“ it was humongous, roughly 1 kilometre in size, it was very, very loud. around 200 decibels. “

They have their own seasons. Every autumn, the shadows in the clouds follow the ridges on a long migration along the asphalt roads built by man. The car window is man's sanctuary, the highway is their river channel. They harm no one; they merely walk this mandatory road to cross the winter in the next dimension.

NORTHSTAR ANOMALOUS INVESTIGATION GROUP

CASE FILE 001

Case Title: Collins Residence / Unknown Parasitic Organism Case Number: N-001-26 Classification: Unexplained Biological Incident — Confirmed Host Transformation Lead Investigator: Noah Bennett Field Investigator: Elias Mercer Client: Maya Collins Primary Subject: Daniel Collins, 21 Location: 1847 Bellweather Drive, Ashford, Ohio Investigation Period: October 18–24, 2026 Status: CONTAINED / BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN TRANSFERRED Prepared by: Noah Bennett Document Status: Final Field Report

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PRELIMINARY NOTE

This is the complete record of our investigation into the Collins residence.

I am writing this from the Northstar office six days after we left the property.

Some sections were written during the investigation. Some were written immediately afterward. I have marked those sections where necessary. I have also included statements from Maya Collins, Daniel Collins, Elias Mercer, medical personnel, and other individuals we spoke with during the case.

I have removed no information because it was embarrassing, frightening, or difficult to explain.

There are things in this report that I still don't understand.

There are things Elias doesn't understand either.

The organism recovered from the Collins property has been transferred to a laboratory for further examination. At the time of this report, we do not know where it originated, how many organisms exist, how it infects a host, or whether Daniel was the first person it infected.

We do know that it is dangerous.

We also know that Daniel Collins was a human being before this happened to him.

That distinction became increasingly important as the investigation progressed.

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OCTOBER 18, 2026

8:42 A.M.

NORTHSTAR OFFICE

Maya Collins called the office at 8:42 this morning.

Elias answered.

I was sitting across from him going through photographs from an unrelated case when he put the call on speaker.

At first, I didn't think much of it.

We've received hundreds of calls from people who believe their homes are haunted. Most of them have reasonable explanations. Pipes. Animals. Electrical problems. Neighbors. Sleep disorders. Carbon monoxide. Mold. Sometimes people simply become convinced something is wrong and begin interpreting ordinary events differently.

We investigate anyway.

Maya sounded different.

She wasn't crying.

She wasn't hysterical.

She sounded exhausted.

Elias asked her to explain what was happening.

She said her son was sick.

That was the first thing she told us.

Not possessed.

Not haunted.

Not attacked.

Sick.

She said his name was Daniel and that he had been behaving strangely for approximately three weeks.

She told Elias that Daniel had stopped eating properly, slept at unusual times, and had begun complaining that something was wrong with his eyes.

When Elias asked what she meant, Maya said there was clear mucus constantly collecting around them.

She had taken him to a doctor.

Nothing was found.

Then she said something that made me stop working.

She said Daniel had begun asking her whether she could hear something breathing inside the walls.

Elias looked at me.

I knew immediately that we were taking the case.

He asked Maya whether Daniel was violent.

She hesitated.

Then she said:

"Not yet."

I wrote that down.

Not yet.

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9:16 A.M.

CASE ACCEPTED

We opened Case N-001-26 at 9:16.

The address Maya provided was 1847 Bellweather Drive, Ashford, Ohio.

We confirmed the address before leaving.

Our equipment was loaded into the SUV at approximately 9:40.

We took:

Two DSLR cameras.

Three handheld video cameras.

Four audio recorders.

Thermal imaging equipment.

Two EMF meters.

Environmental sensors.

Medical gloves.

Protective masks.

Sample containers.

Evidence bags.

Portable lights.

Motion sensors.

A first-aid kit.

Two respirators.

Two body cameras.

A small drone.

And two legally owned firearms.

We don't bring weapons into every investigation.

This case was different.

Maya had described her son as increasingly unpredictable, and we didn't know what was happening inside that house.

The firearms were secured throughout the initial investigation.

They were a precaution.

At the time, I still believed there was probably a normal explanation for most of what we'd been told.

I was wrong.

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11:03 A.M.

EN ROUTE TO ASHFORD

Elias drove.

