darkness – Page 6 – Tale Told

Before the World Ends

"When we found out we couldn't kill them, we built a prison. We came to calling it the Prism, a sort of joke. You see, since the one thing that…

Short Story: Disillusioned

23 Oct 202222 Oct 2022

Please Read:Disillusioned Excerpt: There's an ocean of dreams full of monsters unseen, there's a darkness in all of our hearts, where the waves and the wind toss the saints into…

Nameless

The nameless brought darkness, real darkness, which could get into your lungs, enter your eyes, seep into your pores; whispered into our ears night upon night. Light could drive it…

Written in Sand

When I opened my hand, there was nothing but sand falling between my fingers. When I opened my eyes, there were nothing but lies…washed away in tears. The moon…

The First Sword

When the first sword was forged, it was crud, but it was forged. The man who forged it wanted to kill a god. You see, there was a mighty-man in…

At a Crossroads

"They killed him by the waterfall where any sound or cry he made might be drowned within the roaring cataract." "Excuse me, but is this the way to the main…

Unbroken

There are shadows that move in the daythere are nightmares that come out to playthere are whispers as loud as a shoutintimations that leave one no doubt And the eye…

Light

Trying to write in the darkness of my mind when all there is is fear, anger, and disgust. Disgust at myself disguised as anger at others, an anger which molders…

Time Entombed

26 May 202226 May 2022

I'm locked in a room. There is no bed. Only stone, cold stone. Stone floor, stone walls; I'm buried under stone. A grave, a living death. There is no light.…

Do You Hear Them?

21 May 202218 May 2022

There are whispers in the shadows. When you turn off your lights and walk quietly down the hallway to your room, you hear the whispers. When it's dark and you're…