Chapter 676
We had won. From that, we had gained much, and would continue to accumulate more. Yet, even in victory, there were things one had to let go of. That was inevitable.
There were still many mysteries I couldn’t unravel. I had no clue what had become of Antirianus after he absorbed the vengeful spirits. I didn’t understand how I had survived.
Ellen had left. She surely had her own reasons for leaving me. She was something I could no longer hold on to.
The end of everything signaled a new beginning. The responsibilities I faced would only grow. I had to truly embrace the role of becoming the ruler of the entire world. I couldn’t fall apart over the loss of one person. Someone who did would not be fit to rule.
I got out of bed and straightened my clothes.
I wasn’t superhuman, but I had to walk the path of one. If that was the case, I had to at least pretend as best I could.
Harriet looked at me as if I had become a completely different person. She had stopped being especially surprised or saddened by Ellen’s departure. There was no time to indulge in self-pity.
What was regained had been regained, and what was lost had been lost. I wouldn’t dwell on it.
“Thick-Skull.”
“Yeah?”
“Let’s go see Charlotte.”
From this point forward, I needed to become someone entirely different from who I had been. So different that I might even forget who I once was.