Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25555565-20150704032632/@comment-25926288-20150714153252

The DARKNESS is the thing that existed before the Dark One. Merlin maced it and tehtered it to a human soul which became the Dark One. Now the Darkness is passed on as the Dark One's curse.

Darkness = Evil. Snuffing out light and killing people means it can't be good, lol.