Now, don't start thinking in that direction. We've got enough on our hands if we assume that there's a direct causation between the two events. The way the story goes, due to the disappearance of the power holders, the natural balance went off the rails and the Darkness encroached on this world, so let's run with that for now.

[She raised a valid point, and he more or less just dismissed it for his own convenience... sorry, Rinku, sometimes you actually can't rely on adults.]