Hi there, I am a moderator from the Reviews Lounge, Too, where your story was recommended for inclusion into our wonderful archives because it is under-reviewed and in need of some love and attention. I am going to be the moderator giving your story some love today, but I have to tell you ahead of time that I am fandom blind. I apologize ahead of time if I get something wrong! That said, on with the review!

This was a powerful line here: ((Silence reigned, that cut-glass, charged silence that only darkness can conjure forth, as though the night itself held its breath.)) that invokes a multitude of thoughts. It gives silence a power that is all its own and signifies that it can make even the night itself hold its very breath in anticipation of whatever is coming. I also like how it heralds the arrival of the Antichrist and his followers. It suggests how this is a being that needs to be treated with kid gloves because of how dark and malevolent he and his followers can be.

This here: ((...the strong verticals, the arches, the soaring heights of spires and vaulted ceilings.)) is quite a lovely line of imagery and creates the image of the church quit well. I instantly pictured in my head the majority of old Gothic style churches at are in New York and Chicago and London. It’s dark, it’s mysterious, it’s beautiful in its design and it is a perfect setting for midnight musings of a being like the Antichrist. Even the interior designs and the scents all work to portray the normative of what we anticipate a larger scale church to look like while contrasting against this figure who has come inside for his own unknown purposes.

This line here: ((He stood for a moment, still, listening to the silence of the Divine; and defiance soared in his heart, unfurling from within him like the wings his half-mortal heritage had denied him.)) is a great way to render the personality of the Antichrist and to tell us about his physical appearance. I also like that in the beginning of the piece that he is almost playfully taunting as he considers things like Jesus or the Ghost Rider, but then his mood changes and he becomes the being who shuns and rejects these holy symbols and relationships.

I imagine that being the Antichrist is a rather taxing business because everyone is going to want to have a piece of you. That he basically says: ((Come what may, he would be nobody's willing tool - not God's, not Mephistopheles', not anyone's!)) illustrates how he will not be used for any purposes that he does not desire to be used for, and suggests that his services will come at a very costly price.

This here: (("Forgive me, Father," he declaimed playfully, "for I have sinned." He turned around, still smiling. "I've sinned a lot.")) showcases again that duality of his character and how he can flip from serious to playful in a heartbeat. I also like the ambiguity of the Father in question here. It leads me to believe that whoever this is, is not necessarily the benevolent Padre that one might expect. I could be mistaken, but I’m hoping not because it ends the piece on a rather mysterious note.

Just some pointer(s):

((Signalling))—should this be signaling?

((The one who is called Antichrist, Great Beast, six hundred and sixty six,))- I think you missed the hyphen in sixty-six?

In all this was an interesting piece. Good job!

I really, really like this piece. A few years ago I found this story, and, ever since, I have been rereading it every once in a while. The contrasts in this story are great. In one sentence you have the Antichrist “in the unlikely surroundings of a back-quarter boulevard in Fort Worth, Texas.” In another paragraph, the awe-inspiring spire leads into bottomless darkness. Because of your character portrayal of Blackheart, it makes sense that these contrasting aspects are focused on so much.

I find your portrayal of Blackheart intriguing. Usually, these sorts of villains are shown only in black and white, but here he is more complex. He asks questions and makes comparison between himself and his light opposite that hint at the possibility that maybe he can and would repent (years down the road after many unusual circumstances); or, maybe he never would, if his dismissal is anything to go by. I like this multiple possibilities about him, and it certainly added an interesting angle to the movie after first rewatched it.

Combined with the contrasting elements I mentioned, Blackheart’s views on his role (e.g. a half-mortal who has a birthright over a planet that should never become either heaven or hell) on earth fits, and I find myself almost agreeing with him and almost rooting for him. He enjoys the humans’ “power of their despair and the poison of their faith” in a way that neither side in the GhostRider universe does and has fallen in love with the world for how it is. This loyalty to the world is probably the most lingering aspect of his character after every time I read this.

This is... it's just... wow. Honestly. I'm not sure how you did it but you seem to have PERFECTLY captured his character, the very esence of Blackheart, a hard thing to do mind you. It's beautifully written and I just loved how it seemlessly fit into the the movie scene at the end there. Awesome job. :D

Beautiful. So... vivid... deep...

Favoriting. Now.

bravo! very well-written an fitting to the character. i love the feel of this. bravo, indeed! :D

That. Was. Awesome. Pure and simple.

Very nice. Your style is rather unique in that it seems... archaic (from a different time period, to be more precise) Blackheart's thoughts would definitely make any theologian pause and consider if he could truly repent. Bravo.

Loved it!

This was a pleasant bit of Blackheart fiction. He's quite round for a bad guy and you explored this well. _

I have never seen the movie, nor knew much of the comic, but I don't think that matters in the slightest. This is wonderfully evocative and thoughtful, thought provoking.

Though the book is spelled Revelation...an easy error but one that did jar a bit.

This is beautifully written. I've envious of how effortlessly your prose flows. You've made Blackheart even more, much more, intriguing than he is in the movie (I've never read the comic...). His theological musings are wonderful and mind-boggling. You must write more!

Oh. I liked this very much. Very well written and true to character. I can picture Blackheart doing this very thing.

Amazing! I love the ending - a LOT! I really like how it tied into the story...and the way you captured Blackheart's personality! I can image him saying those exact lines in the movie! Once again, terrific job!

Excuse me, did you hear that sound? Oh, I believe it was my jaw dropping to the floor.

Amazing, stunning work. Your descriptions and writing style simply flowed through the story, and the dialogue was excellent. You captured Blackheart's personality flawlessly.

In my personal opinion, you're one of the few people who portrayed him accurately on this entire website.

I also like the way that you tied it off cleanly into the movie.

I'd love to hear more of him. Well done!

Amazing, i have never red anything like that. good job, i request another one from blackheart. you are very talented. thanks alot.

Geez, your like a professoinal or something because that was really good. You need to write more like that.