Darkness, My Friend

Prologue

My name is Light.

I am a weapon.

I am a sword, a ninja star, a bomb.

But I usually take a human form.

My gender is unknown.

Sometimes people call me a he, sometimes people call me a she.

I don't have a possessor, but I fight fine by myself.

The one who is always with me is Mallumo.

He is pretty much the complete opposite of me, but we get along well.

He has no form.

As long as I exist, he exists.

Nobody can harm him, and he can change form into a human.

If you underestimate him, be prepared to die.

In the light, you can see him.

In the dark, he is everywhere.

He is a friend.

A companion.

A partner.

Mallumo is me.

Mallumo is my shadow.

It was after I found out I was a weapon when I met Mallumo.

Hello, he had said, weeping. Is this the afterworld?

I was taken aback then, fully aware now that my shadow was talking.

"Who are you?" I had asked.

I don't know, who am I? I am you, but I am the complete opposite of you. I am the darkness. I am evil. And you are the light. You are kind to the world. You have full control over me. Why should you be asking?

"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you. What is your name?"

I have no name, but I suppose that you can call me Mallumo.

"Alright Mallumo, I'm Light. I will be your friend from now on."

Friend? Ha! As he said that, the voice seemed to be somehow surprised and pleasing at the same time. I have no friends. Why should you try to befriend me? I am very wild and get out of control very easily. There is no way that it would happen.

"Well, I can be your first one. I can teach you all sorts of things in life."

Mallumo suddenly took form. He still looked like a shadow, but it was more like a human. His heart dark in rage, he said, You don't know me at all! Do you have any idea what I've been through?!

I put my hand on his shoulder. "There is always time to learn, isn't there?"

He seemed to look down.

I closed my eyes.

I felt no soul in his body, but also different varieties of emotions.

The feeling of happiness, pride, anger, misery, but most importantly, fear.

"It's okay to fear, Mallumo," I said.

"Fearing is the only way I went on."

There was a light.

It was brilliant, blinding.

Thank you, Light, he said once the light cleared up. Your name fits you perfectly.

If he had eyes, I would've looked into them.

But instead, I looked into the never ending darkness inside him.

"Will you be my friend?"

There was a smile on his face. It was faint, but I got the message. Yes.

I sensed a single strand of light in the darkness, just a little.

But that will be enough.

I am a weapon with no possessor.

Even so, I don't need a possessor.

I have darkness.

I have Mallumo.

After all, without the darkness, you can't see the stars.