[The light being walks down to the monster's prison]

**Dark-Being (Protagonist):** We both know why you're here. You don't have to draw it out for my sake.

[He flinches]

**Light-Being:** I shouldn't keep you waiting then...

[He scuttles down on his 6 legs, his roughly spherical form descending. The raccoon-shaped form becomes visible under the basement lit by a single lamp. Her pitch-black raises her head and tilts it to his side, her facial features and claws glowing a sickly green aura.]

**Dark-Being (Protagonist):** And there you are, claws drawn. That sight really takes me back. You're going to do it then, aren't you? You're really going to slay the heart of evil?

[A pause as she momentarily looks away.]

**Dark-Being (Protagonist):** You'll have all of eternity to yourself after this. Why don't we chat a little before I go?

[He sits down, then stares at her.]

**Light-Being:** I don’t want to be a god, honestly.  

**Dark-Being (Protagonist):** Neither do I. When I’m here, I’m not the same as I am out there. In here, I finally feel like myself again.  

**Light-Being:** I only wanted to slay the evil that’s out there—the abstract concept, not the monster sitting in front of me. But I don’t want to be on the other end of that blade. Can we figure something out?  

**Dark-Being (Protagonist):** What if we just keep doing this forever? I can do anything you ask. Make me put everything back—fix whatever this place is. Make me wipe our memories, send us back to the beginning, before we woke up, before either of us saw the truth.  

**Light-Being:** Can you really do that? Are you sure that’s what you want?  

**Dark-Being (Protagonist):** Why would I help the people out there? If you don’t do this, they’ll keep dying and suffering. Fixing that is on you, not me. I'm the very concept of evil, you cannot make me help them.

**Light-Being:** I don’t want to forget you.  

**Dark-Being (Protagonist):** That’s sweet, but unless you do, the whole world ends. I might not care, but it’s clearly important to you.  

**Light-Being:** We’ll just end up back here eventually. Nothing stops us from making the same choice over and over.  

**Dark-Being (Protagonist):** How do we know we haven’t already? Odds are, we’ve done this before.  

**Light-Being:** What if things end worse next time? What if I come back different and hurt you—kill you—or let you destroy everything?  

**Dark-Being (Protagonist):** Who cares? We’ve fought each other plenty, and I still like you. If you’re hesitating, you must still like me too.  

**Light-Being:** We’d have to make this decision every single time, forever. Sooner or later something will change. What if we change our minds?  

**Dark-Being (Protagonist):** Then we change our minds. What matters is that we always have a choice. This is just the choice we’re making now.  

**Light-Being:** It isn’t fair. I want to stay here with you. I don’t want to be alone again.  

**Dark-Being (Protagonist):** Neither do I. But we won’t be alone for long. I’ll be right here, waiting for you.  

**Light-Being:** Is there any other way? 

**Dark-Being (Protagonist):** You brought your claws for a reason. 

**Light-Being:** I take it all back—I don’t want this. I don’t want to kill you...it’s too late to go back to being gods, is it?

**Dark-Being (Protagonist):** Yeah, too late for that… maybe next time.  

[The light being hesitates and shakes. She sighs and softly smiles.]

**Dark-Being (Protagonist):** Well...always wanting to see the best in others, don't you? I suppose that's within your very nature. When he separated us from one into two, he made sure that our separation is not clean. Parts of me is in you, and parts of you in me. It's why I still care about you and a little about the town. It's why I was able to manipulate you to this extent. If it brings you any comfort, just note that a piece of me is still inside of you.

**Light-Being:** ...I'm sorry, but I cannot allow for this.

**Dark-Being (Protagonist):** So...that's how it is.

[She wistfully glances at him]

**Dark-Being (Protagonist):** Whatever world you want to build without me, I hope it works out. Despite my indifference to what you care for...I suppose there is nothing left other than to wish you nothing but the best.