[b]?????, Smiling in the Dark – A Serious D2 Short Story[/b] [spoiler]In plain sight I walk. In Darkness I draw power. In Light I find strength. One and the same, for all time. -Unknown[/spoiler] You have never seen me. You never will. I am wreathed in darkness, starless night. For I bear a great burden that cannot be shared. You have always seen me. You always have. I am wrapped in Light, bright as the sun. For I defend my cause justly, and call upon others in my time of need. Ask yourself why you’ve come this far, to this point and no further. Why the Traveler has allowed you to live all this time. Do you have an answer? I doubt it. If you do, it’s a lie; a blunt lie. Truth is the Traveler has not “graced” us with Light. Just power with the look of Light. Is not Darkness the same? It is power with a different name and a different outfit. This the Nine have told you—us. And still you go on, living like nothing has happened. Caital is beaten, Crow is revealed, and Eris is nowhere to be found. This the Blackguards know. Ah, yes, that guild of weaklings that spawned from the ashes of the Iron Lords. A band of hammers, and a club of fools. You wonder if I’m rambling. Maybe I am. Maybe everything I’m saying here will prove useful in the future. Just maybe. But for now, I will watch you and every other Guardian who dares to stand against the Darkness. You realize there will be others like you. Just fighting for the Darkness. And as far as I’m concerned, you’re one and the same in every aspect. Find yourself, Guardian. Before I do. [i]-Unknown, to the Reader of these words[/i]