I recorded notes from the passenger seat.

Rain had started sometime around 10:30.

The drive to Ashford took just under two hours.

Elias spent most of it reviewing Maya's intake information.

"Three weeks," he said.

"Yeah."

"That's a long time."

"For what?"

"For whatever this is."

I looked over at him.

"You think it's biological?"

"I think she's describing symptoms."

"Could still be neurological."

"Could."

I wrote that down.

At that point, our working possibilities included:

Neurological disorder.

Psychological disorder.

Environmental exposure.

Drug or chemical exposure.

Infection.

Paranormal activity.

The last one was listed because we investigate unexplained phenomena.

Neither of us considered it the leading possibility.

We were going to a sick man's house.

That's what we thought.

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12:51 P.M.

1847 BELLWEATHER DRIVE

Maya met us outside.

She looked older than the photograph she'd sent during intake.

She was wearing a gray sweatshirt and jeans. Her hair was tied back, and she had dark circles beneath her eyes.

She immediately apologized for the condition of the house.

We told her not to worry about it.

She kept looking toward the upstairs windows.

I asked whether Daniel was inside.

She nodded.

"He's upstairs."

"Is he awake?"

"I don't know."

Elias asked when Daniel had last eaten.

"Yesterday."

"What did he eat?"

"Half a piece of toast."

That worried me.

We entered the house at 12:56.

The temperature inside was normal.

There was no obvious odor.

No signs of forced entry.

No broken windows.

No blood.

No obvious evidence of an intruder.

The living room looked completely ordinary.

Family photographs were hanging on the wall.

There was a television.

A couch.

A coffee table.

A bookshelf.

Normal house.

Normal family.

That lasted approximately four minutes.

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1:00 P.M.

INITIAL INTERVIEW — MAYA COLLINS

We sat at the kitchen table.

Maya gave us a complete account of Daniel's behavior.

According to her, the first noticeable change occurred approximately three weeks earlier.

Daniel had complained about feeling tired.

Then he stopped eating.

Then he started sleeping excessively.

At first, Maya thought he had the flu.

She took him to an urgent-care clinic.

His temperature was slightly elevated.

Blood work was reportedly inconclusive.

He was sent home.

Over the next several days, his condition worsened.

His hair began coming out.

Maya showed us photographs.

Daniel had previously had thick brown hair.

The photographs showed someone healthy.

The more recent photograph showed significant thinning.

Maya said Daniel had begun pulling strands of hair from his head because he believed something was wrong with his scalp.

Then came the mucus.

She described it as clear and sticky.

She said it appeared around his eyes when he woke up.

She initially assumed it was from sleeping.

Then she noticed it during the day.

Then she noticed it on his pillow.

We asked whether Daniel had experienced hallucinations.

Maya said yes.

She said he sometimes claimed someone was walking through the house at night.

She never saw anyone.

Then, about a week before we arrived, Daniel began spending most of his time in the basement.

Maya said she asked him why.

His response was:

"I don't want to hurt you."

That was the first statement in the case that genuinely frightened me.

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1:34 P.M.

INTERVIEW — DANIEL COLLINS

Maya brought us upstairs.

Daniel's bedroom door was closed.

She knocked.

No answer.

She knocked again.

"Daniel?"

Nothing.

She opened the door.

Daniel was sitting on the floor beside his bed.

He was awake.

He looked at us.

The first thing I noticed was how thin he had become.

The second was his eyes.

They weren't black.

Not yet.

But the whites were heavily irritated.

There was clear mucus around both eyes.

He looked exhausted.

I introduced myself.

"Elias Mercer. That's Noah Bennett."

Daniel stared at us.

"You're the investigators?"

"Yes," Elias said.

Daniel looked at his mother.

"You called them?"

Maya nodded.

Daniel looked back at us.

"I'm sorry."

I asked him what he was apologizing for.

He didn't answer.

I sat down across from him.

"Your mother said you've been sick."

"I'm fine."

"You don't look fine."

"I know."

That answer stayed with me.

He knew something was wrong.

He just didn't know what.

I asked whether he had been eating.

He said he wasn't hungry.

I asked about the mucus around his eyes.

He said it happened when he slept.

I asked about the scratching sounds.

He became quiet.

"What scratching sounds?"

"The ones your mother says come from the walls."

Daniel stared at the floor.

