Shhhh, why do you cry?

I have come to show you happiness. I have come to bring you the gift of darkness.

Why do you shake your head?

Oh, see how the tears stain your dress! See how the light makes you cry!

Come with me. Those that live in the light, they do not care for you! Why, they are too concerned with their own happiness to care for yours. Come with me, my love. My happiness may be shallow but it is easy to gain.

You still argue? Don't you see how they ignore you? How many times have those tears welled up in your eyes? How many times have those tears gone unnoticed?

Come with me, and you shall be princess of the darkness. The whole world is broken, why do you insist on staying whole?

Please my lovely, just this once. Breathe deeply my love, let the darkness infest you.

Oh, how beautiful you look! How your eyes sparkle! See how the darkness lets you be free. You shall be my mistress. You are the princess of darkness and I am the prince. Together we shall overthrow the King of the light! We shall dance on his grave! We shall plunge this world into darkness, this world that does not care for you. You have pure darkness dwelling inside you, give in to it.

Breathe deeply my love, let the darkness infest you.

See how your troubles fade away! How you are as light and free as a butterfly! Don't you adore the darkness? We shall be together forever, my darling.

Of course you are too clever to listen to those fools! I am not dangerous! I have given you the joy that the light has failed to bring! There you go, another deep breath. My heart swells with pride, you have done so well!

Shhh, you look beautiful, don't talk nonsense. Of course you are the same as always! Other than eternal bliss, what other changes will I give to you? Ignore those fools, how can someone who's never been in the darkness not love the light? They do not know anything my love! Shhh, hush now. Breathe deeply my love.

No! Why do you refuse to draw breath? Don't you miss the joy of being with me? Sadness will plague you in the light. Please my love, for my sake. Breathe deeply.

There! You are better already! We are together once more! We shall laugh and dance together! We shall be in each other arms. We shall make love when darkness falls and the beings of light can't see us! When we spread the petals of black roses on every surface, and throw the cursed candles on the ground till they shatter!

It does not matter who you are anymore! Do not argue. You may not like yourself, but the darkness loves you.

It does not matter what they say! Do not argue my love! It does you no good. For I am the darkness, and you are my slave.

You are not a princess! You have pure light dwelling inside you, do not give in to it. You are my slave! Do as you are told!

You think you could do without me? Do not make senseless threats, we both know that without me you are worthless.

Fine! See if you can live without me! See if your body can live without darkness, if your heart can live without joy.

A day has passed, my lovely. Oh, see how the light burns your skin! You are a creature of the darkness now; you cannot live within the light. Oh, how I miss you! No, my love. That was simply a jest, you are not a slave. You are my princess. You are a beauty.

Of course you do not seem like a beauty, the light has scorned you. Please, come back to me. My heart aches for your embrace.

Breathe deeply, my love.

No? You must be foolish to deny such happiness! You must be reckless to deny your body what she's aching for. Your body is mine; do not deny me my happiness. Have I ever denied you yours?

Another day has passed, mon cher. You still deny me my happiness? You still deny happiness to yourself? I beg of you, come back to me! I miss you so much, my love. Please come to me. We will be together again. Remember the joy of us being together. Come my dearest, be my mistress once more. Do not sob so heartbreakingly, just breathe deeply my love.

Breathe deeply.

In a dark alley a young girl cries. She holds the precious substance lovingly in her hands as it whispers her heart's deepest desires to her.

She looks up to the night sky, but her sobs are drowned out by the downpour; the shower washes away her tears as they continue to flow down her cheeks.

"I'm breathing!" She cries hatefully as she looks down to her hands and takes in her last breath.

On the exhale she says her last words, but they are mere whispers between her ruined lips.

"I'm breathing."

Good night, my lovely. I am finished with you now.

In an alley a girl has died, yet the beings of light cannot see her.

It is too dark.