet: uniting the remaining Weavers before Kalagimlan consumes the threads of existence. But darkness has already planted seeds of betrayal-within realms, among the gods, and even in the heart of her own sister. As old truths unravel and ancient powers clash, Tala must fight not only for the Loom... but for the soul of the Pattern itself. Will the weavers reunite? Or will their war tear the world beyond repair?

Malakas, the first man, and Maganda, the first woman, did not live happily ever after. Maganda's descendant, Lupe, has a humongous crush on Aiken, a hunky new transferee in school. It all sounds like an ordinary girl-meets-boy romance until mysterious events started to happen after her sixteenth birthday. Lupe, with the help of her guardians, will uncover the enigma surrounding her identity and her ancestors' past. It's a story of friendship, betrayal, secrets, complex love triangles and the supernatural world of gods and goddesses. This modern take of the Philippine pantheon, creation myth, and folktale is sure to take the readers on a rollercoaster ride.

A serpent who protected them. A sorcerer who deceived them. A woman who died for the truth. Witness the tragic origin of the moon and the monster who loves her.

This story is an ongoing YA novel writing project based on Philippine mythology. Nico Zamora, the main protagonist, discovers that his father is a member of a secret organization that protects mythological creatures in the world known as "cryptids" from an unknown force that corrupts them. The story will offer a new perspective in Philippine mythology that doesn't just stop on the popular horror tales and will give spotlight more on the magnificent beasts that live across the archipelago.

Dive into a captivating tale weaving Philippine Mythology with a dash of BL romcom! Follow Gabriel's journey as he unravels the secrets of his ancestry and the role he will play in the looming war between the forces of good and evil. This story is heavily influenced by Heroes of Olympus (Rick Riordan) and all stories I have read through the years. Enjoy!

A re-imagination of the Philippine-Visayan mythology when the folk gods and goddesses of "Kahilwayan" (Liberty) battle the forces of "Kadudulman" (Darkness) to maintain the balance of Reality through the chosen champions of "Katawhan" (Humanity), who were gifted with "Pamlang", the powers of the gods and goddesses. Will the champions of Katawhan defeat the forces of Kadudulman, and succeed in their quest to maintain the balance of Reality?

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[This story will have an slow update for Editing.] It is said that when the world eventually falls into darkness, there will be one who will come from the light to lead humanity out of it. Rise and make them bend their knees and bowed down in your grace!!!!! Pre-Start: June 11, 2022 Start: July 22, 2024 End: Language: Filipino/English Most Impressive Rank: #33 Serious (July 1, 2022) #1 Mayari. (July 1, 2022) #3 Philippine Mythology (July 1, 2022) #28 serious (August 15, 2022) #1 Philippine Mythology (August 15, 2022) #2 Mayari (August 15, 2022) #97 Lycan (August 15, 2022)

Title: My Inheritance Had a Portal in the Closet Pen Name: The Taxi Driver Description: When Sixto "Pepito" Espiritu inherits his Lola's tiny home in the province, he expects dust, memories, and maybe a few family secrets. What he doesn't expect is to find a glowing portal inside her ancient aparador. Pulled into a world that seems to have sprung straight out of Lola's bedtime stories, Pepito must juggle ancient magic, mischievous fairies, and a sassy talking lizard-while also figuring out how to pay his electricity bill back home. With nothing but Lola's cryptic letters and a heart full of doubt, Pepito steps into a journey that might just reveal the truth about his family's past... and change the fate of two worlds. A heartwarming, magical adventure full of Filipino folklore, stubborn hope, and found family.

"Do whatever sets your heart burning like the fiery seas." Tributary: A person or a nation paying tribute to another to acknowledge submission, to obtain protection, or to purchase peace. When a mysterious tattoo in an ancient language burns itself into his skin, sixteen-year-old André Alcazar learns a terrifying truth-he is a tribute, a living sacrifice in a five-hundred-year-old bargain with the gods. His soul is bound to their eternal life force, a fate he never chose. But when the gods begin to fade and Bathalang Maykapal, their mighty chief, vanishes without a trace, chaos erupts. Now, André must uncover the secrets of the broken promise, navigate a world where deities run rampant, and find a way to save the gods-before he, too, is lost to their unraveling power. How can he fulfill a promise that he never made in the first place? Adventure/Mythology/Fantasy/Young Adult

❝ Philippine mythology is quite interesting, but besides the usual aswangs and tikbalangs, not a lot of it is known. If you've picked this up with the knowledge of only those creatures, then you'd be surprise at how much we've barely scratched the surface. ❞ ⎯ an informal, but informative take on ph mythology • the tales are rewritten but with the original events unaltered from its sources to the best of the author's abilities. book cover by adlao

We kept walking until the fog cleared. I gasped. We weren't in the island anymore. ________________________________ Aya is in a conundrum realizing that an ancient God is mourning for it's own Mythology and folkores are buried deep and ignored by it's own people. Just same as Greek Mythology and other Mythologies out there. Philippines is abundant of mythical creatures and legends. Passed down from ancestors to the present time.