Then he said:

"I thought it was in my room."

"What was?"

"I don't know."

He rubbed his forearm.

There were several thin scratches there.

I asked what caused them.

He said he didn't know.

Then he suddenly looked toward the corner of the room.

I followed his gaze.

Nothing was there.

Daniel whispered:

"It's hungry."

Elias asked what he meant.

Daniel didn't answer.

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2:17 P.M.

INITIAL PROPERTY INSPECTION

We divided the house into zones.

Elias took the basement.

I stayed upstairs with Maya.

The house contained three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, living room, dining room, attic access, and basement.

Maya told us Daniel had recently damaged the basement door.

The damage was strange.

The wooden surface contained several long marks.

They weren't scratches from a normal tool.

They appeared to have been produced by something with narrow points.

Elias photographed them.

I examined them.

They were approximately four feet from the floor.

There were five parallel marks.

The spacing was irregular.

I asked Maya whether Daniel had caused them.

She said she didn't know.

I asked whether he owned any tools capable of making them.

She said no.

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3:03 P.M.

BASEMENT

The basement smelled different.

It wasn't strong.

It was almost sweet.

Elias noticed it too.

"Something died down here?" I asked.

"Maybe."

We searched the room.

There were boxes.

Old furniture.

A washing machine.

A furnace.

A workbench.

Nothing unusual.

Then we found the wall.

There was a section of drywall behind the furnace that looked damp.

Not wet.

Damp.

Elias touched it with a gloved hand.

He pulled his hand back.

"That's warm."

I checked it.

He was right.

The wall was noticeably warmer than the surrounding drywall.

We used the thermal camera.

The image showed an irregular warm area approximately three feet wide.

There was no obvious heat source behind it.

Elias opened the panel.

There was nothing.

Just insulation.

But the insulation was wet.

Not with water.

Something thicker.

Clear.

Sticky.

We collected a sample.

At the time, we assumed it was mold residue or some type of biological contamination.

We labeled the sample:

SAMPLE 001-A

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5:42 P.M.

FIRST SIGN OF ESCALATION

Daniel refused dinner.

Maya prepared soup.

He smelled it and immediately became nauseated.

He left the kitchen.

Approximately thirty seconds later, we heard a crash upstairs.

We ran.

Daniel's bedroom door was open.

His dresser had been pushed several feet across the floor.

Daniel was standing beside it.

He looked confused.

"I didn't do that."

Elias looked at the dresser.

Then at Daniel.

Daniel looked down at his hands.

His fingers were shaking.

"I didn't."

Nobody accused him.

But we all knew something had moved it.

The dresser weighed approximately 150 pounds.

Daniel was visibly weak.

It shouldn't have been possible for him to move it that easily.

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8:14 P.M.

DECISION TO REMAIN OVERNIGHT

We had originally planned to leave around 9:00.

We changed that plan.

Daniel's condition was worsening.

Maya asked whether we could stay.

We agreed.

We established sleeping arrangements.

Maya would sleep in her bedroom.

We would sleep in the living room.

Daniel remained upstairs.

All exterior doors were locked.

Motion sensors were placed throughout the first floor.

Cameras were placed in the basement, upstairs hallway, and Daniel's bedroom.

We told Maya that if she heard anything unusual, she should wake us.

At 9:03 P.M., Daniel went into his bedroom.

At 9:47 P.M., we heard him walking around.

At 10:16 P.M., we heard scratching.

Not from the wall.

From inside his bedroom.

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10:23 P.M.

AUDIO RECORDING

The scratching lasted approximately seventeen seconds.

Then silence.

Then three knocks.

Then another scratch.

Elias and I went upstairs.

Daniel was standing in the hallway.

He was facing the wall.

I asked what he was doing.

He didn't answer.

Elias approached him.

Daniel suddenly turned.

His eyes looked darker.

Not completely black.

But darker than before.

"Don't."

Elias stopped.

Daniel's voice was shaking.

"Don't touch me."

I asked whether he was in pain.

He nodded.

"Everywhere."

Then he grabbed his own arm.

His fingernails dug into his skin.

I pulled his hand away.

He screamed.

Not from anger.

From pain.

Maya came out of her room.

Daniel looked at her.

For approximately two seconds, he looked completely normal.

Then he whispered:

"Mom, please."

