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THE SPARK OF DARKNESS
Terakhir Diperbarui:
2025-04-22 20:30:37
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The Queen of The Rouge Blood THE BIRTH
The dark clouds covered the black but magnificent sky as a blanket made of velvety fleece. The twinkling stars disappeared, or maybe hid under the thick layers of foggy clouds.Only the full moon was strong enough to stand against the odd of night. Its light shone on the ground as a blessing for some, but a curse for others. The air swept the coldness around the small town in western Europe.The white sheet of snow clustered around the corners of the town, isolating it from the entire place. There were few of the houses with dim lights focusing on the streets. The freezing weather outside the small houses made the residents shutting themselves from the commotion outside a particular house in the streets.The house was old and there were cracks in the middle of the walls; it covered more than the moist present on the entire exterior of the house. The lights were out but a small lamp was lit to provide sufficient luminance inside the dark place.On the bed in the corner of a room, there
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2022-06-09The Queen of The Rouge Blood THE EXISTENCE
Fifteen years later, the ghostly town was still haunting the residents of the town by the blood howling screams of the witch, which was burnt alive on the main square church.Since she died, nothing beneficial ever happened to the town. Youngsters were committing suicide, children were died due to endemic diseases, the older ones were getting rotten but still roaming alive.Everything was terrifying but what caught the attention of the town was the story of the ‘burned witch’ which was spread like a wild fire in the dense forest, to the nearby towns, and from there to the big cities.People from different parts of the country visited the ghost town to capture the story and most of them to see the ghost of the witch. However, it turned out that it was a rumor of seeing a ghost of that witch but the town somehow became dead. Women become infertile and no newborns were brought to the world.The crops were dead and there was nothing felt to feed, sooner and sooner the town turned into not
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2022-06-09The Queen of The Rouge Blood THE GHOST TOWN
EztliWaking up in the glorified and dewy morning in a random hill station was my dream ever since. Finally it is real, only because of Andre. He convinced my overprotective parents for this trip. Though, they didn’t agree at first but he knows how to manipulate people. I wish I could learn to do that, as in most cases, I have been told ‘NO’, and it breaks my heart and my dream.Last night’s haunting dream scared me, I didn't get a wink of sleep then. Walking over the balcony and watched the beautiful sun rising, a scene which is hardly expected to be seen in a metropolis.Life seemed lively here. All the trees seemed so happy and cheerful, the birds singing their favorite songs and the flowers blooming on this ground were smiling at us.“Woh!! Isn’t it breathtaking?” Andre approached me with two cups of jasmine tea in his hands.He knows well about me, every morning I need jasmine tea to calm my anxiety attacks.“I heard you screaming last night, was that another nightmare?” he inqui
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2022-06-09The Queen of The Rouge Blood THE LOSS
EztliI gasped when I heard a soothing yet dangerous voice behind me. The voice was so chilled that it sent shivers down my spine. The darkness in the house was adding to the grill and fear in my racing heart.“What am I supposed to do now?” I rushed to open the door which seemed stuck somehow.The windows were painted black with some sticky material on it. I rubbed it with my fingers and smelled it, it was grease and smelling foul. I banged the door hard but nothing happened.“What is this place?” I was really scared, and I might shit my pants if this door doesn’t get open.“Someone help me.. I am stuck here….” I screamed at the top of my lungs but nothing worked.This place is almost empty and now my friend has no idea where I am. The horror of getting stuck here was killing me and the grizzling sound of the wind from the windows was terrifying to the core. I was literally guilty of coming to this place. My exploration thoughts brought me here and now I will die here.Suddenly, some
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2022-06-09The Queen of The Rouge Blood THE FUNERAL OF MEMORIES
