Vetala

“If we get past the Vetala and the zombies, then you let us get inside the fortress.”

The Three Furies Kaza Kingsley 2010

Erec took a step closer, and the shadow demon changed into a huge Vetala with a stack of drooling heads with long fangs.

The Three Furies Kaza Kingsley 2010

The image of the Vetala dissolved around him as he passed through, turning into a clear, shimmering vapor that hung in the air.

The Three Furies Kaza Kingsley 2010

But Erec realized that the Vetala was regaining his strength.

The Three Furies Kaza Kingsley 2010

The remaining Vetala raised an arm and uttered a high-pitched groan that sounded like a huge rusty hinge opening.

The Three Furies Kaza Kingsley 2010

They still gazed where the Vetala image had been, their faces masks of fear.

The Three Furies Kaza Kingsley 2010

The Vetala came, and seeing nothing in readiness for the repast, but, on the contrary, all things requisite to a combat, he waxed wroth and said:

In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India Herbert Strang

And the Vetala, having thus made proof of the might and heroism of the king, and being satisfied, spake and said:

In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India Herbert Strang

Thou art a night-wanderer (like Vetala and others).

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli

"'And the Vetala, having granted this grace to the king, departed unto his own place.'"

In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India Herbert Strang