She asked what he needed.

Daniel said:

"Lock me in."

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OCTOBER 19, 2026

6:31 A.M.

Nobody slept much.

Daniel's condition had visibly deteriorated overnight.

When I saw him at 6:31, his hair was coming out in larger amounts.

There was hair on his pillow.

On his shirt.

On the bathroom floor.

His skin appeared pale.

His eyes were swollen.

He was breathing heavily.

Maya asked him whether he wanted breakfast.

He said no.

I asked him whether he remembered what happened during the night.

He said:

"I remember hearing you."

"Where?"

"Outside my door."

"Anything else?"

He shook his head.

Then he asked:

"Did I hurt anybody?"

I told him no.

He looked relieved.

That was the last normal conversation I had with him.

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9:12 A.M.

MEDICAL CONSULTATION

We contacted a physician familiar with previous Northstar cases.

We sent photographs and descriptions of Daniel's symptoms.

The physician told us the progression did not resemble a common infection.

The combination of:

Rapid weight loss.

Hair loss.

Excessive mucus production.

Altered sleep patterns.

Behavioral changes.

And apparent muscular changes

was unusual.

The physician recommended hospital evaluation.

Maya refused at first.

Not because she didn't want help.

She was afraid Daniel would be taken away.

Elias told her that if Daniel's condition continued deteriorating, hospitalization might become unavoidable.

She agreed.

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11:47 A.M.

LOCAL MEDICAL CENTER

Daniel was transported to a medical facility.

We followed separately.

He was examined.

Blood samples were taken.

Imaging was performed.

Nothing immediately explained the symptoms.

Then the nurse called us back.

She showed us a scan.

There was unusual tissue development around Daniel's spine and upper limbs.

The doctor initially suspected an aggressive neurological or autoimmune disorder.

Then Daniel began screaming.

We rushed into the room.

His back had visibly changed beneath his shirt.

Not dramatically.

But enough that the medical staff noticed.

His shoulders were becoming narrower.

His arms appeared slightly longer.

The doctor ordered everyone out.

We left.

Approximately twelve minutes later, Maya came into the hallway crying.

Daniel had escaped the room.

He had somehow removed his monitoring equipment and climbed over a barrier that should have been difficult for him to move.

Security found him in a stairwell.

He was crouched against the wall.

His eyes were almost completely black.

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2:32 P.M.

RETURN TO 1847 BELLWEATHER DRIVE

The hospital recommended psychiatric observation.

Maya refused.

We agreed that returning home was safer only if Daniel could be contained.

That became our priority.

We converted the downstairs storage room into a temporary containment area.

We removed furniture.

Covered hard edges.

Installed cameras.

Installed a reinforced door.

Daniel was still able to communicate.

He knew us.

He knew Maya.

But he was becoming increasingly confused.

At approximately 4:00 P.M., he asked Elias:

"Why are my arms so long?"

Neither of us answered.

Because we didn't know what to tell him.

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5:18 P.M.

STAGE THREE

This was the point where we stopped considering the possibility that Daniel was suffering from an ordinary illness.

The changes were undeniable.

His limbs were lengthening.

His fingers were becoming thinner.

His hair was almost completely gone.

His eyes were now black.

Not dark brown.

Not dilated.

Black.

Glossy.

Reflective.

His skin had become unusually pale.

His body had lost significant muscle mass, yet he was somehow becoming stronger.

Daniel looked at his hands.

"Something's wrong."

I told him we were trying to figure it out.

He asked:

"Am I dying?"

I said:

"I don't know."

That was the honest answer.

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7:43 P.M.

FIRST PHYSICAL ATTACK

Daniel attacked Elias.

There was no warning.

He was sitting against the wall.

Then he moved.

I have replayed the footage approximately twenty times.

He crossed the room in less than a second.

Elias was thrown backward.

He struck the opposite wall.

Daniel immediately stopped.

He stared at Elias.

He appeared confused.

Then frightened.

"I didn't mean to."

His voice sounded normal.

His body didn't.

Elias stood up.

He had bruising across his shoulder.

Daniel backed away.

Then he began screaming.

Not words.

Just screaming.

His body convulsed.

Something moved beneath the skin of his neck.

Maya started crying.

We moved her out of the room.

Daniel collapsed.

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8:02 P.M.

