"How much farther is it to the child?"
"It's not that far. Follow me and stay together. I don't want to lose any of you."
"How many people have been lost down here, Willow?"
"Rumour has it that there is a whole civilization living beneath the waves."
"Living? How? How is living under the water way better than living above?"
"Because above is where the creatures live."
"We know. Mists are everywhere."
"I am not talking of the Mists. I am talking of a group more meniscal than them. Someone has to lure travelers to the water so that the Mists underneath can pull them in."
"Travelers? Don't you mean sacrifices?"
"No. She means travelers. There is a portal here that is a gateway to the outside, but also a gateway in."
"How..How do you two know more about my kingdom than I do?"
"Probably because this half is not your kingdom!!!"
"Great. This is just my look. Two undead girls walking me around my kingdom because I don't know how to do it myself."
"It's okay little king, we'll make sure both you kings make it out alive."
"This is how it ends? My life is in the hands of two girls who fear no death? Great. How are you two supposed to value my life if you can't even fathom yours?"
"We can still feel life. Oh, speaking of life, Star, while you were away, I've been doing my best to help out the one 'Giver' that is down here. Sadly, since I am not a Pure nor a Hopegiver, I can only do so much."
"Willow, it's ok. I'm sure that whatever you did was way more than enough, and I thank you. Speaking of the other Hopegiver, where is she?"
"You mean he!!"
"He?"
"Umm, what was that that just flew by us? Did you girls not see that?"
"I didn't see anything."
"Me neither. Stop making up…"
"There! There!! Look! I didn't know Mists could move that fast. It seemed like it was running and not floating like an undead."
"That's because it wasn't an undead. Shadow, stay close."
"What's out there? You will protect me, right?"
"Don't worry. As long you're with me, no one will…"
"Ohh!! They're trying to grab me. Why are they reaching? I thought they only attack if you are alone."
"But you are alone!!!"
"Willow, tell me more about this Hopegiver and how it's a guy and not a girl."
"That's an easy one. His life may not have shown like other Pures, but it is not the outside that makes us Pure. It is the inside. His love was vast, his reach wide, and henchmen followed him wherever he went."
"This Hopegiver sounds divine. Why have we not seen him?"
"He doesn't like to go this far back where the Creatures live. Just like you, Shadow, he knows his limits and which side to stay on."
"Then what happens to the people who cross in here unattended? Shouldn't hope be a cry for all people?"
"There are spots that even Jesus Himself wouldn't go."
"How do we get out of here? Turn us around this instant."
"I can't. We must go forward. The king is in there and if he is alive then the Doom has him."
"The Doom? Who would want to steal the dead?"
"It's not the dark that scares us but what is in the dark that comes out!!!"
"Think of this, all the kings are born above the surface, but if they can bor this king below, then he can lead them all above."
"An army of undead!!! Who is this Doom and how do we defeat him?"
"I can tell you who he is, but as far as defeating him, none have accomplished."
"Aren't Hopegivers above the Mists? Why can't he just come here and defeat him?"
"The doom is no Mist!! His soul may rest down here, but his body still lives above."
"How is that possible? There is a split divide between darkness and light."
"What if there isn't? Dark and light is only what we perceive it is, just like good and bad."
"You're scaring me, Willow. What are we to fight?"
"It's not what we are to fight, but who."
"Look. I see him. They have him trapped in some sort of forcefield. Hurry before they see us."
"WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?"
"Who said that? Everybody back-to-back. There is more than one."
"More than one what? What's out there?"
"JOIN US!! BECOME A CREATURE OF DUST AND EXPERIENCE WHAT TRUE ETERNITY IS!!!"
"What are they talking about? Aren't they dead?"
"No Dust is dead. They all have trapped souls down here while living bodies up there. The only way to kill them is to kill their soul down here and their body up there."
"The perfect vessel!! They can be in two places at once, heck, even unlimited. They are looking to raise a king in every providence."
"Let me guess. The forcefield clones them and then the Creatures send them out."
"Everybody they send out; they bring two back to take their place."
"Are they evil?"
"Only if you make them!!"
"You still didn't answer my question. Who…is…. Doomed?"
"Ha!! Ha!! Haa!! YOU ARE!!"
"Aagh! The light, it's blinding. I can hardly see. Girls, what is it?"
"Shadow, you can uncover your eyes. It's just a chair with a stupid ventriloquist dummy laying on it. There's nothing to be afraid of."
"Ummm, guys!! That is no dummy lying there."
"Hello, Shadow!! It's so nice to finally meet the body behind our soulless leader. I see you've brought some friends along with you. It's been quite some time when last I had the pleasure of welcoming such a host. The last time I had a group this big was back when I was alive living in a crappy old attic. Oh, who am I kidding. I was never alive to begin with. Ha!! Ha!! Haa!!!"
"It's great to see you in good health, Gizmo!!