See the sequel to this story here: ua-cam.com/video/FBqILtr57mo/v-deo.html Check out my new audiobook "Childe Roland" www.audible.com/pd/B0CYR43H9G Hey everyone! I hope you have a great weekend! let me know what you think of the story!
Hi all! Author (Woundlicker) here. My sincere thanks to Ronnie and the team for this excellent narration. The main themes I wanted to explore in this story were sin and redemption, and how people act in a crisis situation, so hopefully the concept worked okay for you all! PS I also write the alien abductions stories under Traveller so thanks to those who have supported this series! Edit - I am planning a sequel to this story which will reveal the fates of Joshua, Sally and Milo.
@@Darksomnium Thank you so much Ronnie. It's been a dream come true to have my stories brought to life by an artist of your calibre. Not forgetting the excellent work by TJ, Rom and Spirit Voices!
@@croaton07 you are no less vile if you group people together like that. btw, men commit more sex-based crimes but most we don’t hate men like men do us. 👍
@@croaton07 lmfao don’t turn this into a woman thing, she’s just a character. mind you the mc is also primarily complicit in the murder & just stayed silent while sally took initiative (which she didn’t need to do but, was looking out for the MC. could’ve just convinced him to fess up and she wouldn’t have gotten charged), just as he did when she started lying to the man. his silence is complicity & that’s why milo was upset at him as well. sally is clearly a representation of the human drive to survive in life threatening situations. and she’s not wrong for insisting she doesn’t deserve to go to hell for mc’s mistake. because it was his mistake. i don’t think she was evil, she was just put in a life threatening situation.
@@MlAGOTHPerhaps everyone belonged there for one reason or another. For that matter, were Sally and Milo even there at all or was it all a test? Also that monk sending himself to the back struck me as kind of odd, yet the author saw fit to make that part of the story. Did what portal he went through even matter? Lol 💛
Geez, poor Milo. Can't say I feel bad for Josh's fate. He might not have wanted to murder Milo, but his cowardice led to his death and prevented Milo's wife from gaining closure. The ex is so manipulative, too. I kind of pity Josh, but that does not excuse his actions, or rather his inaction. A compelling protagonist, don't get me wrong--just one I don't personally like as a person, and I'm sure that was the author's intention. Good story all around.
I'd have liked to see what her fate would've been. She was guilty of the same crime and manipulated Josh into letting her go. I imagine that just sent her to double-hell.
@@Darkmirror7 there is an implication that she went to hell too "Your attempt was futile but you don't know that yet" that was said by Shadow man to Josh
There is also the possibility that the entire "shadowlands" part is simply another test, and the only real person there was Josh. Of course, being talked into a sacrifice by the same person who talked you into the sin in question doesn't really seem a point in Josh's favor. But, then that little bit of hope that it might end soon is likely part of the torture as well.
The end has me intrigued. When the shadow told Joshua that his sacrifice was futile I wondered if that meant Sally went to Hell anyway. Which leads me to believe that the light and vortex sending people to Heaven and Hell is a red herring (it doesn't matter which one you enter, seeing as the shadows didn't know whether to send Joshua) and conjured by the shadows to observe how people act in extreme situations, to see who they really are. The fact that they count Joshua's "noble sacrifice" can support this. By the same logic, Sally could have gone to hell because all she did was lie, cheat, and deceive her way to the front. I am confused as to why the shadow sounded so certain Joshua "won't see her again, not for a while anyway." If they're deciding, and Sally is in one or the other, how could it know Joshua would meet her as if they were going to the same place? Perhaps there's a pre-destination meet-up place. Very interesting. I'm glad there's a strong possibility Sally went to Hell as smugly as she walked through the light. That would be awesome 😎.
For me it sounds like: "You are not seeing her again, unless we finally decide to also send you to hell (where she is), but it will take us a while to make that decision."
@@johannageisel5390yesssss, was just gonna comment this exact thing lol but saw you already did, I totally agree, he may see her again if they decide to send him to hell where she is, but he's got a long wait in purgatory before a decision is made... That's what I got from it, amazing story, and i actually really like the ending, it's not obvious what happens to them, but there's hints, and it sort of leaves it up to us to decide.
Maybe hell is not eternal in this story. Like people can get out once they pay for their sins. So either the MC sees his ex in hell or sees her in heaven when she's done being punished.
Hey, I posted a comment a month or two ago about getting sober and you replied, can tell you I'm still clean, still not great but it's been slowly getting better :) thanks for all your hard work, can't wait to chill out and listen to this!
Keep a good support system. Hopefully you have loved ones to keep you accountable, and not ones that also use lol What did you quit using, and when? I've been trying to stay clean too. All I need is pot to keep my emotions in check, which I'm not proud of. Congratulations by the way!
Keep it up man! It gets easier, I promise. If you stumble, get back up. It ain’t over til it’s over. I was thinking about it and part of my personal hell would be never ending withdrawal. Most of my sins have been committed in the name of feeding my addiction in one way or another. I hope I can atone somewhat at least by helping other addicts. 🖤
With this few people in the line everyone would immediately realize who's making it or not. I expected protagonists to cut in front and manage to secure their good placement only for portals to switch places as some kind of anti line cutting mechanism so they would essentially doom themselves. As usual in these afterlife stories there's never a clear answer at the end.
I think that's basically what happened - the "doorway of light" was actually the portal to Hell the whole time, not the Vortex. It's like a final test, notice how the people entering the front of the line are described as fighting each other and selfishly trying to get up there, while people at the back of the line include ones like the woman trying to save the man being pulled through, and the man who took someone else's place at the back and calmly accepted his fate.
@@TamsinVno both portals take u to purgatory but it's a deception to test people, because you mentioned people fighting, well people were fighting in the back that's where the biggest fights took place, however in the front majority of people just crossed the line out of fear, I think the monk figured it out after the man near the light got impatient and went to the light getting incinerated on the spot
He got a legitimate flash back to the crime, no reason to reach. He was going to hell regardless from what the shadowy man said. Rather he went through the light or the spiral, it wouldn't have mattered
@@basic6735manipulative, with psychopathic tendencies it sounds like, by the way she acted with the crime! Ha, she seems to not have any guilt about it either, and then also coldly manipulated Josh at the end again to switch places, just thinking about herself and having no remorse or guilt about what she did or what she was doing with Josh at the end. It does sound like she might have some narcissistic tendencies as well, just maybe not fully a narcissist. Just what I got from it!
