A piece of the Real

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A piece of the Real

The crackling and rumbling grew stronger and louder
'What is it?' Radha looked around, but nothing could be seen in the darkness.
'The darkness has gone out to hunt,' Alisher squeezed Radha's hand tighter and led her forward with purpose.
'Hunting? For us?'
'No, or rather, it doesn't care. It just needs something to eat and it goes out to hunt.'
'It eats the inhabitants?'
'It doesn't eat them, it sucks the light out.'
'And then what?' Radha tried not to stumble or lag behind, to keep pace with Alisher.
'Nothing. No light, no hope. No desire. Nothing to strive for. Nothing to want.'
Radha shivered.
'Should... should we run?'
'We can't, then it'll think we're victims.'
'Do... do you know what to do? How to escape it'
'From the Darkness? In the real light.'
'Is there real light here on the Dark Side?'
'I've told you before, there's the real everywhere, including the light.
An emerald patch of forest glowed before them in the featureless darkness.
'This way,' Alisher jerked Radha sharply, rushing there.
The girl almost fell down, but leaned on the man and held her ground.
Radha looked around, wanted to touch the trunk of the tree, but cut off the movement.
'The present was not dangerous. Or rather... it's dangerous, but only for a lie.
The man sat down on the grass.
'Let's wait over here.'
Radha expected the Darkness to howl around the patch where the couple had taken refuge, to try to lure them out, but it was as if the Darkness didn't notice them or the emerald oasis that had somehow miraculously ended up on the Dark Side.
There was a shriek, someone rushed toward them, screamed even louder, twitching from the burns, the Darkness suddenly quieted, the screaming too, and the humming began to recede. The creature, dim and faded, froze in the darkness, staring blankly before it.
Radha shivered and touched Alisher's hand.
'It is gnetko. An unclean that oppresses people at night. Feeds on their fears and grief. It won't do that anymore. It'll do nothing now, just hang around the Dark Side.
'So the Darkness did a good thing?'
Alisher grinned.
'Every deed is a good for someone.'

On the Dark Side. AlbireoMKG
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