Candle Face's Crystal Ball: The Figures Begin to Stir
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Two days later, I went back to the crystal ball and found the same shadowed figures waiting. This time they were sharper. I could almost make out faces, closed mouths, eyes catching the light, and small, slow movements, like they were caught mid-thought and held back by something. I still can't tell who they are or whether they know I'm watching. That's the part that stays with me.
October 29, 2024
Today, I returned to the crystal ball, hoping for another glimpse of the shadowed figures I’d seen a few days ago. There’s something about that dark, enclosed space, its vague familiarity and its stillness. I wanted to see if I could bring the scene into sharper focus, even slightly.
It didn’t take long for the shapes to appear again. This time, the figures were clearer, though the same murky haze hung over them. I could make out the barest hint of facial features: eyes glinting faintly, shadows suggesting the contours of noses, and outlines of mouths that stayed closed. It was enough to tell they had expressions, though whatever they were feeling was hard to read.
As I watched, I noticed something else: slight, almost imperceptible movements. An arm shifted here, a leg adjusted there, all of it in something like slow motion. It was as though they were caught in the middle of a thought, right on the edge of moving freely, but held back by something.
I kept my focus on them. I wonder if they know I’m watching, if those small stirrings mean they’re starting to respond, or if I just missed them the first time.
Who are they? Now I have something else to figure out. Maybe next time, with enough patience, I’ll see more.
Arthur Mills
Arthur Mills served for more than two decades as an Army Intelligence Warrant Officer, specializing in piecing together what others missed: patterns, threats, enemy intent, and clandestine activity. He trained intelligence professionals, built threat models, and briefed commanders and world leaders on global threats and battlefield strategy. After retiring from the military, he moved into private investigation, focusing on missing persons, human trafficking, opposition research, and domestic terrorism. He holds a degree in Counter Terrorism Studies.
He has been writing books since 2006 and is an award-winning author. He publishes under his own name, though much of what he has written has appeared under pseudonyms. Readers may already know those titles without knowing they are his. The separation is intentional. His books invite readers to interpret what is hidden, and so does the way he publishes them.