When Sian reached the microphone, he stood still and closed his eyes for a moment. Then, suddenly, the lights went out, plunging the entire place into darkness.
Sian stood in the middle of the shadows, unafraid—he had been accompanied by darkness for years, and it had never frightened him. On the contrary, he found solace in it. Comfort. Peace. People often believe that darkness is something to fear, but the truth is, light is far more terrifying. Darkness veils your eyes, shielding you from the world, from every painful thing. It wraps around you, hiding your flaws and your suffering. Light, however, does the exact opposite—it exposes everything, dragging it into the open, laying bare your fears, your pain, your wounds.
Sian loved the dark. It warmed his cold heart.
As the shadows consumed the stage before him, memories of his past life came rushing in—his comrades, his friends, his family.
