The Entity (calmly, but with a decisive tone):
"Power attracts power, and that's what's happening to you now. Your heart is not your enemy, but it draws in creatures that covet it because it holds an energy you have yet to control."
Darius (clenching his fist):
"How do I stop this? How do I make them stop chasing me?"
The Entity:
"You can't stop it, but you can hide it. Your heart is unbalanced—the darkness within it is stronger than anything else. If you wish to remain unseen, you must overwhelm that darkness with another force… whatever it may be."
Lotfi (worried):
"And where does he find this power?"
The Entity (shaking its head slightly):
"That depends on him… and his luck. Some are born with it, others forge it in their own way. But don't expect to control your heart in such a short time. The only option now is to suppress it—temporarily… Otherwise, that thing will find you soon."
Darius (feeling a pressure in his chest, as if his heart is responding to these words):
"And what if I can't?"
The Entity (simply, as if the matter is already decided):
"Then running will be pointless."
Lotfi (sighing in frustration):
"Just as I expected… No easy solutions."
The Entity (gazing at Darius with an emotionless expression, then speaking slowly):
"This heart doesn't attract them because it wants you dead… but because it has yet to find a master. And if you fail to control it, it will seek out someone stronger… to take it from you."
(A brief silence, then the entity speaks in a low voice.)
"And he is coming."
Darius (after the talk about his heart ends, narrowing his eyes at Lotfi with suspicion):
"How do you know him?"
Lotfi (tensing for a moment but maintaining his composure):
"That's not important right now."
Darius (stepping forward, his voice carrying determination):
"It is important. What's your connection to him?"
The Entity (chuckling softly, as if amused by the moment):
"This is not the time for questions, boy." (Then, turning to Lotfi directly, its tone calm but laden with meaning:) "You expected us to meet again, didn't you?"
Lotfi (taking a slow breath, his gaze shifting briefly as if recalling an old memory, but he quickly suppresses it):
"I never wanted to return here, but… it seems history is repeating itself."
Darius (feeling that something significant is being kept from him, his tone growing sharper):
"History? What do you mean?"
The Entity (looking at Darius for a moment, then barely smiling, as if anticipating these questions):
"Perhaps you'll find out one day… if you live long enough."
(It begins to move away, but just before disappearing completely, it glances at Lotfi one last time.)
"Try not to make the same mistake again."
Lotfi (lowering his head slightly, as if the words left a mark on him, but saying nothing.)
Darius (feeling lost, but knowing one thing for certain… this was no ordinary encounter.).