Once long ago in the times of old there was a legend of a fiend. Now there
were many of them, but this fiend was the worst, after all there was no stopping
him; For how do you stop what you can't see? The invisible fiend he was called and
this one came after young children. Our tale will be about one of the fiend's
victims a young boy named Tommy.
Tommy was a young eight-year-old boy, but like most children got bored very
quickly. One day on a warm sunny day Tommy wanted to play pirates outside with
his parents for he didn't have any siblings. Alas Tommy's parents were too busy to
play and told him to play on his own and to take advantage of the nice weather.
Tommy was a lonely child and he didn't have any friends for he lived miles away
from other children, it was then that young Tommy had an idea. If I can't play with
any real children, then I shall play with an imaginary friend and we will go on
adventures together! Thought Tommy, if only he had realized what he had started.
Near by the invisible fiend was sitting in a tree looking for his next victim
when he caught the thoughts of a young child in need of a friend. A friend you say
young Tommy well I can help with that and soon you will be all mine! Thought the
fiend. The fiend climbed down from his tree and moved toward Tommy, he stood
behind him and waited for the child to open his eyes. He wasn't worried after all only children could see him and adults wouldn't think twice about a child talking to
the air, after all children do odd things all the time.
Tommy closed his eyes and focus on having an imaginary friend, his friend
would be tall and kind with a thirst for adventure. With a hopeful heart he opened
his eyes only there was no one in front of him, Tommy sighed sadly with
disappointment until he heard a voice from behind him "Hello Tommy", said the
fiend. The young child spun around, and his eyes widened before him stood his
imaginary friend he was tall, and Tommy was sure his friend was kind. For how he
could not be after all Tommy made him up.
The fiend smiled at the child and smirked to himself at how easy it was to
trick the young boy. "What's your name", asked Tommy. The fiend smiled and said,
"I do not have one, you created me and now I need a name". Tommy looked at the
fiend and nodded, the fiend listened in on his victim's thoughts and did not like any
of the names the child was producing and so he decided to implant a suggestion for
a name he liked. "I will call you Dugal"! Declared Tommy, the fiend smiled and
nodded his head glad that his suggestion for his name was chosen after all Dugal
means dark stranger in Gaelic.
Dugal and Tommy spent the day playing pirates under the sun till the moon
came up. "Tommy", mother called, "It's time for dinner, come inside and wash up". Tommy looked at Dugal and sighed, "Well I guess that's it for today". Tommy
went inside for dinner and while he ate, he told his mother all about his new friend;
His mother smiled and thought to herself, 'What an imagination. Well at least he's
having fun." That night as all the residents of the house went to bed Dugal smiled
to himself thinking, 'Let the hunt begin".
For several weeks Tommy and Dugal played until one day when Tommy woke
up, he decided to show Dugal his favorite toy: A stuffed dragon named Blaze. So,
he got ready for the day and brought Blaze outside with him where Dugal was
waiting for him. "Look Dugal" said Tommy, "This is Blaze my favorite toy; I wanted
to show him to you". Dugal smiled and started the influence Tommy's mind one last
time, it was time for the hunt to end. Tommy handed Blaze to his friend and went
to speak before he was called by his mother to come inside and have something to
drink before he got a stroke. Tommy dashed inside the house, seeing his chance
Dugal began enchanting Blaze to corrupt Tommy, for by the end of the day Tommy
wouldn't be Tommy anymore. When Tommy came back out Dugal gave Blaze back to
him. Tommy and Dugal played the day away, as the hours passed Tommy began to
turn into a dark black shadow, Tommy never noticed and by the time the sun had
set the transformation was complete. The fiend snatched up his new shadow fiend
and was gone, at supper time Tommy's mother went to get him only to notice Tommy was gone. Panicked she searched and searched but alas Tommy was never to
be seen again, after all the only person to know of Tommy's location was the fiend
and he had no intention of bringing HIS new shadow fiend back. Tommy was never
seen again, if you should ever see your child or sibling or cousin talking to the air
ask them who they are talking to if they should say they are talking to their friend
named Dugal, I suggest grabbing your child and running, and whatever you do don't
look back.