I want to be stronger... to be able to protect myself and the people I love.

[Ryou's tired voice is quiet, just audible above their footsteps in the peace of the empty halls. It was true... darkness was hard to manage. Jack could handle it with ease, but Jack was a far colder and darker person than Ryou. He wondered if he'd ever manage it.]

If I have to, I'll do whatever it takes...