When It Gets Dark Novels & Stories

Apollo just hopes it doesn’t involve poultry. As the sun begins to set, the golden glow gives way to deepening shadows. The family gathers on the dark side of the sun, a place where the blazing heat of the day is replaced with a cooler, gentler atmosphere. A bonfire is lit, its flames casting a warm, flickering light over the gathering. The night air is filled with a sense of contentment, a perfect end to a day of celebration and laughter.

The entire place was bleak, cold and completely dark. It was quiet and somber in there and I felt a chill as the darkness engulfed me when my eyes shot open. It was the most piercing darkness ever- it was not merely the darkness that came out of absence of light, it was much more sinister.

I grab my little spiral notepad and out the door I go. Right before I close the front door, I turn on my porch light. I know it’ll be daylight soon, but that doesn’t mean it’ll be daylight when I get back. Nobody likes trying to unlock their door, tired after a long day at work, and you can’t see anything. Fumbling for your keys in the dark is the worst. I close the front door and lock it. Then I turn around to go to my car. “AWWW! Osiris, what the hell? You scared the shit outta me. Why are you here? Why are you standing in the shadows of my front porch? What the hell?”

He leaned forward and looked at me with concern. "Can you tell me about the nightmares, please?" He asked, and I nodded and looked away, trying to blink the tears that threatened to fall. "Darkness, William, literal darkness. When Dinah told us about the darkness that will be upon us, she was talking about a total blackout. No sunlight." I said, sounding frantic, and he looked at me, confused.

As for her daughter, she was bored and sat in the back. She simply closed her eyes so they wouldn't be caught and stuck in this place. She never imagined herself dying inside a prison, especially when it involved a powerful family. While Sheo was desperately trying to pull over so they wouldn't get stuck in town, they came across a dark road that confused them because there were many street lights along this road that were very bright at night. "S-Sheo.. W-why are the streetlights turned off?" "I'm not sure! Maybe all the lights are out! Good thing Don Velasco's car is amazing!"

Yet, Athena had learned that sometimes, to defeat darkness, one must embrace it, if only for a while. As the night deepened, the city below them came alive with a symphony of sounds – the distant hum of traffic, the laughter of people enjoying the Esteros nightlife, and the subtle rustle of leaves in the wind. Luka and Athena stood side by side, their paths intertwined by fate and their futures shrouded in uncertainty.

"Light always needs a source of energy, darkness does not need a source of energy. Therefore, darkness will always beat the light. One day when light disappears the darkness will prevail." --Smash Hits MELODY POV "What role will I play in taking down the bad boy trafficker?" Jordan asked before throwing another small pebble into the water. We watched in silence as the tiny stone fractured the surface of the water, creating big waves as it skated on the moonlit surface before settling with a tiny pop. The blackness under the sparkling surface swallowed it whole without mercy, stealing it from our sight and dragging it to the world of the unknown that lay beneath the pitch blackness. The waves

I get sleep only when I am fainted due to exhaustion. As soon as I closed my eyes, I remembered the day when he came back. I went home after work that night, I was hungry. I quickly unlocked the door and switched on the lights because I am scared of darkness. It always feels like some creepy thing will come crawling towards me from the dark corner. Not to mention that my house is built on the graveyard, I would have sold it a long time ago but my grandmother had built it with so much love and the second problem is, no one wants that house. They think it's haunted and I am crazy to live in a place like that.

Andrew, Daniel, Alex and even Lisa is also present at the party. "When they came Mr Alex?" Lisa asked. "Sorry, miss Green, I don't know about that. Maybe they are on the way", Alex replied. Suddenly they all hear the sound of the car and immediately understood. They all went to switch off the lights to gives surprise to Emily. When Emily and Ryan get off from the car they saw all the mansion lights are off. "Ryan is there is a light cut in this area, why there is no light in the home?" Emily asked cutely.

I am desperate to see what resides outside these walls in the light of the day. I hold my breath as she pulls the curtain away. The windows reveal nothing…but endless darkness. I frown as disappointment washes over me. “ Why is it so dark when it’s early morning? ” “ Morning? ” She chuckles delicately. “ The last I checked…it was morning. ” I wonder what she finds so funny. And what kind of windows are these to hide the view so well? “ We are close to the Full Moon, Princess. Light vanishes from our world when it’s that time. ” She sighs and walks to the sofa in the corner.