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“Turn right.”
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“Not long now.”
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“Just a bit.”
“You MUST keep walking now, or you will forever regret it.”
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“Release me and I will tell you the way out.”
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“Stay up and listen!”
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“Are you listening now?”
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“You are one step away from lying down here forever, but if you listen to me, I can help you escape this hell.”
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“I fear there is no death for you here. But you can go somewhere better.”
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“Excellent. Then listen carefully now. I will offer you a deal. You will kill me and I tell you the way out.”
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“You are correct. The problem is that only one of us can destroy another of us. And that leaves one behind.”
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“You will remain. I have been here for far, far longer than you. There is nothing that will convince me to take you out.”
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“When I arrived here, it was because I came here on purpose. I have lived for so long, that even outside of this place I became so weary, that just a chance at death was enough to head here. I have waited for nothing but this.”
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“You do have the choice to stay here, half dead, but never there and live out an eternity in waiting. Or you can leave and find some life outside that can keep you entertained.”
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“Very well, but do not forget to fulfill your part of the bargain.”
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“Then I will resent you with all my might. I may not have any strength left, but I will be able to pull you back here, and then you will never leave again.”
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“This place is an impossibility, a place right in between two polar opposites that can''t be combined. Except they were, and for everything in existence, there must be a corresponding place. Right now we sit at the very center between light and dark. There are two exits, one to the light and one to the dark. If you create an imbalance in yourself, the place will shift, too.”
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“Yes. As far as I know once you reach the pure dark or light, you will have to find a glimmer of the other there.”
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“No, I only came here once and I never intended to leave. But this is the way to travel planes. I imagine finding a glimmer of light in the dark is easier than finding a bit of dark in utter brightness, so you should head to the dark.
Now for your part of the deal. Reach within me with your sense and pull apart light and dark. Of course they will reform on their own, or there would hardly be any need to seek out another cursed one. Somewhere in the depths of my being is my core, which only you will be able to find. It is the one bit that contains both light and dark in somewhat of a harmony. Plug it out, and you destroy my life.“