"Did you do as I said?"
"Yes, except for the Zeroth Garden, I killed all the others!"
"Good, very good! Now you must have understood my legacy at least a little!"
"Are we talking about my body?"
"Of course, I am the walls of the energy palace! My stone walls, forged in fire, insurmountable, rising anew even if they fall!
You can consider yourself to have stepped into my shallow legacy; I will stamp my seal upon your soul. Break the seal when you need it and experience firsthand what it is like to be me.
Now is the time to go. Keep walking, and see what true darkness is!"
Mel walked away from the statue that was turning to stone starting from its feet. The imposing man from whom he received his legacy, like his grandfather, was also left behind. He walked for a while, following the familiar path until the next statue.
