Blasphemy - Crystal Light
Time seemed to pass for a very, very long while again—so long that Shade no longer remembered exactly how long he had lived in this forest. He only knew that the moon was drawing ever closer to him.
He had gathered enough crystals. All he lacked was one final small piece; then those crystals that sealed away dazzling radiance could be brought together and become the true remnants of the Original Moon.
Thus, on some unrecorded night, Shade carried all his crystals and found the traveling merchant in the woods once more. The place where she stood had become a Crystalline Forest made entirely of crystal. Beneath the moon, the Crystalline Forest reflected the cold moonlight, breathtakingly beautiful, but Shade knew that the moon he sought was not here.
As usual, the merchant stood in the forest waiting for him. Full of hope, Shade asked:
"What must I pay this time for you to give me the last crystal?"
This time, the merchant did not smile. Instead, she looked at him with a grave expression:
"I had thought you would be the first to let go. You have your own great goal, and you can easily let go of everything else. But even I never expected that the moon..."
"Don't change the subject. I only want the crystal. I want the moon."
Shade repeated sternly, and the merchant's expression became sorrowful:
"Such a flawless soul, yet unable to let go because of its own radiance. The werewolf seems obsessive, but he has never truly taken hold of anything. The elf desires much, yet lets go for the sake of friendship. Though the Green Dragon is persistent, she understands her responsibilities. Even that Chosen One has always known the balance in his heart.
"And you, child from