Chapter 73: Ch 73 : God’s Awakening
"I... can't protect anything... I can't do anything... I couldn't protect their smile before... and I can't protect the important people from harm now... I am just... such a weak and powerless existence... I understand, my fingertips have never touched the word 'happiness'..."
It was unclear how much time passed, but as life slowly slipped away, memories began to blur, and consciousness finally faded, like glass slowly falling from midair, shattering upon hitting the ground.
The coldness of the sea had seeped into his bones, and the heavy sensation in his eyelids pressed into his heart.
He could no longer resist the temptation from the darkness.
Noel slowly closed his eyes, falling into an eternal slumber.
This should have been the way of things...
However, after a few seconds, his closed eyes suddenly snapped open.
A purple six-pointed star slowly rotated in his right eye.
His golden hair, once like the sunset at dusk, lost its last glow, turning into a noble silver-white.
"It seems that in the wager we made back then, I won after all. [Another me]—human emotions and bonds are merely unnecessary obstacles that hinder me. You, who were so obsessed with them, ended up with such a fate. And you, who burned your own soul, no longer have the power to suppress me."
The cold, emotionless tone held no warmth.