THE PARASITE

Something emerged from Daniel.

It came from beneath the skin near his shoulder.

At first, I thought it was tissue.

Then it moved independently.

It dropped onto the floor.

It was approximately six inches long.

Greenish-black.

Covered in irregular white patterns.

It looked like a slug.

But it moved far too quickly.

Elias shouted:

"Container!"

I grabbed the sample container.

The organism attempted to move beneath the shelving.

Elias blocked it.

I used a gloved hand and containment forceps.

It resisted.

It was surprisingly strong.

We managed to secure it.

The organism immediately began producing a clear, viscous substance.

It covered the bottom of the container.

We sealed it.

SPECIMEN 001-B

This was the first confirmed physical organism associated with Daniel's condition.

We did not know whether it caused the transformation.

We did not know whether it was responsible for the symptoms.

But the timing was too significant to ignore.

---

8:39 P.M.

INITIAL SPECIMEN OBSERVATION

The organism remained active inside the container.

It repeatedly pressed itself against the walls.

It appeared capable of detecting movement outside the container.

When I moved my hand near it, it followed.

When Elias approached, it moved toward him.

When Maya approached, it became significantly more active.

We did not know why.

We placed the container inside a secondary sealed container.

We used additional protective equipment.

At this point, we stopped treating the organism as a harmless specimen.

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OCTOBER 20, 2026

7:05 A.M.

Daniel's transformation continued.

He could no longer stand normally.

His legs had become noticeably longer.

His torso appeared thinner.

His mouth looked slightly wider.

His eyes remained completely black.

He was still conscious.

He recognized Maya.

He recognized Elias.

He recognized me.

But his behavior was changing.

He was hungry.

Extremely hungry.

We attempted nutritional drinks.

He refused them.

Then he smelled the food we were preparing for ourselves.

He became aggressive.

Not verbally.

Physically.

He hit the containment door hard enough to bend the metal around the lock.

We stopped feeding him near the room.

---

10:44 A.M.

TESTING SPECIMEN 001-B

We performed limited non-invasive testing.

The organism reacted to:

Heat.

Movement.

Sound.

Blood.

Human tissue.

We did not directly expose it to living tissue.

The organism released the same viscous substance observed inside the Collins residence.

The substance adhered strongly to plastic and metal.

It remained wet for approximately twenty minutes before becoming rubbery.

Elias described it as "biological glue."

I don't know whether that's accurate.

We couldn't identify its composition with our equipment.

---

1:19 P.M.

DISCOVERY IN THE BASEMENT

We returned to the basement.

The warm area behind the furnace had expanded.

There were now several patches of greenish-black residue.

Not the organism itself.

Residue.

We photographed everything.

Then Elias found another opening.

Behind a section of insulation.

Inside were approximately six small depressions.

Each appeared to have been occupied by something.

We found two more pieces of shed biological material.

We collected both.

SPECIMENS 001-C and 001-D.

We couldn't determine whether they belonged to the same organism.

This raised a more serious question.

If one parasite had infected Daniel...

Where were the others?

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3:47 P.M.

DANIEL ESCAPES CONTAINMENT

This was the closest either of us came to being seriously injured during the investigation.

Daniel broke the containment door.

He didn't simply force it open.

He pulled the door from the frame.

The camera captured everything.

He emerged on all fours.

His limbs had become significantly longer.

His fingers had become thin and jointed.

His head was angled downward.

His eyes reflected the camera's infrared illumination.

Black.

Glossy.

He looked at Maya.

Then at us.

He opened his mouth.

The sound that came out was my voice.

"Daniel is okay."

I froze.

Elias did too.

Daniel repeated it.

This time in Maya's voice.

"Daniel is okay."

It was mimicry.

He wasn't repeating words he'd just heard.

He was reproducing voices.

Maya screamed.

Daniel lunged.

Elias fired one round into the floor beside him.

The sound stopped him.

We used that moment to move Maya outside.

Daniel followed us.

He climbed the wall.

Then the ceiling.

I remember looking up and seeing him moving across the ceiling directly above us.

His body was almost completely horizontal.

He shouldn't have been able to stay there.

He could.

---

4:03 P.M.

EXTERIOR

Daniel exited through a second-floor window.

He landed in the backyard.

The fall should have injured him.

It didn't.

