Darkness, all I can see is that. Slowly my body is consumed by this black space. I do not remember anymore my name, my purpose, the meaning of my life, but I remember her, between the fragments of my memories I can watch her lovely face and our home. I feel my body to squirm remembering those days, happy and tranquil in our city, our world. Yes, because, me and her and many others that were fighting, came from another world. We had summoned to give hope to those who lost it, but until now, we did not understand that when you give some of yours to another, you have to be prepared to lose it, forever. That day we gave up our future, our peace, for many reasons: piety, sadness, strength, envy, pride and love.

Worst of all I gave up everything, included my life, for love. Yet, now that I am dying with my flesh eaten by this darkness, I wonder why?

Why after I let go of everything for her love, to save her, I am starting to hate her, to resent her. Answer me Rose!

Why did you abandon me?

ROSE ANSWER MEEEEEE!!!

Yes, I remember, I cannot possibly forget that day, it is the last of my memories and now that I am losing my conscience forever, I can see how I lost my hope. During that faithful day, after we did finally defeat the Dark Lord Myrmidon and got back the lost hope of the people of this world, Fergana, waiting to find our future in the new home we protected, that thing appeared under the corpse of our enemy, the Darkness. At that moment I protected you, I saved your life because I love you and I know you love me the same, because we promised each other to always stay together and fight for our future in this blasted land. Here is my question. If I love you and you love me, Rose, why …

WHY DID YOU LET GO of MY HAND?!

Why did I see fear and not love in your eyes?!

Why did you let the Darkness to kill me?!

I hate you Rose. I HATE YOU AND I CURSE YOU!

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I am sorry Rose, I do not want to hate you. I know I should not to, because real love is selfless, but this hate gives me strength to survive and return to you to ask my question. Probably, though, I will not survive and I feel sad that my last moments will be devoted to hating you. Where is my love? Where is the strength you gave me to go forward in this cursed land?

Was it only an illusion?

I cannot remember anymore, who am I? What is my name? Who is Rose?

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FLASH!

I feel something that I forgot for a long time.

Hot and light.

I thought that darkness was everything, then why can I see the Light?

I can hear a voice. It is calling me. I must have it, my lost hope.

I am running. I am diving in this eternal darkness, using what remains of my body.

I have to reach it, please, I beseech you, let me to get it.

At last, finally, my soul, the last fragment of my being, I did it!

I took back my light!

I find myself in a place filled with light, warm and cozy.

There is, though, someone else here, a man with long black hair like a raven’s plume and red eyes like blood.

I know him. I know his name, Darkness.

He was looking to me the same, smiling wickedly.

- I was waiting for you. Now, give me your hand and take my gift to you -.

- What is your gift? – I asked him with hope and fear.

- Revenge! -