I love that it's about forgiveness... one last chance to be a good person and forgive and make a self-sacrifice... that's why the man went to the back of the line willingly... or maybe I just read too much into that part
No ..I believe that you are correct..upon thinking it over...there may have been only one character in the story to begin with. A final test to a redemption arc? The other players there to reinforce his basic makeup as a human? Like I said earlier...I'm going to have to listen to this one again. See if it helps me to come up with a final resolution.
@anon3746Lol, don't read the comments before finishing the story then, that's pretty obvious when it comes to these UA-cam story videos, so it's your own fault, you spoilered yourself lol
I thought for sure when he sacrificed himself for his ex and went to purgatory that he was going to relive that night of the accident and possibly have a chance to change the outcome. Maybe by avoiding Milo or even confessing to his crime. But I guess being in purgatory is better than hell. And since he was told he wouldn't see his ex for a long while, he would eventually get out of there. Great story. Love your channel. I also bought your hoodie. Thank you for always having something for me to listen to while I work.
Darksomnium i not only love ur channel and binge watch all the time.... but i love the ones with this background.... i live in a complex with a lot of grounds and i love going to these ones when the groundskeepers are mowing, whippersnipping etc so i can read along with the bits i cant hear.... thanx for these 🥰
Time for another couple months of binge watching your videos to catch back up on Creepypastas. Been almost a year since I've done a marathon of your narrations. Keep up the fantastic work and just gotta say that you get me hooked every video.
The implied destination of each portal is there to drive each group to face their story. Each one of the groups making swaps or running out did so to accept their literal place. Like bald dude being zen... He faced whatever he did and accepted his fate. They all probably had similar revelations with each other that needed to be factored into their ultimate judgement. The whole thing reminds me of Mitch Albom's the five people you meet in heaven
Hey, I don’t normally watch the videos (normally an audio person), but I noticed the subtitles on the “radio” this episode. I thought it was super cool and definitely different compared to other creepypasta youtubers. I think you should keep it up👍 love your stuff ❤
I'm thinking of this queue as a play on one of my favorite quotes. Give a man a mask and he'll reveal his true self. That queue seems to be a proving ground. The hint was the guy who sat and embraced his fate at the end of the line. He didn't scream compared to people before him who were terrified. Those that gave themselves for the greater good probably got the "good ending". People like the ex probably got the bad ending and rightfully so. The MC who fell into a gray area, have a chance to redeem themselves. Great story and narration DS!
I think Milo was just a projecton of their sin. And as the shadowman said, Joshs sacrifice was futile, but not for himself (it safed him from going direct to hell). But Sally went to Hell. I think the portals appearances are just a visual trick to meassure the behaviour of the dead in the end.
@@NyarlathotepWelfareand also he’s the only one noted to have injuries from his death, and since everyone there should already be dead, that means that at least one of them should have been noted to be significantly injured or mauled. While we don’t know for sure how Josh died, he mentions the last thing he remembered was driving, so it’s fair to assume that he crashed and died (likely him and Sally crashed into each other unless she lied). If they crashed, there would certainly be signs of that happening based off of their appearance and they would have commented on that. For that reason, I think that Milo was just a projection and everyone else may or may not have been real.
I have been on a kick for scary stories all day. I saw this, and was like "Finally! Something I actually would want to listen to." Then I saw you posted it, thought that I had listened to it already, but then saw 45 MINUTES AGO!!! THIS IS AWESOME. thank you!!! Your stories get me through waiting for things to do at work :)
I love how the idea and concept of purgatory was worked into this story. I also love that the protagonist turned out to be Milo's murderer... and that he wanted to do the right thing to pay off his bad karma. Neat.
Did he really tho? It didn't feel like he wanted to genuinely repent for what he'd done, he was manipulated by his girlfriend and was too cowardly to take his own responsibility in either direction.
@@husky0098 Maybe he was manipulated, but I think he was manipulated so easily because he did have feelings of remorse about it. He's still far away from reincarnation though! Haha.
I've been saving this for bedtime and I can finally listen snuggled in with the lights off! Thank you DS! I will definitely look into the audio book! Have a great weekend everyone!🤗💜👻
In your previous story “sea of fractured circuits” there’s an ominous song/track you use at minute 16:14. It gives me such goosebumps and is so perfectly composed. Would love to hear it separately. Your sound design is second to none. You’re incredibly talented! Can’t wait to listen to this story very intriguing title. Regards from Spain!
I love love love the subtitles on the radio screen! Super cool and creative and also inclusive! I always appreciate people who put effort into their subtitles and especially when its in such a creative way! I hope we see more of this in the future!
I’ve been looking forward to bed all day! Not because I’m tired but because I’ve been looking forward to listening to you read a new story. Thanks for all the work you do! 😃
I feel awful for Milo, but wow do I want nothing more than for both Josh and Sally to rot in hell. Josh for his cowardice and inability to take responsibility for his own actions, Sally for her manipulation and coverup of Josh's crime. If we do get the sequel as Woundlicker says they've planned I sure hope Milo gets some justice for what happened to him.
Yea but, what was he doing walking down an unlit 'abandoned' road at night with no light or reflectors? When I walk at night I stay on the sidewalk or side as much as possible- that's just personal responsibility. It sounds like Joshua only briefly looked over to Sally, so presumably before that the road was clear. Meaning Milo possibly even jumped or stumbled out of the woods into the vehicle's path. He should take a bit of personal responsibility for his own predicament. And he sounds like a suspicious guy to me, walking around at night with no light.
