And he said, "Please bestow Mercy upon my soul. For I am only mortal." She looked at him and with a wise tone the young girl of darkness spoke, "Though Mercy is my name, it is something I do not show within this game. You may mortal but a sinner as well. So stand before me for I am the Caretaker. I take sweet care of sinners like you." He screamed in terror and as she laid a hand upon his forehead flames errupted about the two. His final words echoed throught out the night and every night to follow, "Mercy me, Give me sweet Mercy!" |