[God Quest] Absolute Midnight

It would be easy to turn back - or try to. Easy to let the song die, easy to let the souls roam lost. But the duo who walked in the forest-that-was-not was much stronger than that by far, and their resilience and faith would pay off soon enough. Soft lights punctured the darkness through the skeletal trees, and as they continued to walk they would realise that the illumination came from lanterns. Lanterns of all shapes, all sizes, each one selected carefully at the end of the Festival of Lights for over three hundred years. The undergrowth parted to a clearing, more lanterns nestled here and there in the grass, and the souls clustered about Amalia and Jigano would start to break away now, all heading for the comforting lights. "You may stop singing now." Ludo's voice rang out from between the trees - it appeared as a dark haired youth, dressed in rags and wearing its customary mask. LUDO Braved the forests, braved the stone Braved the icy winds and fire Braved and beat them on my own