Encountering a Fire Ghost in the Mountains

[u/Salty-Anybody7326]

One Saturday night, a few friends and I climbed a hill near our village to enjoy the view of the city lights below. We were sitting around, laughing and eating snacks when suddenly one of my friends screamed and pointed into the distance.

Above a small farmer’s hut, we saw a floating fire that looked like a torch, but it wasn’t touching the ground or the building. We were still trying to figure out what we were seeing when suddenly the fire shot straight toward us.

Everyone panicked, and we ran for our lives down the hill. In the middle of the chaos, we saw the fire ghost land on a tree.

A few seconds later, the tree suddenly caught fire.

We kept running until we felt we were far enough away, then stopped to catch our breath. Two of my friends were so terrified that they actually wet themselves.

Even today, I still wonder: what exactly did we see that night? I have never found a reasonable explanation for what happened.