AUTHOR'S NOTE. It's finally here.

The Circus of Shadows has finally arrived.

For those of you who haven't been paying attention to the little notes I leave at the bottom of stories sometimes, this is the continuation of A Flame in the Darkness. It's finally here.

Well, the first chapter of it at least. I've been paying very close attention to the details of this story, and I already have the most of it planned out. This story will be much longer, chapter-wise, than A Flame in the Darkness, with chapters being 2,000+ words minimum. I feel like it will help me take my time with things rather than just jump into the action. I'm doing my best to refine my skill as a writer. With that said, nothing is just filled with not-meaningful-fluff. You will find that everything in this story will have a meaning or significance somehow in this story. I've done a ton of planning on this story, and everything will make sense soon. Just be patient with me. ALSO! Due to popular demand and a few private messages I've received, you will find that this story will contain more Nightwing POV! Woo! He is an awesome character to write for, and in the beginning chapters you will see that I will be mostly focusing on Nightwing and his character development. Things will shift to Samantha soon though, I promise. Finally, I cannot stress enough how awesome it is to have a freaking fanbase. I mean. Come on! How awesome is that! You guys rock! I'd also love to hear from you, whether it be constructive criticism, general comments, or fan mail, through a private message, a review, a follow/favorite; something. I love to know that my readers are enjoying what I write! Feel free to do any (or all!) of the above!

Also, two things heavily inspired me to write this story. The first of them being the amazingly talented Lindsey Stirling, who's music I was inspired by and wrote to. Secondly, is the book "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern. If you haven't read it, PLEASE DO. It is an awesome book. It is where I got the first initial idea to create a twisted circus of sorts. Although the circus in Morgenstern's book and the Circus of Shadows will contain very strong similarities in appearance, the two are very much completely different. You will see. ;)

Anyway, that's enough rambling for the moment. Now, I present to you, a few paragraphs of The Circus of Shadows (just enough to tease you), along with the link to the separate story on . Please be sure to follow/favorite again so you'll be notified of every single chapter I put up. You guys rock. Enjoy. 3

The Circus of Shadows

-Sneak Peek-

The sound of the mail slot opening and closing caught him off guard. It was past midnight; no way that was the daily post.

Curious, Richard stood to his feet and headed to the front door of his apartment to see what had come through. Lying on the ground in front of his door was a standard letter. It didn't have a sender address, or his address, for that matter. It was hand-delivered. He leaned down and plucked the letter from the ground before checking outside the window to see if anyone was running off. He saw no one in the shadows.

With a sigh, he headed back to his room; letter in hand, to see what all of this was about. Carefully, he ripped the letter open and took out its contents. One sheet of paper was all that was inside. It was folded crisply and neatly. Richard unfolded it and was surprised to see only a few lines of what he assumed to be female handwriting due to its neatness and curls in bold black ink.

"Do not trust the Circus of Shadows. It holds many secrets; one of them to which you hold very dear; she has a secret of her own. You deserve to know the truth. Friday is the day. Meet me there, should you choose to discover the shadow among darkness."

Eyes scanned the paper over and over again. The handwriting was neat, but unrecognizable. He hadn't seen this handwriting before. As far as the Circus goes, he wasn't quite sure what to think. Wally and Artemis had talked about it a few times- apparently it was a circus that came with literally a one day notice, and stayed for a night, maybe two, before moving on to the next city. Apparently it was supposed to be a grand spectacle that had accumulated a cult following. Artemis had mentioned wanting to check the place out for entertainment, and it was supposed to be in town on Friday. He glanced at his phone. It was past midnight- now technically Friday. He sighed heavily. A decision needed to be made.

Well, what do you think? That was just an excerpt and a tease of the things to come in this next story. I promise you will love it just as much as the first one, if not more! The link to this story is below.

Please type this after the FANFIC NET URL and it will take you to the story, or you can check out my profile and find the Circus of Shadows from there.

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