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That's why I ran with the sacrificial scapegoat theory earlier >>715677675. The sacrifice will be either Ralsei has to betray. It may be that it's a fate worse than death in that he'll take the excess darkness and be in a world darker than dark, maybe taking the place of Dess who seems to be in that situation right now(?).

If we're going 1:1 to biblical scapegoats, which is not really likely to go 1:1 but if we do, then the blood of one sacrifice is painted on the other. And there's a real symbolism potential to Susie's bloody hand leaving Ralsei's white fur with blood. Susie not being a goat and all aside, it could mean one has to die and the other has to take the sin (blame?). But it could also be Kris or (you) who is the first sacrifice, with Ralsei taking the blame (Scapegoat).

I can buy the tragedy of 2 heroes die, 1 lives, more than 1 hero dies and two live.