The Paragraph Awards

[maudite_a_deux]

Step away from the thesaurus and keep your hands where I can see them:

Nocturnal luminescence traversed the sections of crimson, sapphire, jade, and golden brilliance of the lofty stained glass window, dispersing through the silent cathedral faintly. Moonlight illuminated contoured portions of floor space beneath respective windowpanes, otherwise fading into shadows of silence. Trace amounts of radiance lightened the statue, Ave Maria, as a somber hand extended to caress its lineaments. “Asato Tsuzuki…” a magnanimous voice pierced the solitude. -- Hymn to the Darkness

In unrelated hilarity, Best Typo EVAR: "Decedents of Darkness".