The Resolve To Move On

Raith shifted his arms to the right as he belatedly realized the monk had reached him. He knew that the defense would do little but still...

Raith helplessly watched himself tumbled across the distance as he was whamed by the monk's kick. He rolled, breaking rocks he collided with until he came to a stop on the ground.

His face was very bruised and blood clots formed on different part of his face. It stung all over.

[Are you fine?]

'You're in me what do you think?'

[You are in a bad state]

'Can I even win this?'

[We must]

Raith slumped to the ground as he tried to stand up. He rolled over, his face to the sky.

'Maybe it is time to accept what is Sage. Maybe my biggest problem was thinking I could be better without the darkness within me. Maybe, that darkness is a part of me?'

[That darkness is one that adopted, it is not a part of you. It ridded you of everything that you could be]