Zavel Nymph
Did my friend see a new cryptid?
Before I begin this story, I must say I am skeptic of what my friend told me. I urge others to be skeptical as well. I'm sure his story and photographs must have a rational
explanation. Perhaps it is a prank, or maybe something happened humans, science cannot comprehend yet. A friend of mine messaged me he had seen something strange. He send me some grainy, eerie, yet beautiful images of something seemingly standing in a lake. My friend knows I can draw and needed someone to draw what he saw. I agreed to do his drawings and invited him to my house. He told me what happened:
It was Sunday, February 22th. He visited a lake called Zavelput in Waregem, Belgium. It was around 2pm. He visited the lake often, to have a leisurely walk around it. Then he heard a mesmerizing noise, it sounded like a bird singing mixed with the voice of a woman. He slowly walked towards the origin of the sound. It was then he saw something, a creature perhaps, standing in the lake, still 'singing'. The being was likely between 180cm or 240cm high. (between 5,9 and 7,8 foot) He used his phone to take pictures if the creature. Then the creature looked at him. It's hard to explain what happened then, he says. It was like the being gave my friend a message. It was like a telepathic message, no words, sounds or images but like concepts and feelings. My friend felt happy and energetic from his heart. The creature send him a message that whatever happens one may overcome it, to not give up no matter the circumstances, to see the beauty in this world no matter what. Then the creature crouched for a split second, and jumped up vertically. It happened so fast. My friend looked up and saw a dot slowly shrinking. Probably the creature or maybe its craft, its vehicle? My friend stood there, for minutes, maybe longer. He wondered if he was dreaming, he pinched his cheeks and slapped his own face, but he was awake. He looked around, was there some hidden camera? Was this a prank? He decided to walk home quickly, if the creature was real, it was powerful and could be dangerous. If he had imagined it, maybe there was a gas leak and he was hallucinating. He said the creature never seemed dangerous, but he played it safe and decided to go home as soon as possible. Only when he stood in front of his own door, and had to look for his keys, it dawned on him he still held his phone. He entered his home and then looked at the pictures. Whatever it was, the photographs were real. Again he stressed the creature did not seem threatening, on the contrary, it seemed serene, but it seemed powerful and out of place, so my friend wanted to return to his house quickly.
I drew the creature for him, while he gave me directions. I found this story so extraordinary I wanted to share it online. He said I could share it as long as he remained anonymous. I'm also reminded of the quote by Carl Sagan "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" And all that is left are grainy pictures and a story.
Yet I wonder, what did my friend photograph? What is on those pictures?
There are seven photographs.
I also made a map of where my friend was standing and where the creature was standing. It is not 100% correct, and based on my friends memory.
(A) My Friend: 50°52'33.6"N 3°19'47.8"E
(B) The Creature: 50°52'34.5"N 3°19'50.4"E
Drawing 1: The creature standing in the lake Drawing 2: Close up of its face, it had 4 eyes and had many rows of tiny sharp teeth, split vertically
in two "groups".
Drawing 3: The creature jumping. Could it be holding some kind of round tool? Drawing 4: Speculation, the creature seemingly wore a cape, this drawing is us speculating
how it looks without a cape. Perhaps it has transparent wings, or some jet-pack that allows it to fly.
That is why the creature did not come down after its jump. Drawing 5: A sketch I made on top of an original photograph.