A Memory of Light (Wheel of Time, #14; A Memory of Light, #3)

by Robert Jordan

He wept for Gareth Bryne and Siuan. He wept for Gawyn. So many. So very many. YOU ARE LOSING. Rand huddled down further. What could he do? His dream of stopping the Dark One… he would create a nightmare if he did that. His own intentions betrayed him. GIVE IN, ADVERSARY. WHY KEEP FIGHTING? STOP FIGHTING AND REST. He was tempted. Oh, how he was tempted. Light. What would Nynaeve think? He could see her, fighting to save Alanna. How ashamed would she and Moiraine be if they knew that in that moment, Rand wanted to just let go? Pain washed across him, and he screamed again. “Please, let it end!” IT CAN. Rand huddled down, writhing, trembling. But still, their screams assaulted him. Death upon death. He held on, barely. “No,” he whispered. VERY WELL, the Dark One said. I HAVE ONE MORE THING TO SHOW YOU. ONE MORE PROMISE OF WHAT CAN BE… The Dark One spun threads of possibility one last time. All became darkness.