Post by observer on Jul 9, 2012 8:39:03 GMT -5
Yet another quiet sunny day in Sunnydale was nearing its end.
The sun was slowly setting behind the horizon, showering the town with its last, dying rays of light. The sky was crimson, like blood, and shadows were growing longer and longer, as darkness was slowly gaining more and more ground around here. Darkness wasn't average in Sunnydale either, oh no.
It was a strange kind of darkness. Electric lights of the lampposts, barely managed to make it go away, leaving only those little circles around them lit up. It was enveloping, sticky, it just refused to go away. And it was pitch-black, like tar. It wasn't recommended to dwell outside after dark...
Why? Hmm... I'll tell you why. Bad things happen in Sunnydale after dark. People disappearing, then found, murdered in most gruesome manner... Some torn apart, some impaled, some simply vanished. Dark forces reigned this city at night. Only select few were able to stop them... but it was not enough.
Never the less, even the scary stories did not stop the careless youth from hanging around at night, going to their raves and parties, and whatnot. Hotheaded, stupid, but what can you do? They would hear a distant music beat, and would flock to it like flies, looking for some excitement to fill their drab lives...
This happened in one of the dark alleyways somewhere in the Sunnydale suburbs. An empty, trash-filled, shady alleyway. Broken glass and a few syringes on the ground, mixed with rubble and putrid papers. A strong smell of urine and bad alcohol... A nighttime shop across the road... And everything quiet until...
*HSSHHHHHHHHBANG!*
A bright light shined out of the alleyway, followed by an explosion, similar to thunder, and a few electrical discharges. If there would've been any people around, it would've attracted attention, but there was none. And soon, more sounds escaped the alleyway, sounds of someone, or some thing stumbling through the rubble, followed by a pained, deep moan.
And two glowing, bright-blue eyes pierced the darkness...
The sun was slowly setting behind the horizon, showering the town with its last, dying rays of light. The sky was crimson, like blood, and shadows were growing longer and longer, as darkness was slowly gaining more and more ground around here. Darkness wasn't average in Sunnydale either, oh no.
It was a strange kind of darkness. Electric lights of the lampposts, barely managed to make it go away, leaving only those little circles around them lit up. It was enveloping, sticky, it just refused to go away. And it was pitch-black, like tar. It wasn't recommended to dwell outside after dark...
Why? Hmm... I'll tell you why. Bad things happen in Sunnydale after dark. People disappearing, then found, murdered in most gruesome manner... Some torn apart, some impaled, some simply vanished. Dark forces reigned this city at night. Only select few were able to stop them... but it was not enough.
Never the less, even the scary stories did not stop the careless youth from hanging around at night, going to their raves and parties, and whatnot. Hotheaded, stupid, but what can you do? They would hear a distant music beat, and would flock to it like flies, looking for some excitement to fill their drab lives...
This happened in one of the dark alleyways somewhere in the Sunnydale suburbs. An empty, trash-filled, shady alleyway. Broken glass and a few syringes on the ground, mixed with rubble and putrid papers. A strong smell of urine and bad alcohol... A nighttime shop across the road... And everything quiet until...
*HSSHHHHHHHHBANG!*
A bright light shined out of the alleyway, followed by an explosion, similar to thunder, and a few electrical discharges. If there would've been any people around, it would've attracted attention, but there was none. And soon, more sounds escaped the alleyway, sounds of someone, or some thing stumbling through the rubble, followed by a pained, deep moan.
And two glowing, bright-blue eyes pierced the darkness...