DARK
FORCE
BELOW - SHADOW - VENGEANCE
What is repressed and suppressed, hidden from sight, treated as taboo. Thoughts not explored, feelings not expressed. Words that were never said and were instead kept locked inside. They grow in that damp, cramped space. While lacking room to further expand, they condense. They won’t be the same as the first day. After a while, it is not only a mess. It also gets intense.
“The way downward is not painless. With tenacity, you will yield to the pull.”
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Darkness exists, acknowledged or not. You can face it, go into it, become familiar with it, and even wield it. Or you can pretend it is not there and let it do with you what it will, as you contort yourself in failed attempts to deny it. It is understandable to be scared, of course, for who knows what lurks in there?
What is repressed and suppressed, hidden from sight, treated as taboo. Thoughts not explored, feelings not expressed. Words that were never said and were instead kept locked inside. They grow in that damp, cramped space. While lacking room to further expand, they condense. They won’t be the same as the first day. After a while, it is not only a mess. It also gets intense.
Secrets, schemes, things you’d rather take to the grave. There’s an appeal to them. Digging and leaving no stone unturned can be more thrilling than what would sound sane to admit. How many skeletons are in your closet? Are there creatures under your bed? Perhaps a curse that runs in your family?
It is smirking at the idea of someone getting what they deserve. And in some cases, making it so. What? Was that cruel? It didn’t seem to be an issue when the cruelty was theirs. They brought it upon themselves. Yet, they probably won’t see it coming. Spite can keep this running for a very, very long time.
Being the “bad guy”? That’s fine. Sometimes the only way to beat a monster is to outmonster it. Your time in the dark shows you exactly how. The fear was merited.