@@mikew3194 I hate to say it, but you kind of make a fair point. Still on Milo’s side obviously and feel bad for him, but he was kind of jay walking in the dead of night. The whole crash scene was really confusing to me though because the way it was described, it did seem like Milo almost kind of just walked onto a street he had assumed was empty. I think Sally and Josh still panicked though because there’s the “it’s always the driver’s fault” saying. I don’t think Milo is suspicious though, just made a fatal mistake. I also think Josh is a better person than people are giving him credit for. He did something horrible like I agree, but I don’t think he deserves eternal damnation. He was obviously in a very emotionally abusive relationship where he didn’t feel like he had control over his life or even himself. He spent so much time trying to give love and affection to others that he forgot to show that love and affection towards himself. It’s quite sad honestly and from the way he talks in the story, he actually sounds like a genuinely good guy, who did a very horrible thing, due to his lack of trust in himself, leaving him incredibly vulnerable to people like Sally.
Just wanted to say been watching your channel for a while and your narration has help me throw alot of hard times. The story you choose always has a very immerse feel to them that help me tune out of my life and sometime take a way something too. Also ya do a wonderful job of putting the story together! So please keep it up I do appreciate it
Am I the only one who really got tears in their eyes at the end ? The outro song and a man repenting for their sins, truly a beautiful story and a masterly narration, yet again you have outdone yourself Lord Somnium!!
Hey I just got a say, I really appreciate your narrations. It is such a bright point of my day when I can enjoy some phenomenal storytelling without having to use my less than reliable eyesight. Keep up the amazing work
I have never seen a youtuber that interacts with his fans as much as you. Fame hasn't changed you one bit. I have topics that I favour over creepypastas so your channel is not necessarily my favourite. But as a person you really are. Thank you for being you. Seriously.
Omg I am totally Captivated by this story this has be one of my favorites, Ronnie you are such a great narrator and I appreciate your story telling so much they get me through so many hard days! Hope you find some cool rocks!
I love how you consistantly have over 1hr stories. You have great story choices. You just so good at this. I can always count on enjoying it. Plus over an hour long is great for bed time. If I fall aleep I listen again and its still like a new story. Thank you ☺
I love stories like this! Not where I expected the end to go, but I’m all for it! I’m a huge fan of the alien/supernatural narration videos you do as well! Keep it up Somnium!
Audio book!!? Uuh yeah, my weekend got great JUST now! 🤩 And been waiting for another rules story, this is gonna be sweet, thanks for all the hard work you do man! 💜🖤💜🖤😁
So far the story is great as always. Do you think you will ever do any stories again by the guy who wrote the ledt right game? Or the guy who wrote the secret government prison fighting one? I loved those so much. Anyway, I was just wondering. Thanks Ronnie
Do you even realise how great your content is? I'm a bus driver in italy and your stories comfort me every day, I'm listening all over again from the beginning, thank you, sincerely.
That's some damn good acting, especially for the part of Milo. I'm always impressed by the quality of the stories on this channel too, I always resubscribe when I get a new account.
Another great narration like always. You are one of the better ones. You always have a consistent great quality and you seem to really care about your community. Keep up the great work!
I LOVE THAT YOU NARRATE A RULES CREEPY STORY NOW!!! I WAITED SOO LONG FOR THIS!! Did you do anything similar previously, or is this really the first one? Examples are welcome to be added to my playlist😍🔥
Josh sounds like he's potentially even less in the wrong with how Sally comes across as an outright psychopath who is manipulating him the whole time to try to help herself. I'm really curious what the place is like where Sally ended up, but it sounds like the first place is just one final chance to have agency in your own fate when you realize you're already dead and you assume your position in a line is what actually determines it. That way you end up showing what kind of person you really are.
Your consistent uploads and phenomenal audio quality imo make you easily the best creepypasta;horror narrator on the platform. It really helps that theres a female voice actor on top of that as well, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Hey somnium. I don't think you'll remember but I use your stories to listen to. I scored 2nd highest in my generation of 80 on my math semi finals so thank you for your service
This was a good story, definitely very engaging. I definitely considered early on that the two portals were opposing what they seemed to be, but I like the idea that neither specifically meant anything. That they were just a place to prove themselves. The idea that you find out who a person fundamentally is in crisis. Milo, despite all his rage and justified frustration, actually helped Sally and Joshua throughout. Joshua was weak, rather than bad. The idea that in the end, the choices he made weren’t enough to damn or save him, but to commit him to purgatory is interesting. Seems to me protag will end up in Heaven, after paying his dues, as he is genuinely remorseful, whereas Sally felt no remorse and therefore won’t.
Don't think placement in the line was based on how much of a "virtuous life" you lived, otherwise Sally would be way, way behind both of the other guys, since she's a far worse person. Where Josh's actions were mostly out of cowardice and fear, she was malicious and deceitful. She was the one who planned the whole "drown the car with the body inside" thing, and it was Josh showing remorse for the whole ordeal, while she stayed silent during confrontation with Milo, only to say "honey, let me skip the line, I just made the problem disappear" - which shows complete lack of remorse on her part. Oh, and she also lied about being a loving parent to try and skip the line - and she did that while assuming that she'd be sending the guy for ETERNAL damnation. Just think about that. That is also why I am convinced that she actually played her ex, just like she tried to play Milo. With that said, I think The Line on both ends leads to the same outcome: actual judgement. It won't make sense why, say, a convicted killer would be able to make it to heaven just because they bullshit well - and you can bet some charismatic guy like Ted Bundy would be able to bullshit his way through the line pretty well. Even if not all the way to the front, then far enough from the back to eventually make it to the light in one piece. Why do the whole light and vortex thing then? I think it's just some demon mind games - the whole thing thing is set up without any subtlety, so any person who spends a bit of time in the line would get the general idea of "light gud, dark vortex bad, skip the line u ded", with last part not making much sense because everyone's dead already. Which would lead to people trying any and all things imagineable to skip the line - and you'd imagine that if it actually was futile, that would be the kind of sick entertainment a demon from hell would enjoy watching. Alos, chances are that those who are ready to fight and/or lie their way through would be the ones more likely to actually make it to the light - which doesn't make sense if the whole think functioned as judgement itself. However, if both ends *lead* to actual judgement, even I like the idea that some Ted Bundy type of guy would get through the line thinking he got this all figured out - only to realise he didn't get saved, he got played for a fool, and his futile attempts at bringing his ass to salvation were just an entertainment for the wardens. The time in the line, however, isn't completely futile - as we see with Josh, decisions made there CAN influence the outcome, so you can consider it part demon entertainment, part preliminary sorting. As for the people who break the line and get caught by demons - my best bet is that they don't die (everyone's dead already, remember?). They just get tortured *a bit* for disobeying the order, and then get put back into the line for judgement some time later. Otherwise, trying to book it would be a no-brainer if you're a shitbag: because if anyone had a choice between "i die a painful but quick death" and "i have to suffer for all eternity" - the first one is an obvious way out. Not to mention that even the most virtuous person could probably get scared shitless and try booking it. As a sidenote: at the beginning I had a funny idea that the whole reason as to why there's the line is because there's way more people now. And with more people living in the world, there's more people dying every day - but the afterlife bureacracy can only work so fast, which results in increased waiting time.
