Ignorance is bliss.
Remember this when you look into the darkness. The more you know, the less you will feel safe. Answers only lead to more questions, each more disturbing than the last. Keep this in mind as you look onward.
By now, perhaps you have had an introduction into this world of mine. I trust that yours was much more palatable than for those who already live within it. Under normal circumstances, when one’s eyes are forced open against the darkness, it is not a pleasant experience. Many reject the knowledge and force themselves back into blissful ignorance.
Once awakened, you cannot return to slumber.
In this world, what is familiar to you is more akin to a blissful dream. The mortals go about their daily lives, facing their petty struggles and insignificant hungers for convenience and novelty. However, once the dream is stripped away and the nightmarish truth is uncovered, it is impossible to return to the dream. Daily life loses its luster. Striving for convenience and luxury becomes a struggle for sanity and survival as one learns that the darkness is indeed everywhere.
The mortal mind does not wish to confront this terrible truth. They rationalize and explain away the darkness in whatever way they can. To admit that they are prey is unthinkable…but some are not given the luxury of denial. All too often, a survivor or witness of the machinations of the darkness will seek answers, and those answers will shatter the dream of mere mortal existence. Once awakened, the mortal will either combat the darkness…or join it. Among those whose eyes have been opened, there are no bystanders.
You are either predator…or prey.
Choose carefully.
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Until next time…
See you in your nightmares.