Chapter 360: Epilogue (3) Part 1
#8. Collapse
Swoooooosh...
It was a feeling as if starlight were scattering, as if an oncoming wave were breaking upon the shore, or as if gentle petals were falling in a fleeting moment.
The fragments of Lokralen, dismantled by someone’s grand magic—a miracle—sank with a rustling sound as clear sunlight flowed through their descent, and the remnants of Lokralen along with the floating pieces of transparent glass dispersed, filling the entire world.
The sight was breathtakingly beautiful, incredibly fantastical to the point of feeling unreal, a dream that Epherene had to hold back her tears from.
“... Isn't it strange?” Epherene muttered.
Epherene looked at the temporal nexus of time, which had already disappeared, and let out a mutter that replaced her tears.
“During all this time...”
The long period of one year and three months—fifteen months—remained in Epherene’s heart, and she would cherish all the days she had spent with him as her most precious memory, remembering them until the very end.
“I was the happiest I have ever been.”
To that extent, Epherene was happy, for even in Lokralen, where everything was stagnant and the concept of time had disappeared, her unchanging days and locked moments were satisfying enough, and she was more joyful than she had ever been merely because she was with him.
"Maybe I was too happy."