I tend to have these vids on in the background as I work but around 41 minutes in I happened to check the screen and I'm surprised of the graphic that is playing!! Really cool idea there, mate!
It's one of the awesome things about Dark Somnium: he's cool enough to somehow trick time to respond to the people enjoying listening. He's a people's champion storyteller
I absolutely love the content you produce and the quality is constantly improving. Thanks for the hard work and commitment you make. You truly deserve success and I'm thankful for this channel 🤙
The author's comment is pinned and said he might be doing a follow up to this, check it out if ya want. I just started listening and I'm at the part where the guy stepped over the line and... You know, lol ✌️😎👍 Edit: had to add "and"
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See the sequel to this story here: ua-cam.com/video/FBqILtr57mo/v-deo.html
Check out my new audiobook "Childe Roland" www.audible.com/pd/B0CYR43H9G
Hey everyone! I hope you have a great weekend! let me know what you think of the story!
YOOOOO new story AND an audio book? Absolutely blessed. Eating good today 🙏❤
I’m so tempted to become a patron
oooo, you get some cool stuff if you do, like free merch every few months. @@TimelessAbsurdity
I love these videos, they keeps me busy and entertained while I work.
Just got my credit also! Guess what I'm going to download later! 👍👍👍👍
Hi all! Author (Woundlicker) here. My sincere thanks to Ronnie and the team for this excellent narration. The main themes I wanted to explore in this story were sin and redemption, and how people act in a crisis situation, so hopefully the concept worked okay for you all! PS I also write the alien abductions stories under Traveller so thanks to those who have supported this series!
Edit - I am planning a sequel to this story which will reveal the fates of Joshua, Sally and Milo.
always a pleasure to work with you, its awesome to see your range of storytelling!
@@Darksomnium Thank you so much Ronnie. It's been a dream come true to have my stories brought to life by an artist of your calibre. Not forgetting the excellent work by TJ, Rom and Spirit Voices!
it's so morally gray, I love it.
I feel like Sarah definitely went to hell
sally 😂
Loved this story & loved playing Milo, thanks so much for having me!
Love your narrations Sir Blackwell. Great voice acing brother💪🏾🇯🇲
keep up the good work dusk. we love your narations
You sir have a creepiness that is Above all others! I do hope to hear much more!
Two 🐐s!!!!!
You did so good
I do feel bad for Milo and the main character, but Sally on the other hand comes off as a very evil person with what she did when alive and dead.
Sad, but very, very true. Also the perks of being gay lol.
@@croaton07 you are no less vile if you group people together like that. btw, men commit more sex-based crimes but most we don’t hate men like men do us. 👍
@@croaton07 lmfao don’t turn this into a woman thing, she’s just a character.
mind you the mc is also primarily complicit in the murder & just stayed silent while sally took initiative (which she didn’t need to do but, was looking out for the MC. could’ve just convinced him to fess up and she wouldn’t have gotten charged), just as he did when she started lying to the man. his silence is complicity & that’s why milo was upset at him as well.
sally is clearly a representation of the human drive to survive in life threatening situations. and she’s not wrong for insisting she doesn’t deserve to go to hell for mc’s mistake. because it was his mistake. i don’t think she was evil, she was just put in a life threatening situation.
glad youre gay so no woman has to suffer your personality
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@@MlAGOTHPerhaps everyone belonged there for one reason or another. For that matter, were Sally and Milo even there at all or was it all a test? Also that monk sending himself to the back struck me as kind of odd, yet the author saw fit to make that part of the story. Did what portal he went through even matter? Lol 💛
me: I need a creepy story
darksomnium: *30 seconds later* I gotchu
haha enjoy!
@@Darksomniumfor real dude do u ever sleep?! lol u are much appreciated sir 🙏
@@melissaamyasmr3575no duh, he's a creepy shadow creature
I literally got to work. Got set up. Popped in my ear buds. And boom. Perfect timing.
@@melissaamyasmr3575 Seriously, are you always this horny?
I love the subtitles on the radio, whether the style or aesthetic of having them pass by to follow. Awesome video as always, your effort inspires
Glad you like them!
I just noticed this and that is so dang cool!!!
I was gonna like your comment. But it's at 69 likes.
Nice
@@dubstepfreakofficial6929 i have 69 likes?? woh that blew up
Geez, poor Milo. Can't say I feel bad for Josh's fate. He might not have wanted to murder Milo, but his cowardice led to his death and prevented Milo's wife from gaining closure. The ex is so manipulative, too. I kind of pity Josh, but that does not excuse his actions, or rather his inaction. A compelling protagonist, don't get me wrong--just one I don't personally like as a person, and I'm sure that was the author's intention. Good story all around.
I'd have liked to see what her fate would've been. She was guilty of the same crime and manipulated Josh into letting her go. I imagine that just sent her to double-hell.
@@Darkmirror7 there is an implication that she went to hell too
"Your attempt was futile but you don't know that yet" that was said by Shadow man to Josh
There is also the possibility that the entire "shadowlands" part is simply another test, and the only real person there was Josh.
Of course, being talked into a sacrifice by the same person who talked you into the sin in question doesn't really seem a point in Josh's favor.
But, then that little bit of hope that it might end soon is likely part of the torture as well.
Yeah, I'd hoped Josh and Sally got horrible fates. Not a satisfying ending at all
No such thing as double-Hell. Hell is Hell. Both Sally and Josh are there because they are terrible people. @Darkmirror7
The end has me intrigued.
