The past and the future are much the same

Mortis looked much like Hikaru felt, lost and confused now that they faced each other once again. Hikaru wanted more than anything to race forward and embrace his love. He couldn’t describe just how desperately he had missed and craved the Fatalis man’s presence. So much time had been lost to them, stolen by the crypts while they kept him captive.

Hika explained vaguely what had happened, and Mortis seemed even more confused and betrayed. Disappointed in himself as he realized Hikaru had been in need of him all that time and he had never come. Not that Hika blamed him, how could he know what had happened to the koi wolf? "I got lost in the labyrinth of the crypts and it took me.. I don’t know.. Years? To find my way out. I thought I was going to die down there.” He reiterated quietly, still uncertain of the connection between them and what this meant for the future.

"Speech"