SHORT stories

In the Darkness

Once upon a time there was Darkness, and he enveloped everything, taking it as his. He claimed everything he touched and no one could see what he possessed. He was greedy, and he wanted more. No one could destroy him except Light, and she was his greatest enemy. He despised her, and set out to convert her to darkness, but he could not defeat her. He would hide her for a little while as she tired out, but then she would rise from her sleep and send him crawling back to where he came from. Over and over he would wait for her to grow tired so he could claim her once again.

He saw many things Light could not see. He caused the darkness within people to emerge hand in hand with fear. Fear was his greatest power. He cherished it, fed it. With it he could persuade souls to do things they wouldn't have thought to do before. When Light would rise, Darkness would hide and so would the darkness within people. Light could convert them for a little while until she slept, then Darkness crept back into their hearts.

The struggle between Light and Darkness was not to be won by either. Their power was perfectly matched. They could influence their surroundings and be persuasive, but in the end it was the hearts of the people that had to choose which side to take.