Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness (1899) is a novella by Polish-English novelist Joseph Conrad about a narrated voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State in the so-called "heart of Africa". Charles Marlow, the narrator, tells his story to friends aboard a boat anchored on the River Thames. This setting provides the frame for Marlow's story of his obsession with the ivory trader Kurtz, which enables Conrad to create a parallel between what Conrad calls "the greatest town on earth", London, and Africa as places of darkness.
Romance of Darkness
Yuruzu asks Rikka N. what she would like, and she tells him she just wants a normal life with him.A live action movie was made in 2006 with the lead Rikka being played by Aki Maeda of "Battle Royale" fame and Keiko Kitagawa of "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon" and "" fame.