Just a few moments ago…
'Curses! I have no choice…'
The Warrior of Light summoned all the power of light he still had within his slender body and, placing his shield in front of him, emitted a light that surpassed in radiance any he had ever produced before. He had stretched his limits and yelled, draining all his energy.
The shadows recoiled, but only to return when he fell to the ground. He was cornered.
There was no further use in cutting them with his sword. The moment he finally let his guard down, he knew they would consume him.
And that moment was drawing close…he would be consumed any time now. And then, the unthinkable would happen.
Once more, in his hour of despair, he called to the only guardian deity he knew:
'Cosmos…'
By the sound of his feeble call, the radiant figure of the goddess appeared right in front of him.
The force of her light was so strong it knocked all the shadows several feet away. The only drawback to her appearance was their cries, which sounded to the warrior as the voices heard in the depths of hell.
He gazed at his savior in adoration. He called her name feebly once again. For some reason, the sensation of fatigue and stress had abandoned him. He felt his usual self again.
'Oh, brave warrior…'
Her voice came from a distant place.
'You, of all my emissaries, is the only one able to see the creatures who dwell in the other realm…'