There was a celebration in the deep, dark woods – their Master, the Devil had taken birth in the human world. His first masterful act was to kill his mother – she died during childbirth. His father, in a state of shock, refused to see the child, and uttered the words – “Oh, May he be Damned”. And Damned became the name he was known by.
Damned was brought up by his aunt, who was labelled a ‘narcissist psychopath’ by many. She loved taking credit for everything good that happened around her, and was often sarcastic to Damned. She was soon forced into silence by the equally acerbic Damned.
He grew up to the President of a top-level corporation, but remained highly insecure. He would set people up against one another, create uncalled for competition and conflicts and did not allow people to develop professionally. They had to remain at his mercy in some manner. He was a known sexual predator, as he saw human beings as toys to please him – in any way. Respect was a word he didn’t know – he just expected people to fall in line with his wishes. The employees who quit often wondered why he looked so angry on seeing the resignations. It was not a good sign to let people escape his clutches.
He had placed high hopes on his only son. Somehow, the child appeared too timid in his eyes. He had all the support from his successful father, but was more dependent than powerful. On a fateful day, he was abducted and killed, though the father was willing to pay the ransom amount.
The abductor was arrested, and his confession in court was
“This was the only way I could hurt the monster. I wanted revenge.”
Damned had spawned some more evil in the world.
Tale Weaver – #216 – Fairy Tale – The Evil/Dark side

I did like the name you chose, and I thought you told a story of the dark side well fitting of the prompt.Thanks for adding your thoughts this week.
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Thanks for the prompt, Michael! I can wtite a whole book on different forms of evil. Have faced so much of it, but survived intact.
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I’m relieved to hear it.
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Terrifying story Reena. Evil begets more evil. It’s a vicious circle.
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They need to build circles and chains to protect their secrets. Provoking revenge may not be planned, but a consequence of their actions.
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Displaced anger is a contagion that spreads more easily than love. It’s taken thousands of years for a few civilizations to grow and provide enough sustenance and safety for a modicum of positive attitudes to grow. But they are fragile seeds easily plowed under by evil. Threatened people are quick to anger, and many people feel threatened. To avoid all threats, simply control the world… tyranny still succeeds in many evil places like pockets of cancer on the Earth.
With a limited number of words you’ve done well to show how evil spreads.
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Thank you, Doug!
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