When the shadow told Joshua that his sacrifice was futile I wondered if that meant Sally went to Hell anyway. Which leads me to believe that the light and vortex sending people to Heaven and Hell is a red herring (it doesn't matter which one you enter, seeing as the shadows didn't know whether to send Joshua) and conjured by the shadows to observe how people act in extreme situations, to see who they really are. The fact that they count Joshua's "noble sacrifice" can support this. By the same logic, Sally could have gone to hell because all she did was lie, cheat, and deceive her way to the front.
I am confused as to why the shadow sounded so certain Joshua "won't see her again, not for a while anyway." If they're deciding, and Sally is in one or the other, how could it know Joshua would meet her as if they were going to the same place? Perhaps there's a pre-destination meet-up place.
Very interesting. I'm glad there's a strong possibility Sally went to Hell as smugly as she walked through the light. That would be awesome 😎.
thats quite the implication the shadow made
Maybe its hell on both sides or heaven depending upon your actions
For me it sounds like: "You are not seeing her again, unless we finally decide to also send you to hell (where she is), but it will take us a while to make that decision."
@@johannageisel5390yesssss, was just gonna comment this exact thing lol but saw you already did, I totally agree, he may see her again if they decide to send him to hell where she is, but he's got a long wait in purgatory before a decision is made... That's what I got from it, amazing story, and i actually really like the ending, it's not obvious what happens to them, but there's hints, and it sort of leaves it up to us to decide.
Maybe hell is not eternal in this story. Like people can get out once they pay for their sins. So either the MC sees his ex in hell or sees her in heaven when she's done being punished.
I get the same impression. Even this "devil" suggested that the portals were just suggestions. Simulacra if you will.
Hey, I posted a comment a month or two ago about getting sober and you replied, can tell you I'm still clean, still not great but it's been slowly getting better :) thanks for all your hard work, can't wait to chill out and listen to this!
Congrats!! You're doing great and I know I'm a stranger but I'm proud of your progress. I wish you all the best in the future. :)
Keep a good support system. Hopefully you have loved ones to keep you accountable, and not ones that also use lol
What did you quit using, and when? I've been trying to stay clean too. All I need is pot to keep my emotions in check, which I'm not proud of. Congratulations by the way!
good job
He, that's great! Keep at it, you can do it!
Keep it up man! It gets easier, I promise. If you stumble, get back up. It ain’t over til it’s over.
I was thinking about it and part of my personal hell would be never ending withdrawal. Most of my sins have been committed in the name of feeding my addiction in one way or another. I hope I can atone somewhat at least by helping other addicts. 🖤
With this few people in the line everyone would immediately realize who's making it or not. I expected protagonists to cut in front and manage to secure their good placement only for portals to switch places as some kind of anti line cutting mechanism so they would essentially doom themselves. As usual in these afterlife stories there's never a clear answer at the end.
ah interesting idea!
I think that's basically what happened - the "doorway of light" was actually the portal to Hell the whole time, not the Vortex. It's like a final test, notice how the people entering the front of the line are described as fighting each other and selfishly trying to get up there, while people at the back of the line include ones like the woman trying to save the man being pulled through, and the man who took someone else's place at the back and calmly accepted his fate.
@@TamsinVno both portals take u to purgatory but it's a deception to test people, because you mentioned people fighting, well people were fighting in the back that's where the biggest fights took place, however in the front majority of people just crossed the line out of fear, I think the monk figured it out after the man near the light got impatient and went to the light getting incinerated on the spot
@@Blaze-hq4ox Or the monk was just willing to bite the bullet and go to the back of the line.
@@wabbitking1355 yh or that
this production quality is insane
Right? He's gotta be one of the best. Hell he's even got one over on dr.creepen
thank you!
He’s the most talented narrator on the platform and it isn’t even close
Wow, Sally is a narcissist! I wonder if she was really the one driving and he got knocked out, so she blamed him. He is a better dude that I thought.
He got a legitimate flash back to the crime, no reason to reach. He was going to hell regardless from what the shadowy man said. Rather he went through the light or the spiral, it wouldn't have mattered
Narcissist means she’s got an inflated sense of self importance, she’s manipulative, not narcissistic
@@basic6735manipulative, with psychopathic tendencies it sounds like, by the way she acted with the crime! Ha, she seems to not have any guilt about it either, and then also coldly manipulated Josh at the end again to switch places, just thinking about herself and having no remorse or guilt about what she did or what she was doing with Josh at the end. It does sound like she might have some narcissistic tendencies as well, just maybe not fully a narcissist. Just what I got from it!
@@Chelle8847 More sociopathic than psychopathic, with the whole using other people as a means to an end thing
No one here has the qualifications to be calling anyone a narcissists. Yes, a Google search gives you a general definition, but that ain't it.
I love that it's about forgiveness... one last chance to be a good person and forgive and make a self-sacrifice... that's why the man went to the back of the line willingly... or maybe I just read too much into that part
No ..I believe that you are correct..upon thinking it over...there may have been only one character in the story to begin with. A final test to a redemption arc? The other players there to reinforce his basic makeup as a human? Like I said earlier...I'm going to have to listen to this one again. See if it helps me to come up with a final resolution.
The spoiler alert came when you opened up the comments.
@anon3746Lol, don't read the comments before finishing the story then, that's pretty obvious when it comes to these UA-cam story videos, so it's your own fault, you spoilered yourself lol
I agree
You're the top pinned comment, it can be read before listening when you load the page. Maybe just dont
A rules creepypasta in 2024 narrated by Ronnie? Hell Yeah.
B)
Weirdly little rules, wouldn’t even have called it a rules pasta
I thought for sure when he sacrificed himself for his ex and went to purgatory that he was going to relive that night of the accident and possibly have a chance to change the outcome. Maybe by avoiding Milo or even confessing to his crime. But I guess being in purgatory is better than hell. And since he was told he wouldn't see his ex for a long while, he would eventually get out of there. Great story. Love your channel. I also bought your hoodie. Thank you for always having something for me to listen to while I work.
He was a drunk driver. That in and of itself is a crime.
After going back and rewatching your past stuff, its amazing how far youve come ! Great as always :]
thank you so much! :)
I’ve been listening to you all day at work and honestly the voice acting and emotion you put into these stories is unmatched, keep it up dude 👍🏻
It's always the most mundane sounding titles that end up hooking you in.