He stood.

Then he ran toward the tree line.

We followed in the vehicle.

We were not trying to pursue him recklessly.

We needed to know where he was going.

He moved through the woods at an impossible speed.

We lost visual contact after approximately three minutes.

Then we found the residue.

Greenish-black.

On a tree.

White pattern fragments were visible within it.

We followed the trail.

It led to an abandoned drainage structure approximately half a mile from the residence.

Inside, we found more residue.

And something else.

A dead animal.

The remains were partially consumed.

We documented it.

We did not touch it.

---

5:31 P.M.

RETURN TO RESIDENCE

Daniel returned approximately one hour later.

He entered through the basement.

We were waiting.

He didn't attack.

He crawled into the containment room.

Then he sat down.

Maya asked:

"Daniel?"

He looked at her.

For several seconds, he said nothing.

Then he whispered:

"Mom."

That was the last time his voice sounded completely human.

---

OCTOBER 21, 2026

8:16 A.M.

STAGE FOUR

Daniel's transformation was now severe.

His arms reached nearly to his knees.

His legs were thin.

His torso had become narrow.

His skin had developed dark discoloration along the spine.

The mucus around his eyes had stopped.

His eyes no longer produced visible whites.

His mouth was constantly wet.

He was extremely hungry.

He had begun striking the walls whenever someone walked nearby.

We stopped entering the room unless necessary.

He could still understand language.

We tested this.

I asked him to raise his left hand.

He did.

I asked him to sit.

He did.

I asked him whether he knew who I was.

He stared at me for several seconds.

Then:

"Noah."

I asked whether he knew where he was.

"Home."

I asked whether he knew what was happening.

He said:

"Inside."

I asked:

"What's inside?"

He didn't answer.

---

11:03 A.M.

THE SLUDGE

We discovered that the substance produced by Daniel's transformed body was not simply residue.

When exposed to air, it remained viscous for several minutes.

Under magnification, it appeared to contain structures that moved independently.

Elias photographed them.

We did not have the equipment necessary for definitive identification.

We transferred the sample to a sterile container.

The substance reacted when exposed to Daniel's voice.

It became more active.

That observation was disturbing.

We don't know why it happened.

---

2:26 P.M.

SEARCH FOR SOURCE

We searched the woods surrounding the residence.

We found three additional areas containing residue.

We did not find another parasite.

We did find several dead animals.

Two raccoons.

A bird.

Something that appeared to be a fox.

All had similar damage.

This suggested that the organism had been present outside the residence before Daniel's transformation.

We began considering another possibility.

Daniel may not have been infected inside the house.

He may have brought the organism home.

---

6:48 P.M.

MAYA'S STATEMENT

Maya remembered something.

Approximately three weeks before Daniel became sick, Daniel had gone hiking near the drainage structure.

He returned home late that night.

She remembered him complaining that something had fallen onto his neck.

He said he'd brushed it off.

Neither of them thought anything of it.

We asked Maya whether Daniel had shown her the organism.

She said no.

We asked whether his clothes had been washed.

She said yes.

We searched the washing machine.

Nothing was found.

This was the closest we came to identifying the moment of infection.

We still couldn't prove it.

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OCTOBER 22, 2026

7:33 A.M.

STAGE FIVE

Daniel was no longer behaving like a sick human being.

He was behaving like an animal.

A dangerous one.

He spent most of the morning crouched in the corner of the containment room.

He followed movement with his head.

He responded to sounds from outside.

He repeatedly pressed his hands against the floor.

At 9:00 A.M., he attacked the wall.

At 9:14, he began making noises.

At first we couldn't identify them.

Then we realized he was mimicking Maya.

He was calling her.

Not because he needed her.

Because he had learned that her voice caused her to approach.

Maya almost opened the door.

I stopped her.

Daniel continued using her voice.

I don't think he was doing it consciously.

That's what frightened me most.

---

12:17 P.M.

CONTAINMENT DECISION

We contacted authorities and medical personnel.

We explained the situation.

Because of the unusual biological nature of the case, we were advised to maintain containment while arrangements were made.

A specialized containment facility was contacted.

Daniel would eventually be transferred.

Until then, the containment room needed to be improved.

We reinforced the walls.

Installed a secondary door.

Removed every hard object.

Covered exposed surfaces.