EztliReturning home after visiting that ghost town, I had isolated myself in the room from the trauma I suffered. The shit i watched from my own eyes, watching my best friend committing suicide, it was a horrible experience and i never wished it for. That place was one of a hell and Layla was the only one who retaliated by going there. However, we persuaded her and brought her along with us. It was our responsibility to take care of her but we had lost her.Her family was traumatized after hearing about her sudden death, if it could be an accident, they would have understood but she took her own life. Why did she do that? She was the most lively person among us. She had dreams she wanted to secure and work on them. She never thought of doing such a thing before. What made her do that?I don't remember how many days were past but I was inside my house and didn't bother to peek through the windows. Everything reminded me how i failed as a best friend.There was a knock on the door whic
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2022-06-09The Queen of The Rouge Blood BEGINNING OF A DIFFERENT LIFE
EztliSince that day, five years passed and the city had forgotten that there was anyone like us who lived. After a negotiation with my parents, I decided to leave the country and went to Canada for higher studies. All the time, when I focused on myself and tried to make a career out of it, something inside of my heart kept calling me, telling me that this wasn't something I was supposed to do. Got a degree in botanical science. I completed my graduation only in Canada and I was willing to get settled here. Until, I was transferred to a remote City of the border to complete my internship. Along with me, there were three other interns who joined and transferred to the remote City of the border.After the day ended, I went to my apartment and decided to call my parents as I thought of informing them about the internship and the place I will head the day after tomorrow. This sudden change wasn't something I expected but don't know why. I was agitated to be there for an unknown reason. Af
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2022-08-18The Queen of The Rouge Blood The Laboratory
EztliPassing the breezes through the dense forest, placing steps on the gravelled road leading to the mysterious laboratory I wanted to see. I was exhausted walking over the counter since it was getting bored. Matthew was confined to himself, clicking pictures of the place. It was utterly quiet today and mostly the silence don't bring good vibes to me."Matthew, are you sure the laboratory is in this direction?" I asked him with annoyance."Well, the map says so. We will see." He started before scrolling through his phone again.What a pleasant way of saying that he doesn't know? I sighed and followed the pathway since there was no turning around at the point. Breezes and floral scents were filling my nostrils and the lungs. It's been a while that I had inhaled fresh air. Soon, I spotted an old building and assumed that it must be the laboratory."I think this is the laboratory… wow! Mysterious, right?" I described the place a bit and stood at the main entrance.There were no guards
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2022-11-05The Queen of The Rouge Blood AWAKENING
EztliDisoriented noises and screeching woke me up and found myself staring at the plain white wall with nothing but a light bulb hanging over the ceiling. The room was entirely quiet but the noises I heard weren't lying either. I pushed the thick saliva down my throat and went down from the bed in order to leave the weird room. The door was unlocked and I felt the breath going through my body. As I stepped out, I saw Matthew and others were having a conversation and their gaze went on me."Eztli, you woke up? How are you feeling now?" He put the cup down and approached me."I don't know… I don't remember what happened." I was still dazed by the fact that I saw something supernatural, hopefully a hallucination that didn't exist and watched their face cluelessly."I think you are tired, dear. You should take more rest." Vicky stated while taking my hand in hers.There was a certain expression on her face which indicated that she knew what happened with me wasn't something my mind made
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2022-12-15
Bab terbaru
The Queen of The Rouge Blood THE SPARK OF DARKNESS
