Analysis Of Heart Of Darkness Novels & Stories

He was so nervous to the point where he felt the hair on the back of his neck rise with anticipation, his human form was his reasonable one, the one that analyzed and planned, away from the animalistic instincts, except the survival one. He understood the dangers of being in that dubious woman’s company, but he also knew that it was his only way out, let alone that the place was special indeed, for even though he was close t the Gods’ lands, the darkness in that place was one of the purest he ever sensed. The darkest shadows are the ones created by the brightest of lights, Joseph’s words returned to the shadow’s lord who found them to be the most accurate at that moment, the darkness beneath

With each stride, my heartbeat increased. What the hell is happening? When I reached the forest, I kept going. I could not make out a single thing. I couldn't see the tip of my nose and the dark shapes of the tree trunks served to make the forest eerier. My eyes were pinned straight ahead. I was sobbing on the inside, feeling hopeless and trapped. My feet burned. I could step on bugs, but I wouldn't know. Hell, a dinosaur could stomp in front of me and I wouldn't notice because of the dark.

The normal rush of it dulled by my aching heart. After a few moments that’s it. All the souls in the forest. Dead. Darkness rises up and rushes towards me from all directions. My form flinches with each new hit of the darkness. Charging me up but not enough - not enough. I’m so tired. I’m broken and tired. My heart feels like an anchor, sinking me lower and lower. Despair seizing my soul. My eyes blink furiously, fighting the darkness threatening to take over.

“What do you mean, ‘darker nature’?” The man’s smile faded as he stepped closer to her. “The Heart is not just a source of power. It is a conduit, one that can be manipulated by those who know how to harness it. And those who do not—” He paused, his voice growing darker. “—those who fail to understand it, will be consumed by it.” Kael’s posture shifted again, his expression clouded. “I’ve already warned you about the Heart. You don’t understand what you’re dealing with.”

I admit. I know I am playing stupid since I saw this video when I met with Ghaazi. They told me a bit about this ability, but something tells me that Hamal might know more about it than they did. “It is called the heart of darkness. A vampire with this ability can store their heart outside of their body. Essentially they can’t be killed. They have someone they trust to guard their heart and keep it safe. The last vampire to have this ability went feral after his beloved was killed. A hunters guild went after him, but they couldn’t figure out why he wouldn’t die. Finally, the guild that Denali belongs to had to get involved, and they figured it out. They found his heart and destroyed

"But his soul was mad. Being alone in the wilderness, it had looked within itself and, by heavens I tell you, it had gone mad." ― Joseph Conrad, ~ Darkness. It could be Wickedness or evil, or Unhappiness or gloom, or the basic meaning, the partial or total absence of light (Dictionary).

I concentrate on the feeling of my skin on his. Valen has done bad things. But he is a human being. He has a heart. He has his own mind. He has potential. With determined focus, I let myself dive into his mind. Deeper and deeper I burrow. I ignore all the darkness, all the actions of his past. I dive for the center of his mind. And there, in the very middle of who he is, I find it. A pulsing black darkness. It’s real and it’s alive. There’s a screaming storm surrounding it and flashes of red, demonic lightning.

Author's POV Vincent’s steps grew fast and louder, echoing in her ears as danger, each one syncing with her heartbeat. Her breath hitched, dread crawling up her spine, making her paralyzed on the spot. He came closer, his eyes locked dead on hers. And she… she couldn’t look away. Even if she wanted to. There was something in those cold grey eyes, something dark and unreadable, like he was hiding a thousand things she could never name. She came to her senses, breaking her paralyzed form as her feet began to walk back instinctively, trying to escape the danger she was seeing in front of her.

When he got to the center of the book, the characters became clearer so that he could read a long forgotten story. "... and God's power became weaker. People gave themselves to their despair. Their hearts were filled with dark thoughts. What once shone in the light was bathed in darkness. Innocence threatened to succumb to sin. Heaven succumbed to it Hell. The figures of the night broke in on the innocent and stole their light. Above all ~ he ~. The darkness itself. ~ "Lucifer." ~

I sigh. He gives me a wide smile, one that makes my heart beat faster. "Whoever said darkness is evil did not have the depth of mind to cross the line and go beyond his own limitations. Darkness is much more than a behavioral tendency, it is a world trapped inside a universe itself; where humanity and any other race chooses to hide its most decadent thoughts, needs, and desires... Darkness is only a different way of experiencing things, it is a new veil that can be used to wake up other senses... It is in you, in me, in all of us..."