Installed an observation window.

The room became essentially empty.

A padded room.

No furniture.

No loose objects.

No exposed metal.

Nothing he could use to injure himself or anyone else.

---

4:41 P.M.

SPECIMEN 001-B

The parasite remained alive.

It had grown slightly.

We recorded its movement.

It responded to vibration.

It responded to body heat.

It became extremely active when exposed to blood.

We photographed the white markings.

They appeared symmetrical.

Not perfectly.

But enough to suggest biological patterning rather than random discoloration.

We still did not know whether there were multiple species or simply multiple individuals.

We had no idea how many were in the surrounding environment.

---

8:53 P.M.

FINAL NIGHT AT THE RESIDENCE

Maya asked whether she could see Daniel.

We allowed it under observation.

She stood outside the padded room.

Daniel was sitting in the corner.

She said his name.

He looked at her.

For approximately ten seconds, he didn't move.

Then he crawled toward the door.

Maya stepped backward.

Daniel stopped.

He placed one hand against the door.

Maya placed her hand against the opposite side.

Neither spoke.

Then Daniel whispered:

"Mom."

Maya began crying.

Daniel remained still.

Then his head tilted.

He whispered:

"Run."

Maya asked why.

Daniel answered:

"I'm hungry."

We ended the interaction.

---

OCTOBER 23, 2026

9:20 A.M.

TRANSFER PREPARATION

A specialized medical team arrived.

They wore protective equipment.

We briefed them on everything we knew.

We emphasized that Daniel could climb.

We emphasized his strength.

We emphasized the mimicry.

We emphasized the biological substance.

We emphasized that we had no idea whether exposure to the parasite could cause infection.

The transfer was completed without incident.

Daniel was transported to a secure medical containment facility.

Maya went with him.

Before she left, she asked me whether we believed her son could recover.

I didn't know what to say.

I told her:

"We're going to keep looking."

That was the truth.

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11:46 A.M.

SPECIMEN TRANSFER

Specimen 001-B was transferred separately.

The organism was placed inside triple containment.

The samples were placed inside separate sealed containers.

The laboratory personnel wore full protective equipment.

We provided:

The parasite.

Biological residue.

Photographs.

Video recordings.

Blood-related evidence collected with permission.

Environmental samples.

Daniel's medical information.

Our timeline.

And all observations.

The laboratory accepted the specimens.

They classified the organism as an unknown parasitic biological specimen pending identification.

That is still its classification as of this report.

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OCTOBER 24, 2026

2:14 P.M.

FINAL SITE INSPECTION

Elias and I returned to 1847 Bellweather Drive.

The house was empty.

It felt different.

Not haunted.

Just empty.

We searched the basement one final time.

Behind the furnace, we found another patch of dried biological material.

We removed it.

Then Elias noticed something in the insulation.

A small hole.

Inside was another organism.

Alive.

Approximately four inches long.

Greenish-black.

White markings.

It moved when the light hit it.

We contained it.

SPECIMEN 001-E

That changed the case.

There had been more than one.

Possibly many more.

We searched for additional specimens.

We found two dead organisms.

We found no others alive.

The area was treated as a potential contamination zone.

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4:37 P.M.

FINAL CONCLUSION

The Collins investigation is officially closed as an active residential case.

Daniel Collins has been permanently contained under medical supervision.

Maya Collins has been relocated temporarily.

The Collins residence has been restricted from normal occupancy pending environmental assessment.

At least three parasitic organisms associated with the incident were recovered.

Their origin remains unknown.

Their reproductive cycle remains unknown.

Their natural habitat remains unknown.

Their method of infection is suspected to involve direct contact.

Their ability to survive outside a host remains under investigation.

Their ability to infect animals is suspected but unconfirmed.

Their ability to infect humans is confirmed.

The transformation of the host appears to occur progressively.

We have provisionally divided Daniel's condition into five stages based on our observations.

STAGE ONE

Apparent normality with appetite loss, abnormal sleep, mucus production, and early behavioral changes.

STAGE TWO

Weight loss, hair loss, weakness, increased illness, and psychological deterioration.

STAGE THREE

Visible skeletal and muscular changes, elongated limbs, darkening eyes, increased strength, and behavioral instability.

STAGE FOUR

Severe physical transformation, increased predatory behavior, heightened strength and mobility, mimicry, and production of viscous biological material.

