There’s nervous energy coursing through me. My first true test is in the elevator on his way to the top of this tower. He, like me, is looking for a true test.
A son, here to avenge his father’s murder. A necessary casualty? Do I have to kill him?
Stop. It’s time for me to prove myself...to use my training. The darkness is my ally, through it I will destroy the light.
But maybe I can use his lust for revenge, and turn his light into dark. To create an ally to my master’s cause? My standing will improve, my master will see my true value, leave me alone, let me go...
Stop, focus. Revel in the darkness. Let it flow through you. Feed on the hate of yourself, of her, of the master. Feed on the anger and disgust at what they’ve turned you into.
You’re a murderer. A monster.
No, I'm a scared boy twisted by evil people.
No, use it, don’t dwell on what you once had and took away from yourself. Bask in the power you have now! Take the life of he who stands before you in the doorway. What’s one more corpse? What’s one more drop of blood on your hands? Is it not a small price for all this power?
No. It’s more pain. Loneliness. Anger at what they’ve made me do. Sadness at what they took from me. Fear! Doubts! Terror! Just a boy! I was just a boy when she made me take all those lives.
Shut up, boy! Use it! Kill him! Use it now!