The sunlight bleeding through the curtains barely managed to warm the cold pit in my stomach. I stood by the window of Andre’s penthouse, watching the city stir to life. I hadn’t told him yet, but my chest ached every time I blinked—expecting to see that reflection again. That face. Her face. The one that kept showing up in my nightmares, in mirrors, in every corner of my collapsing sanity.Andre walked in with two cups of coffee, setting one down beside me. "Sleep any better?"I forced a small smile and took the cup. "I had a nightmare. Again."He sat beside me on the armrest, giving me that brotherly look of concern I hadn’t seen in years. "The one with the witch?"I nodded."You know," he said, tapping his mug lightly against mine, "there’s a way we can figure this out. You need to dig into the town’s past. We find out who she is, what she wants. Maybe even why you."I bit my lip. "You want me to go back to that ghost town?"He nodded slowly. "I know it’s not ideal, but this isn’t
The Queen of The Rouge Blood SHADOWS THAT BURN
I took the box carefully, the weight of it unsettling. “What’s in it?”“The next step.”“That’s cryptic.”Fiona raised a brow. “Darling, you’re being haunted by a soul scorched from history and possessed by vengeance. Did you expect a brochure and a welcome kit?”Andre burst out laughing, and to my surprise, I joined him. Even Fiona cracked a smile.It felt like we were breathing again. Just a little.Outside, the wind howled low and hungry, the forest groaning in its wake. I stared out the small window as Fiona handed me a pouch of dried herbs.“For dreams,” she said. “It won’t make them go away. But it might help you survive them.”I nodded, clutching the box tighter.When we left the apothecary, the sky was already bleeding into dusk. Andre held my hand as we walked back to his car, his grip grounding me. We didn’t speak much, and honestly, I was grateful. My thoughts were already clawing at each other inside my skull.“She’s intense,” he said once we were driving again. “But not t
The Queen of The Rouge Blood APOTHECARY IN THE WOODS
The tires crunched over gravel as Andre's car came to a reluctant stop. The road behind us had vanished into dense forest, the canopy above so thick it nearly swallowed the daylight. Before us stood a small, crooked cottage, its roof covered in moss and its wooden walls faded by years of rain and wind. It looked like something out of a nightmare fairytale. If a witch stepped out with a cursed apple, I wouldn’t be surprised.“This is it?” I asked, peering out the windshield.Andre nodded, shutting off the engine. “Looks cozy, right?”“Cozy in a ‘you’ll die if you spend the night here’ kind of way.”He snorted. “Come on, don’t be dramatic. She’s harmless. Mostly.”I followed him out of the car, my boots sinking slightly into the damp forest floor. The smell of pine and earth was sharp in the air, and everything was so quiet it made my skin crawl. No birds. No wind. Just the muffled sound of our footsteps as we approached the cottage.Andre knocked on the door.Once.Twice.Three times.
The Queen of The Rouge Blood NO PLACE LEFT
The room was quiet—too quiet. The kind of silence that clawed at your throat. I sat on the bed, my fingers clenched around the termination letter like it had personally betrayed me. The words blurred together under the dim light of my bedside lamp, but the sting of it was clear.You are hereby dismissed from your position…Effective immediately…Due to incidents of misconduct…What a joke.I let the paper fall from my hands and flutter to the floor like a dying bird. I wasn’t going to cry. Not again.Instead, I started to pack.Clothes. Toiletries. My books. My notebook with all the scrawled warnings and half-baked theories about the woman—the witch. A few faded photographs that used to make this place feel like a temporary home. Now it was nothing more than a reminder that I didn’t belong here. Not with the rest of them. Not in this sterile, fearful building that watched me like I might combust at any moment.I stuffed the last of my things into my bag, zipped it up, and threw on my
The Queen of The Rouge Blood EVICTED
It was strange how quickly things could shift. One minute, I was shattering glass with a scream. The next, I was sitting on a cracked bench outside a convenience store with Andre beside me, sharing a can of cheap beer.The night was cool, but not biting. The air held that quiet stillness only small, sleepy towns could offer—like the universe hit the mute button just for us.Andre took a long sip and exhaled. “Okay, so the guy who runs that ramen place on 3rd Street? Still alive. Still creepy. Still thinks I’m twelve.”I snorted. “He once told me I’d make a good ‘quiet bride.’ I was fourteen.”He gagged and took another sip. “Disgusting. If I ever become famous, remind me to sue him for emotional damage.”“Done.”The beer was bad—bitter and watery—but somehow perfect. For the first time in weeks, I wasn’t seeing flashes of death, or hearing whispers that didn’t belong in this world. I wasn’t watching Matthew closely to guess if he was a liar. I was just… Eztli. Sitting with someone who
