Fiction:Garudas

"There are entities that are far beyond all efforts to translate them into understandable cellular creatures. They are not real in the same sense as we are..."

The Garudas are a branch of temporary entities, spawned from the blood of other creatures. Their exact nature and purpose is unknown, but it is theorised that like actual Moths which are attracted to light, Garudas are attracted to death. And as such are often seen occasionaly around communities and particular areas before tragedy occurs. After that, they vanish. At this point it is still not clear if their lifespan or purpose ceases or if they move onto a new location.

From the brief encounters that have been made with these creatures, it seems that they are more animal-like, but their humanoid appearance delivers an impression of sentience. However, judging from appearances only it is extremely difficult to determine their intelligence. Communication between these creatures is minimal, despite the fact they scare any witnesses beyond comprehension they seem to be incapable of speech. But they can vocalise a series of scream-like screeches that bears resemblence to females.

The idea has been moved forward that their forms of communication exceed anything that our five feeble senses are able to register or understand. But this is still speculation.

Appearance
The appearance of the Garuda's is unforgettable, each Garuda is in essence different from another. Being created from a specific creature will leave the resulting spawn to share similar qualities. But ultimately, the humanoid, dark skinned form carries through every time. Each Garuda developes a pair of large wings, variating in design and pattern but all giving them the ability to fly effectively. The trademark quality to their form is their large glowing red eyes, possibly a form of Bioluminescence. It's these eyes that are often described by witnesses first, leaving a profound impact and impression upon their memory of the encounter.

Creation
Very little is known about the process of the Garuda's creation. It has only been witnessed on one known occasion, and even then was an interuption to the process which lead to a 'miscarriage' of it's birth. Brief examination of the dead fetus like creature was conducted, and it was shown that the creature was maturing to an 'adult' form at an alarming and almost unnatural rate. With this, it is speculated that the lifespan of a Garuda is exceedingly short in comparrison to natural life forms. The reason for this is still unexplained.

The fetus' appearance was a translucent pale white colour, hairless and very fragile. Residual wings were noted, and still under development. A vague humanoid appearance was noted, and a pair of large luminous eyes. Red in pigment.

The fetus miscarriage seemed to have detereorated equally fast, shortly after it's passing. With this, the body was unable to be transported to a secure location for further study.

The birthing process was stumbled upon by accident, where a mutilated form of livestock was discovered with no traces of its blood on the carcass, and the small writhing form next to it that was covered in the blood of the creature. There were no exit wounds on the deceased animal, so the infant Garuda could not have been developing within the animal as its host.

However, despite the detailed analysis of the event within the short span of time, there was little to no evidence to support the encounter having occured. As is the case with most encounters with mature Garudas. Blood was recovered from the site, but proved to have been only from the mutilated livestock which was the only corroborative element confirmed to have taken place. Investigations around the site discovered high levels of radiation that could not be accounted for. No further study was conducted on the event, and a majority still remains vastly unexplained.

Creators
If the interupted birth account is factual, then it is clear that the creation of Garudas is not a totally natural process. Blood appears required for their creation, but the process must be carried out by externally by other hands. Something ultimately more intelligent than it's creations. The livestock discovered is surgically disected with precision and exptertise, but not by inhabiting species of the planet. An outside source is ultimately responsible but there are no hints as to what is the cause, or why it is being done.

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Trivia
The Garudas are heavily inspired by the illusive Mothman of Cryptozoological and Supernatural folklore. The Mothman was famously reported with the town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia in the United States between 13 months of 1966 and 1967. Acclaimed Author and paranormal investigator John A. Keel (Author of the Mothman Prophecies) dubbed these 13 months as "The Year of the Garuda".