BECOME DARKER THAN DARKNESS

"Close your eyes, and think of nothingness, clear it completely and focus on nothing else but clearing your mind. This is when the darkness will try and creep in and take over, but your going to resist it" instructed the lady 

I closed my eyes, and tried to focus clearly on the what the lady was telling me, however the moment i closed my eyes, all i could see was flashbacks to the horrors I just recently encountered

"Im scared" im muttered

"don't be, think about your survival, this is life and death, you need to overcome this fear, because the darkness upon us is a whole lot worse"

i shut my eyes tight, and tried to think of happy memories, this helped me to focus more on clearing my mind. I laid there still. Complete nothingness and emptiness was inside of my head

"now that your mind is clear, the darkness will now try and approach you, you will know when you see it and you will feel it also. It's going to be a difficult battle, the only way to win is down to your resolve. How bad do you want, how badly do you want that revenge, channel that hatred and anger, when you see that darkness, become darker than the darkness upon you, then you will succeed"

Moments later, a bright light appeared and started flashing. I was back in my bed in the palace. It seemed like everything was just a dream. I looked outside the window. It was a bright sunny day, i opened the window and smelt the fresh air. Now this feels good, I can't believe im back. I got dressed and quickly headed upstairs within the palace to check on my parents. I walked down the hallway but it's was empty, as silent as a shadow at midnight. This was odd as usually the hallway would have a few guards. I continued my ascend up the stairwell. At this point the eeriness of the castle had began to startle me, usually its never this quiet. 

I walked down the upstairs hallway to my parent's room, which was at the end. Again no guards anywhere. I reached the room and knocked. No answer. I knocked again. No answer. I turned the door handle slowly and began to open the room.

i saw my mother laying on the floor, lifeless. My father was in the corner of the room. His hands bloody as he was held a dagger.

"What did you do" i cried 

"Why would you do this to my mother'

I ran to my mother, to see if she was still alive, blood was everywhere and her body had already gone cold. I looked over at my father. He still had not said a word. 

"Say something, will you. Why why"I screamed 

My father looked at me dead in the eyes. Nothingness, is what i saw. He walked over towards me slowly, with the blade in his hands.

"What are you doing, why are you coming towards me with that"

Seconds later, he lunged at me, swinging the knife, just slicing the side of my arm as i quickly evaded the attack. 

I was in shock and panic, I couldn't understand what was going on. Why did my father kill my mother, and why is he trying to kill me.

"Father stop it please, I don't want to die"

I started crying hysterically, as he walked towards me slowly, let him just finish me off. I give up. I closed my eyes, and braced for whatever came next 

"Become darker than the darkness upon you" in the sound of a lady in my head

Suddenly I remembered everything, this is not real. I opened my eyes and got up

"Your not my father are you, who are you" i shouted 

"Your weak boy, let me just finish you off now, so I can secure another vessel" said the figure

It lunged at me swinging the knife, I dodged it narrowly. I then charged with all my might, yelling out loud, and I tackled it. I was on top grappling with whoever this was pretending to my father. It tried to use the knife to stab me from the side, but i held its hand, and forced it back with all my might. I knocked its hand onto the floor, and the knife fell out its hand. 

I got up and tried to get the knife quickly, but it followed me right after. I just about managed to get hold of the knife. It tackled me on the floor. The knife fell out of my hand. It got the knife and proceeded to try and pierce me through the heart. I used all my might to stop it, i shouted in agony, mustering all my strength, it was strong, I can't hold this up for much longer, I quickly looked around, and saw a fire iron next to me. I removed one of my hands to grab it, but this resulted in the blade piercing me slightly. I screamed in pain, as i grabbed the fire iron and hit it across its head, with all my force.

The figure laid on the floor, in pain clutching its head

" Don't kill me son, im your father" it said 

"Your not my father, just know that im coming for you darknesses, I don't care how long it takes, we will meet again, and im going to end you once and for all. Im going to become your predator and i will prey on you, i will make it my life's purpose to hunt wherever it is your coming from. I will cause you the most pain and agony imaginable"

"I'ld like to see you try weakling" it said laughing 

"With or without me, this place will still be the same, the weak are objects , the poor are slaves , life is nothing but emptiness and pain. Surrounded by darkness, with no signs of light. What is hope, hope is a myth. For we only know suffering till death.

I picked up the knife, and bent down, and slowly pressed the blade through its heart. Lights started flashing again. In an instant, i jolted up and looked around, breathing heavily

" Welcome back, dark one, it seemed like you won, let me be honest with you kid, I didn't think you had it in you, now the real training begins" said the lady as she smirked 

I leaned up still pain from my knife wound I occurred earlier on

"Well that was something, i said jokingly. Anyways, what's your name. You still haven't told me" i asked 

"Thought you would never, my name is Ellen grey. Well how do you feel, do you think any different" 

" i don't think so, i said. I still seem pretty norma" i said confidently 

"Just focus on your body" Ellen instructed 

there it was, I could feel almost like as sensation, cruising through my veins. Like a new fond energy. It was something I had never felt before 

"What is this feeling, i asked"

" feels good doesn't it, that right there is the energy on the darkness"

"wow, i feel like i could pick up as horse" 

"don't get ahead of yourself kid, its not as straight forward as you think, its still possible for the darkness to try and over take you, just because you have defeated it once, its going to be a constant battle in your mind everyday, its going to drain you, and your going to fell like giving up but you have to be strong" explained Ellen 

"Ok got it, why are you helping me anyways, as naive as I may have been in my earlier life, i know people don't just help people out of the goodness of their heart" I questioned 

"well, i too would also like to make it out of the gallows, and if i train you up to be like me or even better, then my chances are doubled" said Ellen

" Understood, im ready, are you going to teach me how to fight"

Ellen laughed, "no not yet. We still have to work on your mind, the most important thing is being able to constantly resist the darkness, so i need to make sure you can do it confidently before moving onto anything else"

"and might i add, Im not necessarily teaching you how to fight, im teaching you how to survive"