Also the radio subtitles are really cool! Great idea.
Darksomnium i not only love ur channel and binge watch all the time.... but i love the ones with this background.... i live in a complex with a lot of grounds and i love going to these ones when the groundskeepers are mowing, whippersnipping etc so i can read along with the bits i cant hear.... thanx for these 🥰
Goodjob on the voice acting dude, gave me chills. You're getting better
Time for another couple months of binge watching your videos to catch back up on Creepypastas. Been almost a year since I've done a marathon of your narrations. Keep up the fantastic work and just gotta say that you get me hooked every video.
Ha right? I come back to this channel and some SCP ones every couple years.
cool theme for the subtitles, good reader, average stock music not in use, and just has a cool voice. good job man👍 im subscribing
thank you! and i make all the music myself! :)
The implied destination of each portal is there to drive each group to face their story. Each one of the groups making swaps or running out did so to accept their literal place. Like bald dude being zen... He faced whatever he did and accepted his fate. They all probably had similar revelations with each other that needed to be factored into their ultimate judgement.
The whole thing reminds me of Mitch Albom's the five people you meet in heaven
Hey, I don’t normally watch the videos (normally an audio person), but I noticed the subtitles on the “radio” this episode. I thought it was super cool and definitely different compared to other creepypasta youtubers. I think you should keep it up👍 love your stuff ❤
I'm thinking of this queue as a play on one of my favorite quotes. Give a man a mask and he'll reveal his true self. That queue seems to be a proving ground. The hint was the guy who sat and embraced his fate at the end of the line. He didn't scream compared to people before him who were terrified. Those that gave themselves for the greater good probably got the "good ending". People like the ex probably got the bad ending and rightfully so. The MC who fell into a gray area, have a chance to redeem themselves. Great story and narration DS!
Dude i swear you are the best narrator on the whole platform. You deserve more subs.
Wow thank you
Unfortunate, I was really looking forward to Milo stepping forward and Girlfriend getting dragged, leaving Protagonist alone
Omg agreed, Sally was a manipulative b word!
I think Milo was just a projecton of their sin. And as the shadowman said, Joshs sacrifice was futile, but not for himself (it safed him from going direct to hell). But Sally went to Hell. I think the portals appearances are just a visual trick to meassure the behaviour of the dead in the end.
@@NyarlathotepWelfare I think it's possible Sally wasn't there either, I think Josh was the only actual soul there
@@BartoniusAustinius I think sally was there because they implied that sally was in hell, probably because of her deceit.
@@NyarlathotepWelfareand also he’s the only one noted to have injuries from his death, and since everyone there should already be dead, that means that at least one of them should have been noted to be significantly injured or mauled. While we don’t know for sure how Josh died, he mentions the last thing he remembered was driving, so it’s fair to assume that he crashed and died (likely him and Sally crashed into each other unless she lied). If they crashed, there would certainly be signs of that happening based off of their appearance and they would have commented on that. For that reason, I think that Milo was just a projection and everyone else may or may not have been real.
Right as I was getting bored, you always manage to deliver, thanks Ronnie
I hope you like it!
I have been on a kick for scary stories all day. I saw this, and was like "Finally! Something I actually would want to listen to."
Then I saw you posted it, thought that I had listened to it already, but then saw 45 MINUTES AGO!!! THIS IS AWESOME. thank you!!! Your stories get me through waiting for things to do at work :)
good timing! :)
Going to the audiobook as soon as this is done!!! Keep it up man, best part of my week!!
Awesome! Thank you! i hope you like Childe Roland!
I love how the idea and concept of purgatory was worked into this story. I also love that the protagonist turned out to be Milo's murderer... and that he wanted to do the right thing to pay off his bad karma. Neat.
I'm betting sally was driving not mc.
Did he really tho? It didn't feel like he wanted to genuinely repent for what he'd done, he was manipulated by his girlfriend and was too cowardly to take his own responsibility in either direction.
@@husky0098 Maybe he was manipulated, but I think he was manipulated so easily because he did have feelings of remorse about it. He's still far away from reincarnation though! Haha.
these are some of my favorite types of stories man the author really captured the life of the world of this story.
This has got to be the best story I’ve heard in years. Literally a piece of art. Love it! ❤
You are on a roll with these long ones. I like it very much.
Glad you like them! more to come!
@@Darksomnium I prefer lo ger ones. Getting full stories.
@@Darksomnium that is exciting to hear. I appreciate your work very much.
I've been saving this for bedtime and I can finally listen snuggled in with the lights off! Thank you DS! I will definitely look into the audio book! Have a great weekend everyone!🤗💜👻
In your previous story “sea of fractured circuits” there’s an ominous song/track you use at minute 16:14. It gives me such goosebumps and is so perfectly composed. Would love to hear it separately.
Your sound design is second to none. You’re incredibly talented!
Can’t wait to listen to this story very intriguing title.
Regards from Spain!
Love the radio subtitles display!
Woahhhhh a new story while I was listening to a past story this is a great day already🕺🏾Thanks somnium
Hope you enjoy it!
So stoked everytime I see you posting brother.
I love love love the subtitles on the radio screen! Super cool and creative and also inclusive! I always appreciate people who put effort into their subtitles and especially when its in such a creative way! I hope we see more of this in the future!
I thought it was pretty apparent that "He who is first is last". from the start personally.
Oooh, that’s a great Biblical tie-in to it all!
I’ve been looking forward to bed all day! Not because I’m tired but because I’ve been looking forward to listening to you read a new story. Thanks for all the work you do! 😃
I feel awful for Milo, but wow do I want nothing more than for both Josh and Sally to rot in hell. Josh for his cowardice and inability to take responsibility for his own actions, Sally for her manipulation and coverup of Josh's crime.
If we do get the sequel as Woundlicker says they've planned I sure hope Milo gets some justice for what happened to him.
Yea but, what was he doing walking down an unlit 'abandoned' road at night with no light or reflectors? When I walk at night I stay on the sidewalk or side as much as possible- that's just personal responsibility. It sounds like Joshua only briefly looked over to Sally, so presumably before that the road was clear. Meaning Milo possibly even jumped or stumbled out of the woods into the vehicle's path. He should take a bit of personal responsibility for his own predicament. And he sounds like a suspicious guy to me, walking around at night with no light.
