Myths are not stories that are untrue rather
They are tales that don't fit neatly into the historical record which serve as a foundation to a culture
It is said that in Hell there is a great beast
Known as the hood at sea and so large is this abomination that the shape-shifting?
Demons known as Alps are birthed inside of its mouth spewed into the world in the form of butterflies
But when these troll-like creatures take their true form
They become architects of nightmare and sleep paralysis though when they experience defeat at the hands of mankind
They return to the creatures mouth where they were born, which I kind of like to envision as a devilish speakeasy of sorts
You know to make it fun and it is there that these foul creatures lick their wounds
insult each other and occasionally punch one another in the face a hellish good time can be had by all and
The only price of admission is a good story
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One dark day inside the Hornet thief's mouth a rather dejected looking ALP walked in with his head hung low
he silently moved past than many other raucous demons all
Laughing and joking and throwing the occasional punch then an oddly blue-skinned ALP noticed the sad sack and approached him. Oh
You just left. Why are you back so soon?
He taunted in response the returning ALP said oh
I shape-shifted into this farmer's house last night. The entire family was asleep. So I worked the bedrooms
I drank some of the wife's blood which was tasty and then I climbed on the father's chest to give him nightmares
and the fear coming off him was
delicious
After I'd had my fill I left the house and fell asleep next to a tree as you do
And when I woke the next morning
I realized I'd lost my John kipper
For the uninitiated a target path is a small almost comical looking at that serves as a source of much of an Alps magical power
So you can imagine that losing it would be a serious problem. So I shape-shifted into a human form to retrieve it
I went back to the house, but that damn farmer. He said he knew what I was for my single, eyebrow
And then before I knew it he raised the whole village and chased me off
At this point in his tale a group of other alp demons had formed around them and began laughing and mocking
And this went on until the noticeably bigger ALP stepped forward fools the Alpha ALP chastised
We've all lost art on Kippur at one point and we all have yoona brows when we sit shift into human form
The true strength of an ALP is not found in avoiding mishaps
But in the chaos we can cause in recovering from them
Not one demon in the rowdy group dared to challenge the alpha L because due to his devilish deeds
He was considered one of the greatest of their kind long ago
he had once befriended a proud and midwife and healer who had the misfortune of being born in war Germany in the
1600s at that time German Catholics were using the threat of witchcraft as an excuse to
Execute anyone who wasn't Catholic and when the harmless Midwife was burnt at the stake and then beheaded this ALP
went for full-on revenge
He shape-shifted his way into the monastery
sound the bishop that ordered his friend killed and then sat down on the bishops chest while he slept and
Compelled him to dream of his own execution
he held the bishop in this state of sleep paralysis and unweighting nightmare for so long that his heart burst from the hours of
Psychological torture the blue-skinned ALP chimed in again this time with a more sympathetic tone
Well, you know
It is better to be chased away early than to be trapped by the humans
And he spoke from experience years before this blue al saw firsthand what happened when they linger somewhere too long?
Initially, he was having a great time visiting a farmhouse
He'd found feeding off of the family and their livestock
But one day while the blue ALP rested the farmer plugged up the mouse hole
He had used to enter the home in an attempt to keep the ALP out
but the rub was he was still in the house and an ALP can only exit a house the way he entered so he was
trapped inside
Eventually, he escaped his captors. But only after he made the family miserable by not only plaguing their sleep with nightmares
But also killing all of their plants and constantly switching out fresh baby diapers on their infants with previously soiled ones
After a few days of that the family realized their mistake and unplugged the whole so the ALP could leave which he promptly did
Left a somewhat damper ALP wearing a bowtie from across the room at least
when you were caught you weren't forced to stay a trace of family the dapper ALP admitted that his first mistake was
Shape-shifting into a cat or it did allow me to sneak into the house
The smaller form left me much more vulnerable the dapper ALP had been feeding off of the fears
His nightmares were giving a Polish farmhand for over a month
But he went back one too many times
One night as he fed another farmhand laying in a nearby bed awoke and noticed his friends suffering
Realizing that the cause must be a dark creatures influence. He sealed all possible exits
The creature could use to escape
now trapped the dapper ALP
Decided to shape-shift and appear to them as a beautiful human woman the next morning he knew if he could trick them into
fighting over this human woman form
He could escape in the ensuing chaos, but the plan backfired when one of the farmhands lost interest
So now the dapper ALP was trapped in this lie
Still not being able to leave and certainly not being able to reveal
He was actually an ALP for fear of being killed
This complicated lie lasted for years
Long enough for the dapper ALP in his human woman form to marry the farmhand
And to give him three children before it last tricking him in escaping
You of Jordan will the Alpha help said to the dapper ALP those
Children will eventually find their way here to the mouth of the hornets a they too
Shall find nourishment in the suffering of man the way we have for centuries
As the other Alps cheered at the prospect of new demons the turn capitalist ALP began to leave a foe
Where are you going brother? The Alpha ALP called out emboldened
He replied I'm going to get my hat back
No, human should ever have sway over me
I'll give the entire town night terrors if I have to the Alpha Alps stood tall. Yes
We will go with you brother. We will feast on the blood and fear
Just let me settle my tab real quick
I'll be I'll be right behind you
more cheers filled the mouth of the Haunted sea as the mob of Alps headed out of hell to the world above and
later that night a dark shadow fell over a small farming town in Germany as
terrified screams from every house filled the midnight air
For the last time Zoe I am not an ALP this doesn't prove anything
Once again
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