There are better things to come.. These were a couple of the last words that Merou had spoken to him before he had vanished into thin air. The realms had pulled him back to his rightful time where he would do more good rather than being stuck here with him. Somehow it did not seem fair that a thing such as friendship could be gifted then so abruptly taken away like a toy to a child. Was it the god's way of punishing him for something or was it just testing him for some unknown reason? Regardless of the purpose it still was cruel and once again damned him into isolation without someone to turn to. As a parting gift Merou had somehow taken away the ability to feel overwhelming sadness but still remnants lingered in the craters place.

This latest event preoccupied much of his thoughts as he tried to make sense of it all but he found himself grasping at straws. Frustration, annoyance and anger had begun to strain at the dams walls threatening to break them. It was times like this that he normally ran for miles until he could move no further without much pain, but since the realms above ground were off limits thanks to whatever darkness had taken them over he was stuck without a release. He hated being cooped up down here like a rodent and it was slowly getting to him, the more he thought about things the worse it became. The loud crack of stone breaking shattered the silence as he struck out at the closest object which just happened to be one of the stone walls. Pinning his ears back in frustration he snorted wishing things could just go back to the way things were before all this darkness.

The cavern in which he found himself seemed to be deserted which did not surprise him considering the lack of visibility within. It was only by the light of his marks that allowed him to see around him for a couple feet. The last thing he really needed was to be alone but he would rather be here away from the rest of them until he could manage to calm himself. This way he did not risk snapping at someone who was doing nothing wrong and making a fool of himself. Why, why did everything have to happen at once? It took a lot to push him over the edge but the stress of everything lately was taking its toll. Pacing the length of the cavern back and forth did little for him but what else could he do, beating up the walls was useless though it did take some strain down.