Dark Rise Novels & Stories

Ruby sank to the floor. Dre turned away, shoulders shaking. Mom’s screams echoed down the hall. And me? I stood there. Numb. Free, they said. But the cost… the cost was everything. Reina’s light, gone. And no amount of freedom could ever bring it back.

The darkness was not empty. It was like a deep, ice-cold ocean into which Abigail’s soul slowly sank, drifting toward a bottomless abyss. Rodriguez’s claw had not only torn through her flesh—it was as if it had severed the very thread of her existence. The sounds of the base, the explosions, and the distant echoes of Sadira’s Core detonation all fell silent. Only one thing remained: a distant, pulsing red light that would not let her vanish completely.

The heavy main door of Caden's mansion clicked shut behind me. The sound didn't offer freedom; it sealed me into a new kind of prison. The bright afternoon sun felt too harsh, mocking the darkness that had just settled deep inside me. I was outside, yes, but no longer my own. The air felt thick, heavy with the weight of the deal. My limbs felt weak, like every bone had turned to water. I had agreed. I had sold myself, not just for money now, but for Caden’s sinister game.

“Too bad he didn’t come with the other one. Ragnar, or what is he called? Just like you, I fear his potential. I’m really happy no one has taken up the job of showing him who he really is. Good for business, don’t you think?” “I’ll destroy you, Zeke Dawn,” I growled with all the pain in my heart. “I’d love to see you try,” he smirked, and darkness shot out from one of them, wrapping me in thick darkness.

Mikhail's POV Love? I chuckled to myself. I have never encountered this thing and if I haven't experienced it then it's not in existence. Love doesn't exist for me, it's a myth. People have named their selfish desires love. I am not a man of love, my life holds darkness. I can't be the prince on white horse. I am darkness with black cloak of my evilness. Since childhood I have seen only violence and blood, now everything is tainted and I am covered in mud of this evilness. There is no chance for any lotus of love to bloom.

My gaze narrowed as I absorbed the weight of his admission, the gravity of our impending confrontation intensifying. A surge of anger welled within me, fueled by the violation of Fernanda's essence. The clash between light and darkness, symbolized by Draxler's transformed state, mirrored the internal turmoil that roiled within me. The battlefield became a canvas upon which the forces of destiny painted their cruel designs.

Darkness turned to red, then gold, then white. The shadow of Lord Dragon screamed in terror. “No… you’ll—” “I know,” Rayden cut him off. “But I’ve gone too far to fear dying now.” Flames swallowed them both. The remaining dragon spirits screamed, then grew quiet. The Void began to collapse like glass melted from the inside. And in the middle of that blinding light, only one voice remained: “Rayden Kalesvara Duskar… no longer exists. What remains is only flame that chose to become light.”

The dawn had brought truth. Now it would bring war. The words had barely left my mouth when the ground erupted again. This time it was worse. A violent tremor ripped through the clearing, throwing wolves off their feet. Cracks widened into deep fissures that glowed blood-red. Thick black smoke exploded upward like a geyser, choking the morning light and turning the sky dark. Twisted wolves surged from the trees in a endless tide, their red eyes blazing with new fury. Behind them the tall dark shape rose massive, smoke limbs thrashing wildly, reaching straight for the center where Drax and I stood.

And when I’m gone, I know he’ll hurt, but maybe one day he’ll feel himself again. The Soul Eaters are all around me now. There’s walls of them all around me, and I let them feast. They come to me like honey in a trap. They are so exhilarated by this energy that they close their eyes. And I start to glow. I pull up the energy I have and glow brighter and brighter. They drink and drink. And then I am light. I am light itself. And once the light hits its limits, I pull in one go at the darkness. I pull at it with everything. To make the switch as fast and as forcefully as possible. I start to run through them all. Each one destroyed before it knows what’s happening. I fill them with way too muc

Vlad leaned back and closed his eyes with a sigh. "People will say Darkness but she was the first light of my life..." Vera couldn't understand what is he trying to say.