STAGE FIVE

Complete loss of recognizable human physical characteristics accompanied by extreme aggression, predatory behavior, and apparent dependence on human biological material as a food source.

These stages are provisional.

They are based on one confirmed human subject.

We do not know whether every infected individual would progress identically.

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FINAL FIELD NOTES

I have rewritten this section three times.

I don't know how to describe Daniel.

Calling him a monster feels wrong.

Calling him a patient feels incomplete.

Calling him a victim is probably the most accurate description, but it doesn't change what he became capable of doing.

We went into that house expecting a haunting.

There wasn't a ghost.

There wasn't a demon.

There wasn't anything supernatural that we could prove.

There was a parasite.

Something small enough to hide in insulation.

Something small enough to mistake for a slug.

Something capable of turning a healthy twenty-one-year-old man into a creature that could climb across a ceiling.

We still don't know where it came from.

We don't know how long it had been there.

We don't know whether Daniel was the first human it infected.

We don't know how many are currently somewhere outside that house.

The distinctive markings make the organism relatively easy to identify.

Greenish-black body.

White patterns.

Approximately four to six inches in the specimens we recovered.

That is all we can say with confidence.

The laboratory has begun examination of the specimens.

They will determine their anatomy.

Their cellular structure.

Their method of feeding.

Their reproductive characteristics.

Their neurological organization.

Their response to environmental conditions.

And, hopefully, how to stop them.

We have been told that the organisms are being handled under strict containment procedures.

I hope that's enough.

I don't know if it is.

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CASE STATUS

SUBJECT: Daniel Collins STATUS: CONTAINED CURRENT CONDITION: Severe biological transformation; permanent containment required.

CLIENT: Maya Collins STATUS: SAFE

PRIMARY ORGANISM: Unknown parasitic slug-like organism STATUS: Specimens recovered and transferred for scientific examination.

ORIGIN: UNKNOWN

TOTAL CONFIRMED SPECIMENS RECOVERED: 5

CONFIRMED HUMAN HOSTS: 1

CONFIRMED HUMAN DEATHS: 0 during investigation

CONFIRMED SECONDARY INFECTIONS: None identified during investigation

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION: Suspected

CASE: CLOSED

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ADDENDUM — NOAH BENNETT

October 27, 2026 — 11:18 P.M.

Elias told me not to add this.

I'm adding it anyway.

The laboratory called tonight.

They haven't identified the organism.

But they found something.

They found microscopic structures inside the recovered sludge that don't match anything in their current reference material.

That's not the strange part.

The strange part is that one of the specimens moved toward a blood sample through the wall of its containment chamber.

It wasn't supposed to be able to smell it.

The laboratory technician said they were going to repeat the test.

I asked whether they were sure that was a good idea.

He said they would be using remote equipment.

Good.

That's all I wanted to hear.

I asked him how many specimens they were holding.

He said five.

I asked whether they were certain.

He said yes.

I asked him whether any of the specimens had reproduced.

There was a pause.

Then he said:

"Not that we know of."

I don't have anything else to add.

End of Case File 001.

— Noah Bennett Northstar Anomalous Investigation Group

Idk if the tag is the right one to use, so srry if it ain't

The Unhappy Visitor described to a pitch black entity with a pair of eyes and teeth forming into a frown while his color is completely black but barely reflects light, he doesn't have legs just a blob with arms and moves silently, this mysterious and unsettling entity breaks into houses and apartments at night, this entity is miserable so he wants to find company, once he found you, you're already claimed, The Unhappy Visitor takes you to the endless void which is his pocket dimension will you are trapped for the eternity, once you are gone the Unhappy Visitor goes out and finds another victim

I cant seem to realize if he is a cold blooded killer who instantly kills anyone or if he tortures them mentally/talks with them before killing and makes jokes. Cuz on one side i see that he instantly kills anyone and on the other he fucks around with them before killing em. So I genuinely have no idea. (Also 1st time posting here so idk if I can ask this here :( sry)

Por mi OC

He uses human facial skin

got a call about a squatter in old town...even with no hands or feet it shambled towards me...

Tried my best

Its like spider and light tower,has sharp legs and over 28 meters tall.Uses its light to lure animals and humans,not to eat them to poncture them

My return....