DH AN: I am back with another oneshot in my Phantom series. This one uses the prompt "Darkness in My Heart." I hope you enjoy Where The True Distortion Lies.
AN 2: POV: Erik 1st Person
Where The True Distortion Lies
I gave her a choice; she gave me human love that I had never known before. I saw that she was never mine to begin with. When she returned the ring, I felt saddened, somewhat betrayed beyond measure… and yet, I felt great closure that she had found someone who would be able to lead her past her fears.
Before the vicomte showed up, she had said something somewhat very disturbing to me; that my face was not the true horror, but that my soul was the bearer of the true distortion. I had began to give sincere thought to the statement , but when that vicomte showed up, I forgot about those words, to put it lightly. Now, I ponder them as I walk through the secret passageway behind the mirrors now shattered.
In truth there was darkness all around me; it was no surprise that it seeped its way into my mental and emotional tendencies as well. Only after burning my artistic domain, do I see that rage and revenge had consumed me as much as fire had consumed Don Juan Triumphant. Blast it! All those months, perhaps even years of work, only to be charred in a matter of minutes, and for what?
I dropped to my hands and knees, realizing that I alone was responsible for my madness. Not Christine nor the vicomte could be assailed with the full blame; if anything they were only human catalysts in this undesirable reaction. The pieces were in my own hands, hands that I composed with and murdered with as well.
I saw morning light wafting through the darkness only by a miracle of fate and nature. There was still hope for me, perhaps not in love, but there was indeed light within the darkness.
DH: I hope I did okay. Please tell me what you think.