The woman's hands came together in a sharp clap, the sound slicing through the air and echoing off the ballroom's high, arched ceiling.
"That's right, everyone! That's right!" she shouted, her voice booming with a twisted enthusiasm that filled the room. "Every single one of you should embrace the darkness! So, what do we do with the light, huh? Are we just going to let it linger when all we truly crave is the darkness?!"
"No!"
The crowd's response was deafening, mine blending into the wild chorus, the room vibrating as if the walls themselves were alive with the sound of our voices.
"Are we going to let the light rule the day when it exists only to make us suffer?!"
"No!"
"Are we going to stand by while the light mocks us, shining down on our suffering?!"
"No!"
"Then let's make the darkness rule over everything!"
