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Cursed to roam the world at night, Hidden from many but visible to some, These are the creatures after dark.
01 Dark Series no.1: Dark Sisters Three Omnipresent they are, Looking blankly into our souls, The Dark Sisters Three, They bleed for our sins. 02 Dark Series no.2: Mother Hades Adorned in colours, Deceivingly vibrant, Fooling the world, Mother Hades’ heart was lost years ago.
03 Dark Series no.3: Nine Lives Feline charms, Captivating gaze, Slinky coat of the midnight black, With eight lives left to spare. 04 Dark Series no.4: She Shadow Formless, she moves, Morphing as she fancies, The black night is her most faithful companion.
05 Dark Series no.5: The Girl And The Crane The crane flew away one day, Returning only at the break of dawn. “Why did you wander,” the girl asked. The crane replied,”I flew to heaven, pure and white. Yet I miss Hades, where you belong.” 06 Dark Series no.6: Iris And The Bees Iris, Princess of the Underworld, Lonely, save for the bees—her most faithful friends. The destiny of Hades was crystal clear to her, With one eye to the past and the other to the future.
07 Dark Series no.7: Lady Moth With her army of Moths to serve her will, Lady Moth ruled the Underworld with hands of steel, Shudder if you see one of her troops, For if you did, Your end is near. 08 Dark Series no.8: The Girl And The Gun No one ever listened to her, She was taught to be seen and not heard. One day she found her voice, When she shot her father down with her gun.
09 Dark Series no.9: Tragic Clown With painted face and elaborate smiles, The clown put on one show after another. She poured out her soul with every performance, Yet the world would rather weep than laugh with her. 10 Dark Series no.10: Blood Peony She was found in a pool of blood, A single white peony in her hand, Drenched blazing red, As she wanders the Underworld, she wondered... Why did her peony change colour so?
11 Dark Series no.11: Frost Queen Frost Queen knows no warmth, Her heart an icy cold, Her soul dark as the black hole. 12 Dark Series no.12: The Messenger With wings spread wide and gliding through the skies, These harbingers of doom bring tears and much gloom.
13 Dark Series no.13: Xiao Hong And The Umbrellas Xiao Hong was never seen without her umbrellas, Each one a tragic soul, Human sacrifices for their doomed mistress. 14 Dark Series no.14: The Weeping Lion His thick mane once a majestic gold, Black Heart now stalks the Underworld, Feeding on fallen souls, Echoing their pains and sorrows.
15 Dark Series no.15: Rose Noir Rose Noir was doomed to live in solitude, Feasting on fresh human blood to replenish her rotting soul. 16 Dark Series no.16: Eulogy of Brilliance She was always unnaturally smart, Packed with overwhelming knowledge, It made her head swell. One day it promptly burst, And that was the end for being unnaturally smart.
17 Dark Series no.17: The Owl Prowling the night, The owl spied on the sins of the world, He could look deep into our darkest secrets, We cannot hide the evil that lies in our souls.
story and illustrated in twilight by www.kuanth.com penned in dolor by huichin chew.huichin@gmail.com