@@mikew3194 I hate to say it, but you kind of make a fair point. Still on Milo’s side obviously and feel bad for him, but he was kind of jay walking in the dead of night. The whole crash scene was really confusing to me though because the way it was described, it did seem like Milo almost kind of just walked onto a street he had assumed was empty. I think Sally and Josh still panicked though because there’s the “it’s always the driver’s fault” saying. I don’t think Milo is suspicious though, just made a fatal mistake. I also think Josh is a better person than people are giving him credit for. He did something horrible like I agree, but I don’t think he deserves eternal damnation. He was obviously in a very emotionally abusive relationship where he didn’t feel like he had control over his life or even himself. He spent so much time trying to give love and affection to others that he forgot to show that love and affection towards himself. It’s quite sad honestly and from the way he talks in the story, he actually sounds like a genuinely good guy, who did a very horrible thing, due to his lack of trust in himself, leaving him incredibly vulnerable to people like Sally.
What could have they done at the particular situation it’s not like they could have saved him atleast Josh had regrets unlike Sally
Sally sounds like a terrible person
Damn that ending was something i didn't expect milo was wronged but thanks to it i think milo might have gone to hell being judged as well
Just wanted to say been watching your channel for a while and your narration has help me throw alot of hard times. The story you choose always has a very immerse feel to them that help me tune out of my life and sometime take a way something too. Also ya do a wonderful job of putting the story together! So please keep it up I do appreciate it
wow thank you so much!
Am I the only one who really got tears in their eyes at the end ?
The outro song and a man repenting for their sins, truly a beautiful story and a masterly narration, yet again you have outdone yourself Lord Somnium!!
This was a good story, the voice acting really brought this one to life
Whoever voiced Milo, wow 10/10
That would be @DusklightRadio
Somnium always coming in clutch whenever you need a creepy story! Great job with the narration brother!
Hey I just got a say, I really appreciate your narrations. It is such a bright point of my day when I can enjoy some phenomenal storytelling without having to use my less than reliable eyesight. Keep up the amazing work
Wow, thank you so much, im honored
Enjoying the upload as always! Thank you for sharing your talents with us, I'm grateful!
I have never seen a youtuber that interacts with his fans as much as you.
Fame hasn't changed you one bit.
I have topics that I favour over creepypastas so your channel is not necessarily my favourite.
But as a person you really are.
Thank you for being you.
Seriously.
Omg I am totally Captivated by this story this has be one of my favorites, Ronnie you are such a great narrator and I appreciate your story telling so much they get me through so many hard days! Hope you find some cool rocks!
Ummm.. Excuse me? Rules story!? Count me in. Thanks for the friday story Ronnie! Much love+++
Thanks for listening! i hope you like it!
I love how you consistantly have over 1hr stories. You have great story choices. You just so good at this. I can always count on enjoying it. Plus over an hour long is great for bed time. If I fall aleep I listen again and its still like a new story. Thank you ☺
Usually don’t like rules stories but love afterlife stories, and this one really just had one rule. Kudos to author and narrator!
I love stories like this! Not where I expected the end to go, but I’m all for it!
I’m a huge fan of the alien/supernatural narration videos you do as well! Keep it up Somnium!
2 rules stories by my favorite 2 horror youtubers in one day? Surely, this must be heaven!
What a coincidence!
I love long stories like this that keep you on edge from 00:01 till The End. Bravo to the the Author and The Dark Somnium 👏
Audio book!!? Uuh yeah, my weekend got great JUST now! 🤩 And been waiting for another rules story, this is gonna be sweet, thanks for all the hard work you do man! 💜🖤💜🖤😁
I hope you like the story and audiobook!
This new subtitle background is awesome
Delicious, a new great narration from the best narrator ever to start my spring break ❤
thank you so much! have a great spring break!
This was a good one. You hit it out the park once again. Your narrations really help my life on the road.
So far the story is great as always. Do you think you will ever do any stories again by the guy who wrote the ledt right game? Or the guy who wrote the secret government prison fighting one? I loved those so much. Anyway, I was just wondering. Thanks Ronnie
Do you even realise how great your content is? I'm a bus driver in italy and your stories comfort me every day, I'm listening all over again from the beginning, thank you, sincerely.
Also, this story is fire, is there a plan for a sequel?
Wow, thank you!
i dont think there is a plan for more but ill ask the author
Thank you for a new video Ronnie!
np! i hope you like it!
And he drops another one! Thanks so much for these, I love to listen to them while I work... It makes the day go by really fast!
im so glad you like them! have a good day!
That's some damn good acting, especially for the part of Milo. I'm always impressed by the quality of the stories on this channel too, I always resubscribe when I get a new account.
Another great narration like always. You are one of the better ones. You always have a consistent great quality and you seem to really care about your community. Keep up the great work!
Wow, thank you!
I LOVE THAT YOU NARRATE A RULES CREEPY STORY NOW!!! I WAITED SOO LONG FOR THIS!!
Did you do anything similar previously, or is this really the first one?
Examples are welcome to be added to my playlist😍🔥
ive done a few other rules stories but not many recently. let me know what you think of it!
@@Darksomnium
Okay, I'm listening to your narrations since 2020, so I should know I guess😅😅
Do you have an example for me please?☺️
Congrats on the book, man! Awesome job as always!
Thank you! Cheers!
It’s so freaky when the main character has the same name as you.
I love these stories. And you are definitely my favorite narrator!
Holy cow this is an amazing story. Milo is definitely the only good guy in the story. But man the main character’s ex really pissed me off.
Rock tumbler! Wooo! Sick bro. Story was terrific as always.
Keep us updated on the rock collection.
Glad you liked it! And will do!
Sick. I am genuinely interested in the rock tumble as well, I have now two YT videos about them. @@Darksomnium
As soon as the monk sacrificed himself I knew it was a test
I saw that twist coming from the start; then again, I have seen The Good Place. Well done
Josh sounds like he's potentially even less in the wrong with how Sally comes across as an outright psychopath who is manipulating him the whole time to try to help herself. I'm really curious what the place is like where Sally ended up, but it sounds like the first place is just one final chance to have agency in your own fate when you realize you're already dead and you assume your position in a line is what actually determines it. That way you end up showing what kind of person you really are.
