darkness – Page 5 – Tale Told

Consequences

The dead are with me, their sorrow and forgotten hopes like cavities in the ether. They know you. The dead may forget many things, their names, their loves, but someone…

Sleepless Sleep

The soft night crept over the valley; the strange calls of the nightbirds and the lustful yowls of cats broke the twilit silence as darkness conquered all. I awoke from…

The Last Hero

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The man extended his left hand as if to shake. The thief recoiled from the opened palm, his eyes flashing red, ready to vaporize any incoming attack from the last…

Wrapped in Darkness

Darkness, and soft footsteps. Near, the tickling of querying antennae—food. I spring forward, wrapping my legs around the hapless intruder, pulling its squirming body toward my mouth. The legs kick…

The Shadow’s Call

He whispers in our ears at night and wakes us with a fright. We see his shadow on the wall and hear his creepy call. Come children, come and follow…

Final Foe

And when the final petal fallsfrom off the wilting rose,'twill be my name the darkness calls.I'll go where all else goes. And here this victory will only stallwhat we must…

Stand

There are darker times ahead for you, my son, and worse than these will come. You must stand, you must, and there is no other choice. Time may seem unkind,…

Darkest

Some say the sun will rise again, but none can tell me where or when. Some say the moon's more than a dream, that long ago, the stars did gleam,…

Holy Solitude

The song gave way to silence; the dim lights dimmed and went out; I was left in holy solitude. The dream of life faded away into nothing; not even a…

Darkness There Forevermore

I saw the sun set upon the city and knew it would never rise again. There would be nothing but darkness, darkness there forevermore. And the people of that city…