The Emperor fought, again and again, trying to tear back the walls of darkness that were encasing him.
"It would be so much easier if you just let yourself fade. You mind would meld with mine and you would be a part of me, seeing as I see, living as I live. You wouldn't be erased, as I've told you before," came the surprisingly clear voice from everywhere, something the Emperor had heard time and time again as it tried to lure him to sleep.
"This Emperor has never backed down from a fight, nor will I back down now and let some mount take control of my consciousness. You will let me out of here beast, even if I have to destroy you from the inside out," the emperor said as lightning lit up his hands, his hair and his eyes and he drove it forward, striking down wall after wall of the darkness. He didn't know how long he had fought, nor how successful he was. All he knew for sure was the more the beast was talking to him, the more he was affecting it.
