Kapre Philippine Mythology Novels & Stories

“Kuya? Tuluyang nakawala si Pearl. Mabilis nitong tinakbo ang dulo ng boardwalk kung saan nakatali roon ang fishing boat. Malakas ang kahol ng tuta kaya’t nagkatinginan kami ng pinsan ko. Sinilip namin ang bangka. “Stay back, Mal!” Nanlaki ang mga mata ko. “Kuya, what is that?” Muli akong nakisilip. Oh my God?! May patay! Para akong hihimatayin sa kaba. The stories circulating about the lake are very unsettling, paano pa kaya ngayong nakikita talaga ng dalawang mga mata ko ang pangyayari? Mukhang hindi na ako babalik dito kahit kailan!

Every time it was her father’s turn to tell her bedtime stories, he would always tell her the stories of the myths or legends of folklore, which she always enjoyed. Her father said that once upon a time, there was a tribe called the Marinaya tribe. Marinaya tribe comes from the name of the Goddess of Moon that the tribe worshiped. In the Marinaya tribe, there were different groups – the royalties or the family of the tribe leaders, the warriors, the manggagaway (or the sorcerer, or wizard), and the servants.

Almost all. Whenever I see that dream when my son asked for my help. He asked me to save him. I don't know what? But he asked me to save him. And, it was better known to me that it was a son when a 'manannangal' ( A phillipines aswang/ ghost which roams at night with half torso and she is a woman) almost ate up my son inside my fetus last month. Her long tongue was almost entering through my mouth to get to my fetus, to eat my son. But, I was quick to grab her long tongue and tie her up with the upper torso of her body in my room.

Although she hired him and admitted at the onset that she has forgiven him for what happened to their relationship, the pain remains embedded deep down in her heart. Unknown to Sarah, her ex-boyfriend is suspecting her to be the manananggal who has been terrorizing the streets of Makati and the killer of his parents. During the times he is in the United States, he hired a team of researchers who are experts in the field of mythical creatures. He instructed them to focus on learning about the way a manananggal hunts its prey and how it masquerades itself as an innocent member of society. And cross-reference this with the evidence he gathered while in the Philippines on the lifestyle of Sarah.

Phil was excited as he wanted to know what the contents of the mysterious pages were. Phil took the stack of bond paper and proceeded to read it while Samantha was beside him waiting to finish reading it. The paper talks about the things Phil needed, more information about the abyss, and the miasma. It talked about how the miasma is supposed to be the blood from a godlike creature imprisoned in the farthest depth of the abyss and how it corrupted its surroundings creating nightmarish creatures. Phil was a little disappointed at first because the information might be interesting it was no use for him right now until he read the third page.

She hardly believed it. "Regis Filius Cao, and I are one too," he sadly mentioned. "I don't understand how that happened," she said harshly. "Let me explain, so you can understand." And Empaler Aegaeus began to tell his story. "They are still young; Regis Filia Katsumi and Regis Filius Cao are already best friends, they are both merman and mermaid. They met at a gathering in the kingdom of Adrape Khiarzugu Palace of the North Wandering Sea… .

Because of my constant cravings for the first two months, Jon and Jana decided to sleep in my house at night just to make sure that I am safe. Even Tata and Nana told me that it is much better if I'll have someone with me inside the house. They said that a pregnant woman alone in a house is way too dangerous, most especially if the aswang can smell my and my baby. Aswang. That's what they call here. It's a mythical creature in the Philippine that turns their body into half every 12:00 in the evenings, and most of their targets are pregnant women. It creeped me out, and I was so paranoid with my baby's safety too so I agreed to if. They're right. It would be more safe if I had someone with me

[Sea God—Philo]: Do you like the ocean? [Death God—Rea]: Of course I do, sweetie. I'm not telling a Sea God's awakener I dislike the ocean. I have common sense. [Sea God—Philo]: Say my name. Just my name. [Death God—Rea]: Philo~ [Sea God—Philo]: Do you like sea creatures? I think about this honestly. [Death God—Rea]: I adore them. Lobster, squid, crab, oysters...with chili.

I thought this man said nasty things about me. Oh no… wait! Maybe this man is trying to lure Mrs. Li. What if this man is like the folklore creatures called ‘aswang’ in this country? Yeah... that's right! What if aswang is true? I saw how his eyes turned red last night and only an aswang could do that based on stories as old as the pre-colonial period here in this country started. What is aswang? Well… Aswang is the usual term for most of those shape-shifting evil creatures in Filipino folklore. The aswang is the subject of a wide variety of myths, stories, arts, and movies, as it is well known throughout the Philippines.

He has not feed for many days! ---------- A/N: Bahag – a laincloth commonly used by tribes in the Philippines; a long cloth that serves as a lower garment secured by a belt Pintados – this character is based on tattooed indigenous of the Philippines; pintado is a Spanish word which means painted Engkanto – are enchanted human-like creatures from Philippine mythology