I’ve worked with a lot of Glyphs, but none are quite like Tick Wick.

He’s not intelligent the way humans are. He doesn’t understand betrayal, loyalty, or strategy. He only reacts. Fear, instinct, and survival drive him. And that’s what makes him both fascinating and dangerous.

Tick Wick’s body is an hourglass. The sand inside isn’t just decorative—it’s part of him. When he’s scared, he can slow time, or even accelerate it without control. Panic makes him unpredictable. But calm him, and he can anchor the flow of the world around him.

When I first caught him, he was terrified of everything—my hands, the wind, Boom Boom’s stomps. But I learned to calm him. Boom Boom helps too. Together, we can stabilize him.

Then came Mothich, a more deliberate Glyph, a silken creature with replication abilities. Alone, he’s chaotic but contained. But when Tick Wick and Mothich worked together… instinct aligned, fear subsided… they voluntarily fused into something new.

I named this creature Mothwick.

Mothwick is a living combination of sand and silk, wings and hourglass. He’s balanced. His instincts coordinate naturally. He doesn’t panic. He doesn’t cause temporal surges. With him, we can control the flow of time in a small area safely. He’s brilliant, beautiful, and a reminder that harmony can be found even in the strangest of creatures.

But nothing lasts forever.

Orion took it too far. He forced another fusion, not natural, not voluntary. He created Dark Wick—an Obsidian Glyph.

It looks almost identical to Mothwick, but it’s dangerous in ways I can barely describe. Forced fusion strips instinct, compresses two beings, and twists them into shadow. Time around Dark Wick is unstable. One wrong move and the temporal distortions can fracture reality.

We tried to ground him using Blessed Goddess—magic water that stabilizes Obsidian Glyphs—but Orion still took him. He mocks us by calling it a “favor,” knowing the creature is now in his hands, and he’s already using him for his plans.

Now, I have both Mothwick, the balanced fusion born of instinct and trust, and the memory of Dark Wick, the twisted creation of Orion’s ambition.

They’re two sides of the same coin: one shows what cooperation and instinct can do, the other shows what happens when fear and control are forced into a single being.

As their catcher, I feel responsible for both. I have to protect Mothwick, retrieve Dark Wick, and stop Orion before he can create more forced fusions.

Tick. Flutter. “Baboom.”

Every step we take, every move we make… the fate of our Glyphs—and maybe the universe—depends on keeping instinct alive.

In this episode of Monster Catchers Journal, routine shatters—literally.

What begins as a quiet morning at Cross Sigils Outpost turns into chaos when Orion Venton returns, unleashing a frightened Boom Boom and stealing a powerful Mothich. As explosions rock Moonfelt Boulevard and the Council of Elders steps in, my friends and I are sent somewhere no one has dared enter for centuries—the Unoséf Shipyard.

Deep within the ruins, we uncover the truth behind the Darthma Syndicate, face a shadow beast born of corruption, and make a choice that changes everything. Orion escapes… but not with everything he wanted.

This episode isn’t just about danger and pursuit—it’s about responsibility.

Because when a Boom Boom is scared, it becomes a weapon. But when it’s understood… it becomes something else entirely.

Join me as we fight through the darkness, lose an enemy, save a glyph, and leave the shipyard carrying more than we came in with.

Sometimes doing what’s right doesn’t mean winning the fight. Sometimes it means protecting the ones who can’t protect themselves.

And this time—

Boom Boom came with us.

In this episode, I dive into one of the most mysterious Glyphs I’ve ever encountered: the Glint Orb. It’s a shimmering little creature with a strange pull it’s beautiful, unpredictable, and more than a little tricky to approach.

I’ll tell you about the first time I came across it, the challenges of keeping it safe without taking away its wild nature, and some surprising connections it has to the hidden corners of Nibiru. Of course, Luna and Zena are along for the ride, and we get into some moments that are equal parts heart-pounding and magical.

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to track a Glyph that seems to have a mind of its own, this episode is for you. The Glint Orb might dazzle you but it’s also a test of patience, courage, and respect for the wild.