>"Mmm. I see. Explain what you mean by light and darkness in this case?"
>You hear Aya's voice from behind you, "As you know, all that live have two forces within their hearts: the light and the dark. Yin and Yang, Virtue and Sin, many other names people use for the same basic principal. Good and evil also works, but you generally don't like using terms that black and white."
>Minoriko, standing between Reisen and Nitori, continues, "Your case here, however, was a bit different than other people's. The seed of darkness within you, which you were forced to conquor, came from your heart, yes. But there was also a part of it that did
not come from you."
>Patchouli, standing next to Reisen, continues, "The darkness is alone. It has no sense of attachment, of affection, of kindness. It is selfish and ultimately self-destructive, thinking only of itself. Whereas the light is this," she says, spreading her arms wide. "Light is never alone. Light is hope, light is love, family, friends, joy."
>Rin continues, "The darkness would have had you believe that there was no hope for this world, that whatever was coming would destroy our world, and there was nothing we could do about it. There was... IS... a part of you that accepted that, that took up the mantle of the Dark Lady, who tried to salvage what she could of this world. But we're not sure if she became completely corrupted by the darkness around her or not. We can't know; you rejected that part of yourself." Strangely, her speech is perfect here, no trace of her flawed speech patterns.
>Myoren continues, "You chose to believe there was hope, to not give up on your love, both for your world and those you cared for and cared for you. That's the light within your heart. That's what led you here.
>Marissa's grin turns a little regretful. "We're not sure if this makes all that much sense to you, but remember, we're just aspects of your own soul. You're questioning yourself here. And there's a whole lot that we don't know. It's almost too much for a human."
>"Actually, might we be able to do this later? Rin's kind of in trouble right now, and I'd like to save her before it's too late."
>Letty, standing next to Nitori, answers you. "We don't know.
You don't know. Remember, we've no more idea about how much time has passed than you do."
>You hear Koakuma's voice from behind you, "We also don't know if you can find your way back here. It was a pretty monumental and unique event that led you here in the first place. You wouldn't have a clue how to duplicate it, or even if you need to."
>Myoren gives you a sad smile. "If we had to guess, given that this has been your inner war, we're still in the same heartbeat as when you put that ring on your finger. By the same token, it could be the middle of next month, or years later. But there's just no way to know for sure."
