Realm of Dusk - The Darkdusk Legacy - Chapter 9: Sorenson's Fall

Kelly starts to teach Maya the ways of the Vampire.  Maya is a quick learner.

The next day, Kelly and Cari get ready to cross over to the Realm of Night.

Cari: “It’s time to end the Sorenson threat once and for all!”

And, with Cari’s expertise, they cross over safely.  The two land near a house in a dark corner of the Realm of Night.

Kelly: “We made it…”
Cari: “Something’s not right, though.  The Realm is deteriorating.”
Kelly: “We’ll worry about that later.  Let’s find Donna and your son.”

As the duo travel closer and closer to the Sorenson mansion, the signs of the Realm’s deterioration get worse and worse.  Finally they make it there, to be greeted by a young Human man.

???: “Mother?  Is that you?”
Cari: “Yes, it’s me.  I’ve come to get you out of here.”
Cari’s son: “That’s not going to be easy.  Once the Sorensons see I’m gone…”

Before he can finish the sentence, Donna Sorenson comes out to see what’s going on.

Donna: “Kelly Sorenson.  How nice of you to return.  Please, come in.”
Kelly: “I think I will.”

Within seconds, Donna Sorenson is dead.

Desirae: “Dear sister, thank you so much for aiding me in my ascension.  Allow me to repay you.”
Cari (whispering to Kelly): “Quick...let’s find him and leave!”
Kelly (whispering to Cari): “Right!”

Cari: “We’re too late.  I can sense it…he’s…dead.”
Kelly: “We’d better get out of here!  Desirae will kill us next!”

And they did indeed leave the Sorenson mansion, crossing immediately back to the Realm of Dusk.

Cari: “I can’t believe she did that…”
Kelly: “Desirae is never without a plan.  I’ve spent enough time around her to know that.”
Cari: “I’m more concerned about the state of the Realm of Night.  I need to do some research on why it’s that way.  I might be making a huge mistake by asking this of you, but I have no other choice.  Could you take care of my daughter while I find out what’s going on?”
Kelly: “Sure.”  Now I have a way to control her…

What is Desirae’s plan?  Why is the Realm of Night falling apart?  And is Cari making a mistake by trusting Kelly?  Find out next time on Realm of Dusk!

Realm of Dusk is coming back!

Hello everyone.  PSDuckie here.

I know I pretty much disappeared from this blog after writing Chapter 8 of the Darkdusk legacy.  I just got burned out when it came to writing about Kelly and Cyrus.  That said, I have been thinking about new situations to put them in during the months I have been away, and as such, I will be releasing Chapter 9 soon!

I would write more, but I have to work on making Chapter 9.  Thank you for reading!

Realm of Dusk - The Darkdusk Legacy - Chapter 8: The Sorenson Agent Revealed

Maria climbs up the ladder and sees something new across from Maya’s crib – the crib that until today had been hers.  The new toy oven is for her, and the young Vampire can’t believe it!

Meanwhile, Kelly goes outside, leaving Cyrus to care for Maria and Maya.  As soon as she steps out the door, she feels the oppressing heat.  Even in an air-conditioned taxi, the heat is stifling!  She asks the taxi driver to take her to the fire station, but she’s really headed to the park next to the fire station – where she has a gut feeling the Sorenson agent is.  As the taxi gets closer and closer to the fire station, the air gets hotter and hotter, until it feels like Kelly’s skin will burn off once she reaches the park.  There, she finds the stone that is radiating the heat into the air!

Kelly: Now to destroy it!
???: “So you’ve come.”
Kelly: “Who’s there?”

A distinctive-looking Human woman steps out from behind the stone.  Even though Kelly has never seen the woman in person, she knows exactly who she was talking to.  This is the woman who stole aspirin and laundry detergent from the grocery store – the Sorenson agent!

???: “Greetings, Kelly Darkdusk.  My name is Cari Geron, and…”
Kelly: “And you work for my mother.”
Cari: “Yes, but only under duress.  The Sorensons have kidnapped my son, and I would like to…end…my working relationship with them.”
Kelly: “And how do I know this isn’t a trap?”
Cari: “We both want Donna Sorenson gone.”
Kelly: I’m still unconvinced, but if I kill Donna and kidnap this woman’s son, she’ll be working for me instead of my family!
Kelly: “Deal.”

Kelly returns home and realizes that she’s running low on plasma fruit.  This calls for one thing – a trip to the grocery store!  She quickly robs the store.  While she’s doing so, Cyrus starts teaching Maya the ways of the Vampire.

Pretty soon it’s Cyrus’ turn to rob the grocery store, but while he’s on the way to the store, Daydream Ivy calls to ask him on a date.  He turns her down and makes a note to tell Kelly about it.  Then he proceeds to rob the store – or rather, use his celebrity status to get free plasma fruit.

The next morning, Maria decides she wants something different from the usual plasma juice or fruit for breakfast.
Maria: While Mother’s asleep, I’ll steal this cake from the refrigerator!

She doesn’t wake Kelly up; Maya takes care of that for her.  But by the time Kelly is awake, all of the evidence that Maria had eaten any cake is gone!  Well, except the fact that there is less cake in the refrigerator.  Buy Kelly is too busy taking care of Maya to notice what Maria has done.

