But neither could compare with the gargantuan natural edifice that was the mountain upon which Nachtstürm Castle rose. It was a mountain made of the darkness between two lightning bolts. It was made less of earth than Stygian frost. Whole towns fell away as they ascended, as though the ranks of black and frowning conifers waged war against the humans below. Even the path — rather narrow and rarely straight — seemed less made by centuries of pilgrim feet and more by the trace of some careless demon’s claw. It was, in fact, perfect. Emily C.A. Snyder
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The mountain that rose before them was huge and ominous. Its peak rose like a great spear, sharp and unforgiving. At its base, the path seemed narrow and treacherous, having been made by many feet over the centuries. It was dark and foreboding, as though it were alive or inhabited by some unknown beast.

The night sky above it seemed to be the same color as its walls, like the darkness inside a cave full of fireflies. Its almost perfect shape reminded them of something not quite right. Perhaps it was just that there was something there that shouldn't be.

Source: NachtstaRm Castle: A Gothic Austen Novel

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