Wherever there is darkness, there is an absence of light. Light indicates the presence of life, so within darkness there is a lack of life. That does not mean darkness is death, but that there is a sheer absence of life. Within darkness there is fear. Darkness is like a trap. And it is this gloom that gives rise to power. Power that has been trapped within its infinite mesh.
It is this darkness that serves as fuel for Ryan's half dark core. After having unsealed his core and receiving an almost fatal attack from Phileas, he fled to the safety of his hideout in the darkest part of the forest. If it were the Ryan from eighteen years ago, such an attack would not have laid as much as a scratch on him, but in his current state it was almost life-taking. He had already been suffering from a do
