An Unexpected Visitor
By Nomar Knight
The other night,
after I had chatted with one of my favorite readers, something unexpected
happened. I was all set to sleep when I felt the room’s atmosphere change. It
wasn’t something drastic like temperature change. It was more like a
fluctuation in the darkness itself. I glanced at the mirror and spotted a black
mass, darker than the rest of the room. At first I thought a ghost had entered
through a mystical portal and was about to reveal its true form to me. However,
the shape remained and towered over the front of my bed. Thoughts of something
evil, like a demon, quickly vanished as the being communicated to me by putting
images in my head. At once, I realized that my old friend, Oscuro, had finally
found his way back to me.
For those that
don’t know who Oscuro is, he’s the main character in my book, Darkness Roams.
He’s the angel of suicide or as he’s known in the underworld, the Suicide King.
When I last listened to Oscuro, he had told me that Darkness Roams was part of
a long story. This time he got my attention by bombarding my mind with the
opening scene to book number two. He was even bold enough to suggest a title.
He called it Shadow of Darkness.
Now rest assured
that his visit was brief, as would figure with a busy angel of darkness, but
long after he was gone, images continued to fill me with a combination of
despair and euphoria. Despair struck my inner core because I felt terrified for
the victims as I witnessed their demise. Oscuro left no doubt that Shadow of
Darkness belongs in the ranks of horror. He reminded me that he faced new
challenges and thus recounted a period in his existence when he was vulnerable
to supernatural forces. He hinted that he loathed those times but a great many
lessons were learned, making him who he is today.
As to why I felt
euphoric, Oscuro left me with a huge amount of dark energy, making it almost
impossible to sleep. The encounter left me writing a few notes. I could not
reach sleep until I formed a plan of attack on this most challenging project.
Book number two promises to have plenty of plot twists and loads of suspense to
satisfy the newest of readers.
All in all,
Oscuro’s unexpected intrusion reminds me that no writer is safe from his muse.
In my case, powerful characters enjoy fighting for my attention. Few leave me
wanting more while making me feel as if my own life is at risk. Oscuro
definitely leaves a jarring impression. Considering he takes suicidal souls
into Oblivion to torture them, I suppose my current relationship with him is
more acceptable.
Stay tuned my
friends for more news about Shadow of Darkness.
Catch you on the
dark side!
Nomar Knight
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