The darkness swept over her immediately, and the cold, and she was choking, drowning.

She took a half step, and felt her legs crumple as the darkness swept across her.

Cormac tried to crawl to her, but a sword plunged into his back and darkness swept over him.

Finally, the rushing faded to a hiss, and the darkness swept away to the south.

Then darkness swept over them, cutting off all sight.

Once again the darkness swept over him and he sank down into unconsciousness.

With an odd sort of sucking sound, the purple flames died and darkness swept in, a black curtain she could almost touch.

And from the edges of Spock's vision, the darkness gradually swept inward.

He reached numbly up as darkness again swept over him.

He regretted having to stop, but once total darkness swept over the Desert it would be too dangerous to ride farther.