Into The Dark: The Body Novels & Stories

I say to the love of my life as I succumb to darkness, feeling the world slip away. Darkness was all around me, I felt disconnected from my body. Mentally, I feel like I am straying beyond thought and time. I feel like I am falling into a deep dark abyss, one that I have no power or hope to move from. My body feels heavy like it is weighed down by heavy anvils. It is like I am floating into the vast unknown of this darkened realm, wherever I am. I fight my best to find something, anything, anywhere that I can go.

CHAPTER 88—INTO THE SHADOWFISSURE Darkness. Absolute, suffocating darkness. Riven tumbled through it, arms outstretched, heart hammering as he fought to keep hold of Luca. The pull of the entity was relentless, a force older than time, older than the earth itself. It coiled around Luca’s body like living fire, tendrils burrowing into his skin, threatening to consume every part of him. “Luca! Hold on!” Riven shouted, voice raw with desperation. He could barely see him, only the faint pulse of the mark illuminating the void.

Then, everything went black. When I came to, I was in a hospital bed, every inch of me screaming in pain. Breathing was like being stabbed over and over. However, even worse than the bullet wound was the withdrawal: the drugs had their claws in me, and they were not letting go without a fight. My body shook uncontrollably, my hospital gown was drenched in cold sweat, and my lips were raw from biting them too hard. Voices drifted in from outside the room: Francis and Nora.

The rows seemed to go on without end. Marx clenched his hands on his knees as the man, now a werewolf, turned to face him. It was as if it could see him through the haze of incense. Marx knew the scene before him wasn't real, but he tensed as the figure came closer, growing larger as it did. A slow walk became a jog before the misty figure raced towards him, its jaws open. The mist form of the werewolf entered his body through his gaping mouth, causing him to gasp and wheeze. He grabbed at the front of his shirt, fighting to breathe.

"I summon thee, Azserroke, Demon of darkness. I ask for a trade. Take this life and trade it for that of Isabell Grey. Unite her body, mind, and soul once again. Bring them here to me." The runes glowed green again. The gasses in the jars broke, releasing scents of marshmallows and smoky ash into the air. Matei's mouth opened, the darkness from him seeped out of his body as his golden sliver of a soul rose out of his silent scream. As soon as the darkness left him, his horrified scream filled my ears. I clamped my hands to my ears. The forest flickered with darkness. Matei's body fell into a heap. The body vanished for a single instant and was replaced by one in white scrubs and dark hair. T

When I woke up, it was already dark outside. I took a shower and went downstairs, probably grabbing something from the fridge. ‘’Looking for something’’, someone said behind me, making me stumble forward when a firm hand wrapped around my waist and pulled me into his hard chest. I stabilised myself and remove his hand from my waist and continued my way to the fridge until he said, ‘’The maid covered some food for you, it is on the kitchen counter’’, I ignored him. His food and him can go to hell.

I fall to my knees and scream, clutching my head as visions of my dismembered mates, bloodied and strewed around the gardens fill my mind and a dark coolness kisses my skin. The wind picks up. I cry and retch. The rain pours down in me and I curl into a ball wishing to take it all away. I want the darkness to leave me. I want to be happy. I want to love my mates and let them love me without this barrier, without any fear of this… What am I? “You are a Shade. You are one of us,” I voice on the wind says to me before everything goes dark. Out of the Darkness, for it is an entity, a figure appears, part of the darkness itself separated by sheer will, steps forward. Soon it is accompanied by oth

“It's not like that. It's not something you can get rid of. It's part of me; it's my other half. It's who and what I am. Don’t you see, I am the darkness! To get rid of it would be to get rid of me. I'm no good for you. I will only cause you pain and suffering. I am the darkness! I'm the monster everyone's afraid of. I'm the beast in the dark that children have nightmares of. I am the evil from the depths of hell and will only snuff out your light, little angel. You and I can never be together!” He said with a deep and rough voice. Smoke seeped from his body again, and a dark aura rose from his body like a shadow looming over her.

She had let herself tumble into something dark, deadly, and intoxicating. She had let herself be his.

Darkness crashes in. And I feel nothing at all.