Darkness Falls by Eric Peacock Evening falls in the city of lights bringing with it a stillness which covers everything like a blanket. Following closely is the darkness, filling evey crevasse with its subtle beauty. The dark and quiet weave together in a complex ballet to remove all sin and all emotion save one: Fear. As part of man's instincts he fears what he cannot control or understand. Yet every night finds men looking with dread at the setting sun. Into this land of nightmares and fear of the dark strides the ultimate predator. A being whose very existence is questioned. The final evolution of man, the Vampyre. Tearing the silence with talon and fang, this perfect predator is completely at ease in the darkness. He welcomes the night and awaits its coming with a cruel smile and a bitter heart.
" I am the spawn of your fear. The cruel result of a marriage betwixt order and chaos. This is what happens when you realize that God has has forgotten about us but Satan has not nor will he ever." " I stalk you with careful precision. I am the whisper in the shadows, the breeze that chills your soul. Your fear to me is an appetizer. I can hear your heart begin to beat faster, the adrenaline coursing through your veins in a torrent. Your thoughts are mine to know. Memories flash through your mind like a strobe. You can remember the name of your first grade teacher, a teddy bear, christmas. Then all begins to fade. I have you in my grasp and all that remains is a husk. Drained of life, you lay there. I could crush you, had I the inclination. Perhaps a strong wind will scatter your remains like so many leaves on a blustery autumn day. The end of your life signals the continuance of mine. A neverending cycle of life and death. You have created the personification of that which you most fear." Eric P. , 1993
