The Darkness
Inspired by Silent Hill
The Darkness. It's called The Darkness for a reason. If the endless, dark pit of Hell had a bottom, this would be it. It's not a fun place to be. This is no walk in the park. Once you are summoned there, you have to do everything as best you can to get out. I would know…because I've been there.
You cannot see anything in front of you, not even your hand in your face. All you see is the faint glow of small embers that float up to the ceiling…Is there a ceiling?
The feeling gets to you first. It's so hot that you start to sweat instantly. Your breathing grows faster as your emothions get the better of you. The feeling of fear and dread, the sense of doom, as if someone is trying to get to you. Is someone after you?
It smells like a factory. The smell of rotting flesh mixed with smoke and blood. A hint of sitting garbage and burning tar…or is that the flesh burning?
It even sounds like a factory. The tap, tap, tap of your shoes as you cautiously take steps on what sounds like the metal floor. Every noise makes you flinch in fright. Metallic scrapping, the sound of snapping flames, pipes rattling against each opther and steam hissing as you walk past them, feeling your way along the squishy, soft wall. Wait. Soft squishy wall?
All at once these unanswered questions come to your mind.
"Where am I?"
"What's going on?"
"How did I get here?"
Do you have a light? A flashlight? A lighter? If so, I advice you to turn it on.
Those soft squishy walls look to be made of human flesh. The floor under your feet is metal grating. An endless black ceiling above you. Continue on and you'll only find countless twists in turns. Who knows what is around those unknown corners?
You look through the grated floor. A huge fire is burning below. Suddenly you realize that you're standing on top of a mine. An underground mine. The flames reach up to you as if wanting to take you down with them.
Roaring. Screaming. Growling. Those are the monsters that lurk in this place. No matter what you do, they will follow you. Don't make a noise, don't shine your light in their direction or they'll know you're there. You can feel their presence all around you. You can hear them, waiting for you as you walk closer. You can see their figures as they walk back and forth down the halls. You can feel their thoughts as they think about torturing and killing you…or is that just your mind wandering…?
This be The Darkness based on Silent Hill.
The Darkness is NOT mine!
Hope you enjoyed it!
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