The Queen of The Rouge Blood SHATTER
There’s a certain peace that comes from mindless work—data charts, blood samples, chemical readings. For a moment, I wasn’t the girl haunted by ash-covered women and glowing scars. I was just Eztli, the intern who knew how to process anomalous blood samples faster than anyone else in the lab. I could hear the subtle awe from the techs around me. Whispers like, “She’s a natural,” and “How did she get this fast?”Because I’m cursed. That’s how.Still, I smiled through it. I needed normal, even if it was pretend.Until Jonas ruined it.He walked in like he owned the place, with that arrogant, superior expression that made me want to throw a microscope at his face. I noticed his glare the second he entered, and I swear I felt my stomach twist. I didn’t want to deal with him. Not today.“Of course she’s getting praised,” he muttered loudly enough for the entire lab to hear. “What else do you expect from a witch?”The word sliced through the air like a dagger.Every head turned.Laughter di
The Queen of The Rouge Blood THE ACCUSATIONS
The whispers didn’t stop.They never really did, not even when the lab buzzed with fluorescent lights and the scent of coffee and latex gloves masked everything unnatural. The voices curled under my skin like smoke—soft, persistent, and impossible to ignore. Sometimes I caught pieces of words, names I didn’t recognize, hymns in a language I couldn’t understand. But most of the time, it was just... noise. A sound like breathing too close to my ear. Always there. Always watching.I didn’t tell Matthew.Not because I didn’t trust him. But because I did. And that’s what scared me the most.He was being too kind. Too present. Too much.We walked the halls of the lab like two normal interns working a long shift. He even handed me a cup of coffee with too much sugar—just how I liked it. I tried not to smile. He looked proud of himself.“You’re settling in really well,” he said as we entered the research bay. “Everyone’s impressed.”“Everyone?” I asked, raising an eyebrow.“Well… everyone but
The Queen of The Rouge Blood THE HALLUCINATIONS
The world around me had begun to blur.I didn’t realize it at first—just a flicker in the corner of my vision. A shadow. A strange gleam in someone’s eyes. But soon, it was everywhere. People I’d never seen before walking past in outdated clothing. The faint sound of drums and chanting echoing through the corridors. And then, the banners—old, tattered things hanging from the ceiling of the hallway, stitched with sigils I didn’t recognize. Witchcraft symbols, curling in black and red thread, swaying as if they were alive.I stood there in the hallway of the dorm, gripping the railing tightly, trying to breathe evenly.Nope. Definitely not real. None of it could be real. Just more of the hallucinations. Or visions. Or whatever they were.Still, my body reacted before my mind could catch up. My skin crawled with goosebumps, and a shiver zipped down my spine.“Morning,” Matthew’s voice pulled me out of the spiral.I turned to see him, coffee mug in hand, looking frustratingly normal in hi
The Queen of The Rouge Blood FACE TO FACE
The hallway groaned around me like it remembered the pain. My breath didn’t hitch—it was completely gone. A steel band of terror wrapped around my chest, squeezing until my ribs protested. Every step I took deeper into that house made the air colder, heavier, like the walls themselves were inhaling my fear.I glanced over my shoulder. The door was gone. Or maybe it had never been there. Either way, I was trapped in a nightmare with peeling wallpaper and the stink of soot lodged in the floorboards.This was the house—the one I had seen in my dreams, in my visions. The house where I’d first met her."Matthew?" I called, my voice barely a whisper, but there was no response. Of course there wasn’t.And then the laughter started.It wasn’t the kind of laughter that made you laugh with it. No—it crawled along your spine, a rusty chuckle laced with sorrow, like the sound of someone who had laughed so long they forgot how to cry.I slapped my hands over my ears. “Stop! Just stop!”But the hou
