The Key (Ch. 1)
A shame that it had such a dark history. and then the fire..." the beaver looked up and away wistfully. he looked around the pizzeria, with its newly constructed walls and the replaced flooring.
Light Bane: Chapter 9
Azureath, upon knowing the story of the continent they originated, was not surprised by a similarly manipulative and dark history. the one thing they would need to be wary of was magic, for their continent was driven by technology, not arcane.
The Draconian Story: Chapter 14
Beneath any hard scales, there were dark histories, and this was the thing that made the world dark and colorful.
The Only Moment We Were Alone
Seth sat in his rigid desk in his dark history classroom, leisurely looking out of the second-story window. he stared at the blue sky and watched the clouds drift as boringly as he was at the moment.
Outside
But i didn't feel resentful towards the machine's dark history. after all i was going to use it for my own pleasure, not as a weapon. i wanted to become one of my own body parts myself.
Death To Nightmare Chapter 5
Selene, however, was quite unique, being the twisted form of a current princess with a dark history. she was in a gray area. currently, celestia declares her a noble and thus she gets the title lady.
Important Issues of Writing
In this capacity, it tends to fall into one of three plot roles: an attempt to give the character a "dark" history, usually as a context or explanation for neuroses; a female hero's primary motivation for heroism or her catalyst for becoming a hero; or a means
LSH 9: Failure, Friends and Falling
Meegi was well aware of the dark history of the sport, but still felt uncomfortable as kaarif's speech began to focus on how the owners of their teams would use various tricks to control and manipulate their players to have them perform.
Bound by Destiny 21
That was truly a dark history, but vana soon spoke again, "however, there is a side branch of the frostclaw tribe. the shadowtail tribe, or kae'machi tribe as you call them now, they resurrected one of our own that fights for them.
Gamer Tea: Part 2
During their dark history it was common for a dragon's master to have the glands removed or selectively breed those that didn't have them to ensure an easier to train product. “oh please don't! speciecist humor is just such a…. drag.” teeba laughed.
Blade Tail- The Library
We may not have things like you describe capable of destroying whole cities with one attack, but there is a very dark history that this society has been built upon. i do not feel like you really want to know the full extent of our history.
LSH 8: Hatchlings and Heroes
The sport has such a dark history, with players being treated as nothing more than property and assets, tortured, abused, manipulated, through every horrible way imaginable.