When did that light appear? I don't remember seeing it a moment ago. Interesting. Was that a voice?
"Hello?" Maybe that wasn't the smartest thing I could have done. Who knows what lies ahead, and I'm trying to call it out of the darkness.
The light is growing brighter. Is this a chamber? And who is that?
Hello, Ken.
Okay, now I'm confused. Who are you?
My name is Okaba Dasaka. I'm a friend, if that helps at all.
Not really. Where am I?
You're in a place between worlds. This is a pathway that leads from the gate that the demon opened between our worlds when he drew the Moondragon woman through two centuries ago.
The legend. Is that what this whole thing is about? That makes sense, but it's still rather stupid. I take it that I'm supposed to be the bride?
Yes. And your friend is the groom.
If you mean Davis, then I'm screwed. But you don't mean him, do you? Does that mean that Matt's ready to own up to his feelings?
You don't seem surprised that he cares for you.
I'm not, not really. I've known, but Davis asked me to wait, just in case he needed to use me to make TK jealous. Now, I wish I hadn't.
So do we. If he knew that you cared for him, this test would have been that much easier on him. As it is, he's been forced to face several of his fears, as well as the demon. Let me assure you that our enemy is most displeased by how far your young lover has gotten.
Where is Matt? Is he okay?
Not really. He slit his wrists almost twenty minutes ago, and his body is lying, nearly dead, about an eight of a mile down one of these tunnels.
What? That can't be. He loves me, and I love him. This demon can't beat us!
If his love isn't strong enough…
Bullshit! I know Matt. The only thing he has some days is the strength of his emotions. He loves me, and he can't fail. He won't fail. I don't know what kind of tricks that demon is pulling, but he won't win. If I have to kill the thing myself, I will.
Brave words, my young friend. Brave words indeed.
You won't scare me. I know the secret. Matt was right. That man wasn't strong enough to save the woman he loved by loving her beyond anything else.
Is that all there is to it? Did the test only lie with him?
Or were they both tested? That's a good question. In that time, she wouldn't have been expected to fight for him, or go through half of what he did. The only thing she would have had to do was keep her faith in him. All she had to do was trust that he'd come for her, that he loved her enough.
Why are smiling?