Dark Clouds Deep Mercy Novels & Stories

Cold sweats of dread already covering my whole body. A hopeless whimper escaped my mouth when he clicked the door shut. His cold blue eyes which seemed darker in the dim lights gazed at him for long moments. I prayed in my heart that he was having a change of mind. I should disgust him enough for him to realize that he didn't want this. My prayers were not answered, the predatory gleam that made him look like a wolf hunting for its meal made me tremble. Maybe if I could make it through the door___escape this room, then__

A laugh broke from her chapped lips, and she pointed at the coming hope. “Look, bird, God is bestowing his blessing upon us, finally. Look, the cries of my pulpit have melted the skies and forced them to cry with them. Heaven has decided to grant us the mercy for the sins we’ve committed and shower us with the essence of purity.” She said, feeling delighted and opened her arms in the air welcoming the new guests. The clouds thundered hard as they shadowed over the Alvar. Sobs racked her chest, and her body shook as she cried in happiness. Kneeling on the ground as her legs felt strained because of climbing so many stairs, she didn’t budge her warm brown orbs from the ethereal sky to make sur

34 – Lauren Meridian Water The darkness felt like a cloak wrapped around my thoughts. The spell casting had drained me, not just physically but emotionally too. I sat on the edge of the bed, my hands resting on my knees, as I stared at the faint moonlight seeping through the window. Dark magic left marks on me—not visible to others but etched deep into my soul. A part of me resisted the shadows that lived within me. I felt like an intruder in my own body. Even as a renegade from the Kingdom of Umbra, I wasn’t a creature of darkness, and now my mind was at war with itself.

[YOU MIGHT NOT WANT TO LOSE YOUR POWER; WE'RE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE JOURNEY MY LOVE— COVER YOURSELF IN DARKNESS, AND I SHALL FIND YOU. ACCOMPANY ME IN THIS RUN FOR I SHALL SWIM THE HYMN OF THE SEAS FOR YOU!" ••• Up ahead, in the sky, tar-coloured clouds quickly manoeuvred to gather a meeting upon the kingdom of Ephraim. The applause that came from the thunder rumbled across the earth, notifying creatures to imprison themselves indoors.

" Hold your head high, Mercedes. That is now in the past. Let bygones be bygones. If we want to win this fight, we should only move ahead and not be held back by things that have passed." After Alexa said those words, the sky above them grew dark, followed by crackling lightning. The air got cold, filled with a dark malevolent aura that put everyone below him under pressure. His power and energy was emitting from him as the dark sky roared with lightning and thunder. Drakoen appeared above them like the angel of death who has come to collect those he will be sending off. Mercedes stood unfazed by his grand arrival. She was glad that he finally decided to show himself and spared her the searc

I said, “that mercy remembers.” And somewhere deep in the woods, something ancient went quiet. Listening. As watchers multiply, someone will decide that mercy is too dangerous to survive. “When mercy spreads,” a distant voice said coldly, “someone will rise to end it.”

Mercy, mercy the heavens They scream They shout Why you don't have hands Just mouth Work on this land Mercy is never heard Aloud From anywhere around From nowhere, it surrounds Earth You know it You disable An able man Fit for work You disable him So much He cannot even work Mercy, Mercy the God God is great You told us many days But problems on Earth Didn't end Didn't end tyranny Seen, unseen Heard, unheard What is human worth? Hey Church What is human worth?

I know for a fact that if I was truly settled and contented with what I have for the past centuries, I would have died by now. But I’m not dead, so my heart hasn’t reached it’ contentment. And while I don’t wish to see how it ends, there’s a longing curiosity inside of me that seeks to know what it is could sedate a monster like me. There was none, I thought. Until it happened. The black and white scene. Flashing an image of a school's playground with two people talking to each other. One girl and one boy, smiles on their faces as they both let the wind sway their swings.

The conclusion was inescapable; the inevitable end loomed before me like a specter. In the midst of my turmoil, a realization crystallized within me. No matter how hard I had fought, no matter how valiantly I had struggled, I was now at the mercy of these malevolent forces that had taken everything from me. The victory was theirs, the forces of darkness prevailing over the flickering light of good. The bitter truth that life's scales didn't always tip in favor of righteousness settled over me like a heavy shroud.

Jesus help me. ‘’Don't drag me in this ,kid you are on your own for this one’’, Jesus said in my head. ‘’A glass of water would be nice, maybe if you have cold water, I would like some please. I hope i'm not being rude.’’ ‘’Nope you are totally and absolutely good. A glass of cold water coming right up and anything for you uncle, sorry sir.’’ ‘’Maybe a glass of water just like rowan and also you can call me uncle, if you want, you can call me dad also, we are coming to be relatives soon’’ wait, he said relatives, maybe I heard it wrong.