Fallen Virtues: Sowing the Seeds of Sin and Salvation

"Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness."

The girl tilted her head slightly, her eyes narrowing as she considered his cryptic statement. She sensed the coldness that lingered beneath his words-an aloofness that hinted at a reservoir of untapped knowledge.

"But darkness is a natural part of existence," she countered, her voice laced with curiosity. "Isn't it through darkness that we come to appreciate the light?"

His gaze intensified; golden eyes gleaming with an almost ethereal glow. He leaned forward-his words carrying an almost weightless gravity. "Indeed, darkness serves as the backdrop against which light finds its brilliance. Yet, it is the candle-the solitary source of illumination-that defies the very essence of darkness. In its glow, it carves out a realm where shadows shrink and hope flourishes."

She squinted her eyes. The conversation hung in the air-the silence bathed with unspoken truths. She sensed his detachment-a deliberate detachment that safeguarded his vulnerability.

A Honkai: Star Rail fanfiction.