As Mom parked the car, Johnny quickly ran home and passed Chris.

He quickly ran toward his book bag and saw that the book was missing inside. Johnny started to freak out and try to remember where he put it last time. He remembered that he put it in his book bag, and then the accident happened. The hospital had put his stuff in a plastic bag, and they must’ve lost it there, or even worse, it’s in police custody. How is he going to explain to Grandma that he took her book and then lost it?

“Why me?!” Shouted Johnny

Chris and Mom followed Johnny to see the commotion.

“Are you okay, Johnny?” Mom was concerned, and Chris followed about to ask the same question

“Yeah, Mom, I'm fine. I’m sorry to scare you. I am really stressed about the incident.” Said Johnny

“It’s okay, Johnny, Dad, Grandma and Grandpa will be here soon, so if you wanted to speak with them." She said, still concerned but understanding.

“Yeah, I am going to lay down for a bit.” Said Johnny

“Alright.” Said Mom

Chris was suspicious with Johnny’s strange behavior but didn’t said anything and also walked away.

An hour later, Grandma, Grandpa and Dad came home and everyone ate dinner.

Johnny thought on, Maybe he can ask questions to Grandma without telling her that he has taken her book; maybe it wouldn't be that suspicious.

“Say, Grandma, Are you a superstitious person like do you believe in spirits?” Asked Johnny awkwardly

Chris looked confused as to why Johnny was acting even weirder than he was

“Oh yes, Johnny, I am very,” said Grandma, happily answering his questions

“Well, what do you think about evil spirits or demons? Like, how can you get rid of them?” Asked Johnny

“It always depends on the spirit; some are afraid of the light or even the sea. Demons are considered fairies in our culture and folklore. “Said Grandma

“Don’t worry, Tinkerbell is taken, Johnny, so she won’t be after you any time soon.” Said Chris

“Be nice, Chris.” She said Mom was annoyed

“What about fairies or spirits that have feathers with red eyes, and there are a bunch of them? ?asked Johnny

Grandma glanced at Johnny's specific questions, and her face showed concern.

“The Sluagh.” Answered Grandma

“What’s that? And how do we get rid of them?” Asked Johnny

“They are a flock of evil spirits that are stuck in the living world. They cannot enter heaven or hell due to selling their souls to a dark deity. When they were alive, they were the most heinous people that done so many terrible things with no remorse.  When they died, their rotten souls showed their true form.

Due to their self-parasite nature, They like to target the living to do their bidding for the dark deity,  they are very skilled trackers, making it difficult to escape once the victim has drawn their attention. They can take a form or a bird to watch their victim carefully . They also like to steal bodies to hide their hideous form or even manipulate their victims, but you know bodies eventually decay and fall apart, so they continue finding corpses to wear over and over again.

Furthermore, they are mostly weak when it’s daylight, but a weak cornered animal is the most dangerous, and their corpse suit is mostly like a shell to hide from the light. Since many of them are flocking together, it is impossible to defeat them all. The dead always outnumber the living.

Grandma showed her a moon-carved stone necklace that she wore.

“This necklace helps you away from their eyesight, but eventually you must use a ritual to cast them out. Said Grandma

“You are always such a superstitious mother; your stories always scared me when I was little,” laughed Dad.

“Oh, you always have to be careful, Anthony; every myth has some truth to it.” said Grandma

Grandma removed her necklace from her neck and gave it to Johnny

“Just in case you see a bird with red eyes, wear this necklace,” said Grandma, laughing.

Johnny gladly grabbed the necklace, put it on, and changed the subject. When dinner was over, they all went to watch movies and then headed to bed.

In the middle of the night, Johnny couldn’t sleep at all and still thought about the things that Grandma said. He even stared at the crystal necklace and wondered how it worked.

But then he remembered Nichole. She had made copies of the pages. Johnny quickly sneaked into the kitchen's phone and started calling Nichole.

“Hello?” Said Nichole sleepily

“Hello, it’s me Johnny. This is urgent . Do you know the book? Well, it’s lost and I was wondering if you had some copies soI can see some of the pages? “Whispered  Johnny

“Of course Johnny.”said Nichole distressed

“Listen Nichole, I know you have seen strange things as well and I believe we summoned something we shouldn’t.”whispered  Johnny

“What do you mean?” asked Nichole.

“Please, I need the copies. All of us need to meet and finish this tomorrow before it’s too late!” whispered Johnny

“Alright, we will all meet in the morning in the cafe and will discuss this.”said Nichole