Death’s Embrace

The night was dark and stormy, rain poured against the pavement like angry fingers tapping incessantly. I could still hear the distant thunder and the lightning that lit up the empty street with its bright, harsh glare. I lay on the cold and wet asphalt. My clothes were soaked in a mixture of rainwater and blood. In the dim light, I watched my own life slip away from me.
Feeling weak, my eyelids barely opened. My breath was shallow, and I gasped for air as if every breath was a fight for life. The downpour had done nothing to wash away the pain that enveloped my entire being. A sharp pain was aching in my stomach and blood gushed out the wound, soaking my clothes and pooling around me, mixing with the rainwater that flowed through the street’s gutters.
As she appeared before me on the dark, frigid street, her presence seemed to belie the disorder and violence of the night. Her dark hair flowed freely down her back and her eyes sparkled like precious stones. She laid down on my chest and told me that everything was going to be okay.
Her words brought me an inexplicable sense of peace. Her voice was soothing, like a soft lullaby that could ease the pain of an ailing soul. My vision was slowly fading to black, and her words brought relief to the pain. Her cold, bony hand rested on my chest, its touch comforting in a way that was strange and foreign to me.
Despite facing imminent death, I felt at peace. I closed my eyes and let my mind wander into the unknown darkness that lay ahead. The soft sound of her black-feathered wings fluttering in the wind accompanied the storm’s roar.
With the life slowly leaking out of my body, I knew in my heart that she was the Angel of Death, there to guide me on my journey to the other side. Even in the face of darkness and fear, a sense of calm overcame me, knowing she was by my side, ready to take me far from all this pain and suffering that had defined my final moments.
I yielded to the embrace of darkness and the cold embrace of the Angel of Death, freeing myself from all earthly bonds and trusting her promise.
“Everything was going to be okay,” indeed…
Narration: Death's Embrace: Narration (YouTube Video)
Category:Alparos-Lilah
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