Awesome a new one! Thankyou mate! Have a good and great weekend will listen later :D
I wonder if Milo is in the trunk too at the end 🙃
Could be a cool sequel where the two are stuck in the car and have to talk
Your consistent uploads and phenomenal audio quality imo make you easily the best creepypasta;horror narrator on the platform. It really helps that theres a female voice actor on top of that as well, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Romnex has her own channel!! She doesn't upload often, but she does amazing work, and works with Ronnie over there too.
Hey somnium. I don't think you'll remember but I use your stories to listen to. I scored 2nd highest in my generation of 80 on my math semi finals so thank you for your service
thats awesome! im so proud of you! great job :)
Good story about Joshua... the Super Simp.
Thanks!
Yet another gripping story and I'm so impressed with the visuals of the words on the controller panel. Thank you for all your hard work.
WE SURVIVING THE LINE WITH THIS ONE 🗣🗣!!!
as long as you dont step outside it!
Yo DS
I love your channel
I listen to your narrations more than any other voice it seems
Thanks for keeping me company
Wow thank you!
ngl sally deserved the void more than josh, but they both did
You always come through with something good at just the right time man, my life would be a lot less boring if you weren't dropping creepypastas
Damn fool Josh didn't realize he dodged a bullet in life, didn't realize it in death. I hate dumb protaganists.
This was a good story, definitely very engaging. I definitely considered early on that the two portals were opposing what they seemed to be, but I like the idea that neither specifically meant anything. That they were just a place to prove themselves. The idea that you find out who a person fundamentally is in crisis. Milo, despite all his rage and justified frustration, actually helped Sally and Joshua throughout. Joshua was weak, rather than bad. The idea that in the end, the choices he made weren’t enough to damn or save him, but to commit him to purgatory is interesting. Seems to me protag will end up in Heaven, after paying his dues, as he is genuinely remorseful, whereas Sally felt no remorse and therefore won’t.
Don't think placement in the line was based on how much of a "virtuous life" you lived, otherwise Sally would be way, way behind both of the other guys, since she's a far worse person.
Where Josh's actions were mostly out of cowardice and fear, she was malicious and deceitful. She was the one who planned the whole "drown the car with the body inside" thing, and it was Josh showing remorse for the whole ordeal, while she stayed silent during confrontation with Milo, only to say "honey, let me skip the line, I just made the problem disappear" - which shows complete lack of remorse on her part. Oh, and she also lied about being a loving parent to try and skip the line - and she did that while assuming that she'd be sending the guy for ETERNAL damnation. Just think about that. That is also why I am convinced that she actually played her ex, just like she tried to play Milo.
With that said, I think The Line on both ends leads to the same outcome: actual judgement. It won't make sense why, say, a convicted killer would be able to make it to heaven just because they bullshit well - and you can bet some charismatic guy like Ted Bundy would be able to bullshit his way through the line pretty well. Even if not all the way to the front, then far enough from the back to eventually make it to the light in one piece.
Why do the whole light and vortex thing then? I think it's just some demon mind games - the whole thing thing is set up without any subtlety, so any person who spends a bit of time in the line would get the general idea of "light gud, dark vortex bad, skip the line u ded", with last part not making much sense because everyone's dead already. Which would lead to people trying any and all things imagineable to skip the line - and you'd imagine that if it actually was futile, that would be the kind of sick entertainment a demon from hell would enjoy watching. Alos, chances are that those who are ready to fight and/or lie their way through would be the ones more likely to actually make it to the light - which doesn't make sense if the whole think functioned as judgement itself.
However, if both ends *lead* to actual judgement, even I like the idea that some Ted Bundy type of guy would get through the line thinking he got this all figured out - only to realise he didn't get saved, he got played for a fool, and his futile attempts at bringing his ass to salvation were just an entertainment for the wardens.
The time in the line, however, isn't completely futile - as we see with Josh, decisions made there CAN influence the outcome, so you can consider it part demon entertainment, part preliminary sorting.
As for the people who break the line and get caught by demons - my best bet is that they don't die (everyone's dead already, remember?). They just get tortured *a bit* for disobeying the order, and then get put back into the line for judgement some time later. Otherwise, trying to book it would be a no-brainer if you're a shitbag: because if anyone had a choice between "i die a painful but quick death" and "i have to suffer for all eternity" - the first one is an obvious way out. Not to mention that even the most virtuous person could probably get scared shitless and try booking it.
As a sidenote: at the beginning I had a funny idea that the whole reason as to why there's the line is because there's way more people now. And with more people living in the world, there's more people dying every day - but the afterlife bureacracy can only work so fast, which results in increased waiting time.
I tend to have these vids on in the background as I work but around 41 minutes in I happened to check the screen and I'm surprised of the graphic that is playing!! Really cool idea there, mate!
Do you ever git tired of replying to comments
never! i really enjoy being a part of the community and getting to talk to you all!
Only my own...
Do you ever get tired of spelling words corr….. oh!….. well…never mind. Good day to you citizen.
It's one of the awesome things about Dark Somnium: he's cool enough to somehow trick time to respond to the people enjoying listening. He's a people's champion storyteller
I absolutely love the content you produce and the quality is constantly improving. Thanks for the hard work and commitment you make.
You truly deserve success and I'm thankful for this channel 🤙
wow thank you so much :)
He said, "the intolerable heat and disgusting stench came from our rear", and I felt that.
😂
Hoping this has a follow up and the protagonist to get a good ending.. great narration again!!!
The author's comment is pinned and said he might be doing a follow up to this, check it out if ya want. I just started listening and I'm at the part where the guy stepped over the line and... You know, lol ✌️😎👍
Edit: had to add "and"
Now… wait a damn minute how this dude writing a story and posting on reddit from purgatory??
purgatory has great wifi lol
Star link be putting in the work lol
Hey Ron! Congratulations on your new audiobook. I look forward to listening to it😊
Hope you enjoy it!
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