Suddenly his sense of urgency returned to him with a renewed vigor. He recalled the face of the man that was trapped inside the monster. 'Some things are worse than death' he thought to himself. Suddenly he had a grim thought. He looked down at his torso and his fears where realized. There was a small indent in the center of his chest, if there was any doubts about it's origins they where quickly crushed. The mark looked exactly like the side of the gem.