The Darkness Was Comfortable For Me Manga Novels & Stories

No pain of a broken heart, shame of a tainted soul, or fear of the monster holding me captive. There were no frightening thoughts of what the new future held for me, whether my parents would find me in time or not. Nothing. My mind consisted of nothing. The lights went off casting complete darkness over me. It didn’t frighten or scare me. I didn’t fear the dark anymore. In fact, I was starting to embrace it, to acknowledge the darkness that thickened inside me every time Castello’s touch set my body on fire. I didn’t know what to think, what to feel. He showed mercy by stopping Damon from beating me.

“Let’s try again. What are you doing here?” He asked. “I…I am looking for my mother,” I squeezed out of my sore throat. He gave a low chuckle, making my spine sweat. The silence stretched out, tense but sweetly awkward. There was one thing I liked about that guy: he wasn’t afraid of the dark. Darkness was my home for two years, and I felt an affinity with people who were not freaked out when it fell on them. Most men squint and curse, trying to make sense of it, looking weak and helpless in the process. Not this guy. He wore the darkness like a second skin, and it looked pretty good on him.

No one was allowed to see me except for the guard who gave me my favourite foods, surprisingly. Just before the third day, I was taken out and brought to him, where he sat on his favourite sofa with a cigarette in his mouth. Funny man… he was rarely ever without one. “Boy… what did you learn after staying two days in the dark cellar.” I knew my answer had to make him proud. “That the darkness cannot eat me. It is nothing, and I must not fear it because I am Damian Blackwood.” I saw the smile come on his face. It beamed with pride.

" My mother sat frozen on the ground, her gaze empty as she stared at the check. Samuel's silhouette faded away. The blood on my mother's arms and legs had turned to a dark crust. The relentless sun baked her, turning her skin a deep red. Time seemed to stand still until, at last, she stirred. She lowered her head and let out a cry of despair so raw, it echoed the pain of a creature in its final moments. "Yocelyn, how could you have loved a man like that?!" Beneath the harsh sun, I broke out in a cold sweat. My heart ached as I stayed by my mother's side, wishing I could wrap her in my arms and shield her from the world. However, to protect a man like that…

She smiled, pleased that I'd finally caught on. "Exactly." She raised both hands high, and darkness gathered above us in a mass that blotted out whatever passed for sky in this place. "You cannot defeat something that belongs to the world you're standing in." She brought her hands down in one violent motion, and a mountain of darkness came crashing toward me with a weight that felt like the end of everything. I screamed as white light erupted from my entire body at once, every last reserve I had left pouring out of me in a desperate rush. The darkness hit me like a physical wall, and I held it back with everything I had, my feet digging deep grooves into the cracked ground beneath me as I fo

because that amount of darkness could undoubtedly kill me. "No... I won't do it... I will not leave my mate..." I said, and the light spark flared a little. Suddenly, I felt warmth growing within me. I saw the darkness getting stronger, and I tried to fight it. I felt pain, and the darkness spread. Then I felt warmth, and a soft voice ringing in my ear. "I am here... I´m beside you..." it was Sary, my lovely mate, guiding me home... "Fight it... You can do it..." She said, and then I felt my light increase, and started to drown the darkness. The darkness held on tightly and even while sedated, I felt my body jerking and writhing.

Esma’s pov Darkness engulfed me. It was the same kind of darkness one would have witnessed during a long slumber, or death. Death? Am I dead? I don’t know. This is oblivion. At least it felt good. It’s peace, in oblivion, in emptiness, without any worry, without any fear. It was just me now. no one to bother me, no one to hurt anyone. I could float in this abyss of nothingness forever.

I closed my eyes to feel the surroundings: the soothing splash of the waves on the beach and the chirping of the birds, the only sounds I could hear in that place. Darkness was my home. It was filled with anger, violence, and misery. I didn’t know that it could also bring calmness and peace. So, not everything you think is good for you is actually good. The darkness that I’d gone through molded me to be stronger, more stable and wise. Because of those dark experiences, I could see clearly everything I wanted now: justice and vengeance. I opened my eyes when I heard footsteps stopping near me. The first thing that greeted my open eyes was dark gr

- Nadir added at the end. - Does that mean you won't be draining my life energy anymore?- Miguel asked, overjoyed at all of the good news. - Yes... But instead of that I will have two huge black wings and if someone makes me very angry, I can set my whole body on fire.- Nadir said jokingly. - It won't bother me, and I don't intend to make you angry.- Miguel replied, smiling brightly.

Maybe my darkness has exceeded its limits the light can no longer consume me. I am surrounded by my friends who are using every bit of light they have to cast it above me, I can feel their worry like I can taste my next food. But still, I could not blend in. The light was with me, but her darkness was what I craved. I wanted to touch every part of her, I wanted to see her face go muzzy.