Noticing that there is a Human school bus waiting for Maria, Cyrus takes a bit of time to tell her about school.
Cyrus: “Remember, you’re a Darkdusk.  You’re superior to everyone else in this town.  And don’t let the Humans at the school tell you otherwise.”
Maria: “Got it!”

And Maria goes off to her first day of school.
Maria: This looks like a lot of fun!  I wonder who all these people are…
???: “Hello class.  I’m Mr. Van Gould, and I will be your teacher.”
Class: “Hello, Mr. Van Gould.”
Maria: He’s a Vampire…just like me.

Cyrus gets a call from the science lab.  Apparently, some of the scientists have been reading the tabloids and have read about the times where people had died near The Great Darkness.  They offer Cyrus the opportunity to test their new Ghost-O-Matic machine.
Cyrus: “Should I take it?”
Kelly: “Do it.”  This fits perfectly into my plans.

After a performance, Cyrus comes home just in time for Maya’s development ceremony!  The ceremony goes off without a hitch.

What are Kelly’s plans?  Is Cari telling the truth?  And what’s going on at the school?  Find out next time on Realm of Dusk!

Realm of Dusk - Piercing of the Barriers

It's finally finished!  This is my final version of the "Piercing of the Barriers" video.  I'm going to get back to the Darkdusk legacy come the new year.

Realm of Dusk - The Darkdusk Legacy - Status Update

Hello everyone.  PSDuckie here.

I'm holding off on posting chapter 8 of the Darkdusk legacy until after I finish the Piercing of the Barriers video.  This is because the video reveals some Realm of Dusk history that I'm going to be referring to in chapter 8.

Thank you for reading!

Realm of Dusk - The Darkdusk Legacy - Chapter 7: Two Daughters and a Sun

Later that night, Cyrus and Maria have a bit of fun playing together.

The next night, Kelly isn’t feeling all that well as she cleans up the dirty dishes from Maria’s birthday party.  Maybe she ate a bad plasma fruit?  On top of that, the sink is broken!  Kelly fixes the sink and finishes cleaning up the dishes, only to find the toilet broken.  She is not having a good night!

As Cyrus goes to the park to perform, Kelly tries unsuccessfully to fix the toilet.  She is still feeling sick, and reminds herself to check for bad plasma fruit next time she robs the grocery store.  Finally, a sound from upstairs takes Kelly’s attention away from the toilet.  It’s Maria, who had been sleeping and is not awake.

Kelly can’t understand what Maria is saying, and so teaches the young Vampire how to talk.

Later that night, Kelly learns why she was feeling sick earlier.  She’s pregnant again; Maria is going to have a younger sibling.  Both Kelly and Cyrus hope for another daughter.  Maria is too young to know the consequences of either gender; if she were old enough to know, she would probably have hoped for a son.

The next day, Kelly sits down at the TV, and she is amazed by what she sees.

Host: “And we’re back at the 48^th Annual Realm of Dusk Entertainment Awards!”
Co-Host: “That’s right.  And now, the award for Best Acrobat goes to…”
Host: “The Great Darkness!!!”

Kelly, unsure about what she just saw, turns off the TV.  She knew Cyrus was good, but the best in the Realm?

Meanwhile, at the park, an elderly woman is enjoying Cyrus’ performance.  It is the last performance she will ever enjoy; she dies happily of old age.

As Cyrus mourns the old woman’s death, Maria plays with a new toy, a doll named Cosmo.  Kelly wonders where the doll came from; she didn’t buy it.  Maybe Cyrus did?

The next morning, Kelly feels the familiar pains that signal the coming of the baby.  Unwilling to give birth in the house this time, she and Cyrus rush to the hospital, hiring a babysitter to take care of Maria.

Kelly and Cyrus come home several hours later with baby Maya.  However, Maya isn’t the only Darkdusk child having a birthday that day; it’s also Maria’s birthday!  Maya’s birth leaves no time for a party; the Darkdusks simply perform the ritual and Maria grows into a child Vampire.

Meanwhile, at the border with the Realm of Night…

???: “Once I place this stone, the Vampires will be no more.”

The agent digs a small hole in the ground, and places the stone into the hole.  As the stone settles in, the sun’s rays grow stronger…

Will the Darkdusks survive this new assault?  Will they finally find out the identity of the agent?  And how will Maria and baby Maya grow up in this changed world?  Find out next time on Realm of Dusk!

Realm of Dusk - Piercing of the Barriers Preview

Hello everyone.  PSDuckie here.

I'm making this post in response to one of the comments on chapter 3 of the Darkdusk legacy.

Since I read that comment, I've been wanting to go into more detail about the Four Realms, but I had to come up with more lore before I could post anything.  Now, with the Time theme on ModTheSims, I am finally ready to reveal the preview for my first Realm of Dusk video!

Piercing of the Barriers

Millennia before Kelly and Cyrus Darkdusk launched their campaign to conquer the Realm of Dusk...

Realm travel was impossible, as the Barriers between the Realms were still intact.  However, a leak in the Barrier between the Realm of Dusk and the Realm of Dawn allowed a small amount of power to leak from Dawn into Dusk.  The inhabitants of the Realm of Dusk called this mysterious power "magic" and formed the Order of Magi to regulate its use.

One Magus wanted more power than the Order could ever provide.  He set out on a journey to find the source of all magic, and in the process, formed his own legacy...