Time Within Darkness
EnglishPublished Nov 9, 2026
Time Within Darkness is a serial in English. Part 1 is printed here in full; the story continues from Part 2 in the official app.
From Part 2 the story is in the official app — the code is in the bar at the bottom of the page.
The story
During an escape room game, Nora's boyfriend Marcus and her best friend Ella leave her locked inside a coffin for over eight hours, promising to return in ten minutes. When a panicked employee finally frees her, Marcus brushes it off, and Ella's social media reveals the two spent the day at a theme park, calling Nora a scaredy-cat. For three years, the couple claimed to avoid roller coasters and horror films to protect Nora's weak heart, but she discovers they have been sneaking away to chase thrills without her all along.
Nora finds an old job offer from a research institute in London and quietly begins planning her exit. Marcus schedules a tandem skydiving trip for their fifth anniversary, lying about a family visit, while Nora books a visa appointment for the same day. When Marcus suggests a hike to a mountain chapel, Nora agrees, knowing a new rappelling course awaits them there.
This time, the wish she makes will not be for them.
Opening
During an escape room game, my boyfriend and my best friend left me locked inside a coffin.
They promised it would only be ten minutes. They said they would solve the final puzzle and come right back to let me out. But I ended up counting fifty blocks of ten minutes. Over eight hours in the dark.
When the heavy wooden lid finally creaked open, it wasn't Marcus or Ella waiting outside. It was a panicked, apologetic employee.
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Questions
- How many parts of Time Within Darkness can I read here?
- One. Part 1 is printed here in full, and it is the only Part this site carries.
- Where does Time Within Darkness continue after Part 1?
- In the official app. Part 2 onward is not published on this site. Install the app, open it, and enter the code 586161 — it takes you straight to this story instead of the app’s front page.
- What is the code 586161 for?
- It tells the official app which story you were reading here. Copy it from the bar at the bottom of the page and enter it after installing.
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