As you may know, cryptids have been a hot topic for many centuries at this point, with a recent

resurgence in interest, especially as of late. In fact, we may surprise you to know that

every single popular story, even the ones you pretend to believe, is real. Every mythical

monster, spectral spirit and a barren aberration you've ever heard of, is real. It is the chop

of my order to hunt down and put these creatures down, but is becoming worse by the day. And

all of it is humanity's fault. I'm not referring to climate change or man-made disasters

or anything like that to cause these creatures to become more aggressive or anything like

that, but it is inherently man's fault. I've been given special permissions to reveal

to you all the foundation of my order, and a few of the hunts have been sent on in order

to convince the world to stop believing in cryptids. Otherwise, we won't last much longer

against the tide of the night. I beg of you one and all, listen to this through to the

end and heed my warning, or all my perish. The order I'm a part of was founded in the

far-long past. You all may be familiar with the concept of belief, manifesting itself

in human life, as is a common belief for some cultures, but is known to most. Believe

that money will come to your life, and it will, etc. What I'm sure most of you don't

know is that this idea has been around for far longer than anyone might think. The founding

of my order occurred in the time of ancient Greece and the birth of the Roman Empire, as

a group of philosophers had theorized and discovered the power of belief. These philosophers theorized

that human belief could manifest many things, from material to immaterial, be it non-living

or fully sentient. It mattered not the nature or intelligence of what we manifested, and

as opposed in our own way humanity is almost godlike. There was however a caveat to our

mind-manifesting power. The true limit was based on what people believed, and how many

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