Between The Darkness And The Dawn Novels & Stories

“There is kindness in you. Maybe just for me, but I see it.” Lucas turns his head, looking out the window that faces the front yard. “A car pulled into your driveway.” He gets up and goes to the large window, moving apprehensively. I know he trusts my powers, but sixteen-hundred years of living in the dark would make anyone leery of the sun. “It’s so bright.” He pulls back the curtain. “Just wait until the first cloudless day.” I smile and go to the window next to him. “Your eyes sparkle in the sunlight.”

~This chapter contains graphic sexual content~ I pushed the door open and the room was pitch black as promised, the light from the hall showed a little closet by the door and it was open. I let the door close and lifted my purse off quickly, to set it down so I would be able to find it later. “Hey Eve, you found me,” I heard a voice from much further in the room. “I guess so,” I said, putting out my arms trying to feel around. Did he want me to walk back there or should I wait here for him?

“The darkness has been known by my people to do two things whenever it chooses to reveal itself: take a life by its own hand, and spare one.” As her voice got closer, Alex quickly spun around to face Rowan, who was now standing before him. “Why are you telling me this?” Rowan inched closer to Alex, looking right into his eyes the whole time. “Because,” she began, and Alex could see tears starting to build up, “the darkness is already here, but the light is coming back, too.”

"Do you know what I was thinking when I made the plan? I thought I could kill them, but... I also thought it was too easy; I want to make it harder for them little by little until they can't get up again; I want to see how they suffer, how they live in hell, and how they can live in darkness." Sheena chuckled and shook her head. "I've spent my entire life living in darkness; there's no light, and no one can help, so I promised myself that one day I'd come out of the darkness, and my wish has come true." Sheena sipped her drink and smiled. "In her last letter, Mother Esme told me to seek the light of hope, and that's you." She looked at Gaze, who was just listening to her. "You are my light,

As soon as we got to kitchen, he jumped on the island with another black book in his hands. "Light and Darkness work hand in hand because if there is no darkness, there would be no stability. The night needs day and vice versa. However, the warriors of the moon goddess have chosen to clear the darkness. The pendant was made for the final ritual. Each person having a half. However the darkness lives on but accepts anyone that goes to it."

He deliberated He continued to drift not knowing what exactly to expect and everywhere was so dark but he did not know if it was because his eyes were closed or there was just no light but he felt tranquil and smiled to himself Duncan was a man unlike any other. While most people found solace in the warm embrace of sunlight, he found his comfort in the depths of darkness. The mysterious allure of the dark and the secrets it held seemed to beckon to him, whispering tales of adventure and excitement. As darkness settled , Duncan's heart would quicken with anticipation. He would don his trusted cloak, woven from the finest shadows, and venture out into the forest that came alive after sunset. W

Darkness crashes in. And I feel nothing at all.

They protected each other, their trust unshakeable. The battle raged for hours. The darkness threw everything it had at them, waves of shadow that seemed endless. But the light held strong, pushing back the shadows inch by inch. The soldiers fought with courage, their spirits lifted by the presence of their leaders. As the first light of dawn began to creep over the horizon, the darkness let out a final, terrible scream and retreated. The sky cleared, the sun breaking through the clouds, casting golden light across the battlefield. The darkness was gone, defeated once more.

The darkness within me roared with anticipation, eager to claim what it desired most. As dawn broke, I knew that today would be the day. Elaine would be mine, and together, we would explore the depths of the darkness that bound us. There was no turning back now. I was willing to embrace whatever came next, as long as it meant having her by my side.

But her determined expression remains. "Will you let me try, at least?" Her beseeching gaze bores into me. And in that suspended moment, I glimpse how very unalike we are, she and I. Her soul ever seeks light, though darkness encroach. While I long ago learned to thrive in the grey shadows between absolutes. We stand divided as the line between dawn and dusk. Neither can ever fully eclipse the other. Only coexist.