For all the darkness behind their companionship, there's something very spiritual about the fact that Dak'kon has followed the Nameless One for so many incarnations. Especially considering the game's theme of rebirth as suffering coupled with Dak'kon's role as mentor and guide.
Amidst the wastelands, cities and planes
Amidst the illusions and nightmares of yore
An obelisk rises, silent with mantras
The guardian of my samsara's sword
Through cries of thousands abandoned skulls
Through hissing flames and vapour of smoke
A breath of wind whispered the way
As the guardian of my samsara spoke
My plans and mistakes – legions of shadows
Mete out their punishments – until they fade
Until they are sent into nothingness
Under the order of my guardian's blade
Twisted meanders of black-barbed creepers
Lift their long claws – the great tree bends
Placing the key to its mysteries
Into my guardian's untiring hands
My atman wanders the dark of oblivion
Blinded by torments' unyielding horde
There, a lingering ray marks out the path
The guardian of my samsara's sword