The Darkest Hour Novel Novels & Stories

I muttered as I turned to leave. Without another glance back, I walked out of the clinic. Leaving Blake in charge of bringing her to me, at the Darkest Dungeon. We call it the Darkest Dungeon, not because it's dark literally. But because the harshest torture happens there. Those that don't deserve an easy death... Depending on their offense, ends up there. Where I could drag out their pains for weeks, months and even years. The last person that visited the Darkest Dungeon spent a year and two months there, facing the ultimate torture by the pass of each day until I finally decided to end him.

It couldn’t be. The temperature changed. Almost as if the air conditioner itself knew the devil had returned and needed to make the room warmer. Her body went into alarm. The hairs on her skin rose. Her hands froze around the speaker. She didn’t want to turn around. She didn’t want to confirm it. But she had to. Slowly, Eliana looked toward the doorway. There he was. Standing in his perfect darkness. Like the dead had returned to life. Black upon black. Everything about him wrapped in shadows, like darkness itself had chosen a body. Cesare stood in the doorway.

We didn't let the darkness win. END OF VOLUME ONE

" Arya snapped. "Put on the light." He said. Arya strained her eyes trying to located the switch in the dark room, she finally did and switched the light on. Her eyes nearly popped out of it's socket as she beheld the sight in front of her. Right at the center of the room, a long rope was tied to the ceiling and it hung downwards.

So if I were to make a comparison, I could only be a part of his darkness next to him. When I saw the darkness intensifying like a black sun in Edim's eyes, I felt like a sun that had never lost its light before I knew him. Even when the end of the darkest nights was morning, even the end of the darkest tunnels was illuminated, the darkness that Edim dragged me into neither ended nor the lights were hidden at the end. These are the things I felt now as I stood before me and stared into my deepest eyes with the darkest expression. His deadly eyes were dimming the last light of life in my eyes, even the light of the street lamp that illuminated us.

“The darkness remembers all who traffic in it.” The Dain I had slowly become used to, the one whose hand squeezed my hip, he was tucked away. Alexandria Russo gave no reaction other than a coy smile, “Hard not to traffic in darkness when the largest underground nightclub in the world rests in your hands. Though, I suppose trafficking in darkness is better than becoming a part of it, wouldn’t you agree, my king?” “Oh, I don’t know.” He mused; his voice dangerously calm. “People think the dark will protect them and all their little secrets. It’s true, of course, but once you become one with the darkness, you can see right through it.”

🌹_______________ Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light 🌹_______________ I kept everything in order and swept the library with some other girls. I wasn't in a hurry, so I spent so much time there. Soon after, I was done I went to the counter to tell the lady I'm going. Senior David came in immediately and dropped a book on the counter for the lady. "You came to return the book, it's past school hours" she told him in a very harsh tone.

And why was everywhere so dark? I tried to stand up, but it felt like I was chained through the shroud. Through the torn part of the piece of cloth, I could see a speck of light trying to pierce through the darkness. As the light began to grow, I started to feel my body again, though every limb felt heavy, as though I had been asleep for a century. The light began to illuminate the whole place, swallowing the darkness that there once was, and I felt myself being broken free from the chains.

"You know, those days with you were the worst of my life. I wish I knew you were this wicked, Elena." Elena smirked. "You brought out the beast in me, love. They say, 'Don't underestimate darkness' allure; even pure hearts are drawn to it.'All thanks to you." Alan begged nervously, "Today's a happy day; don't ruin it. Let's reschedule. I'll meet you, give you whatever you want." Elena laughed, raising her hands. "What more could I ask for? Check the news, Alan. It'll clarify things."

As the world around them crumbled, they reached out for each other, their hands barely touching. And then, darkness enveloped everything. The fate of our world hung in the balance, and as the echoes of our screams faded into the abyss, only silence remained—a silence pregnant with uncertainty and the promise of a devastating climax. In the suffocating darkness, Luna and Jaxon held onto each other, their grip tightening as if it were their last lifeline. The weight of impending doom pressed down upon them, filling the void with a tangible dread. As seconds stretched into eternity, a faint flicker of light pierced the darkness a glimmer of hope amidst the desolation. Luna and Jaxon's eyes wide