Author: Mark Renney

The Entities are prevalent in the city, and I see them everywhere now. I am not alone in this, there are others who are aware and can see them but we are decidedly in the minority. There is much speculation amongst us as to what they are or what they may want and our research is still at the preliminary stages. But the Entities are definitely becoming more clearly defined and easier to see.

Observing them is a little like watching static on a screen, but this static has managed to transmute into something recognisable. The Entities have taken on our shape in all its myriad forms. At first, they resembled the chalk outlines found at crime scenes, were crude and childish drawings scrawled in pencil and crayon. But increasingly they are becoming more adept at apeing us, copying the way in which we move and our mannerisms. They are becoming more detailed, more animated you might say.

When they feed they cling on to their victim’s back and the Entity presses its face against the back of the other’s head. It only takes a few minutes but an individual can be fed upon fifteen, twenty times, throughout the day. They are completely oblivious and will continue about their business, seemingly unencumbered. Afterwards, they appear unaffected and there are no visible side effects.

When people gather on the street, united in a common cause, the Entities are able to feed en masse. Political rallies and protests are a regular occurrence in the city and when people are angry and volatile the Entities become voracious. They don’t appear to make any kind of distinction, to favour those of a particular affiliation or persuasion. No, the Entities jump from victim to victim in what can only be described as a feeding frenzy, which is difficult to observe.

As I have already explained, our research is still in its infancy and all we have achieved thus far is a collection of theories. But perhaps the answers are within us, the observers. What is it that we lack, that the Entities are unable to take from us?