"And the sacrifice is me," Zang said, "It's because of my high spiritual energy and emotions. According to the Shadow Lord, I'm the perfect offering."
"But why?" Said Yue while crying, "Why you Zhang? Why does it have to be you?"
"The Shadow Lord feeds on spiritual energy," Zhang said, "for that reason, I am seen as the ultimate sacrifice"
"Zhang, please," Yue begged, "don't leave me, I can't live without you."
"You can not come with me, Yue, you must not," he shouted, his voice echoing in the stillness of the night. "This is my burden to bear, not yours. You can't handle it. You don't need to."
Zhang's words hurt Yue like a punch to the gut. "But I want to be with you," she said, "I won't let you face this alone Zhang. We'll do this together."
"No Yue," said Zhang, "This is something I have to do on my own and you cannot handle it, I only came to tell you that I plan to leave in a fortnight."
With that Zhang turned away and left.