Chapter 21: Reunion With Lily
The door opened with a soft hiss, and Alex stepped into the room, the sterile scent of medical-grade mana mist hitting his nose.
The world stilled.
There, lying on the hospital bed under layers of softly glowing mana sheets, was Liliana—Lily, his sister.
She looked up at him, eyes gleaming faintly like twin emerald stars even in her weakened state. A small, almost mischievous smile curved her lips.
And in that moment, Alex remembered.
the other Alex's memories . No now these are his memories He reminded himself.
He stood frozen, watching her chest rise and fall gently, her silver hair like moonlight across the pillow.
A pang of emotion rippled through his chest.
He clutched the doorknob, knuckles white. Flashes of laughter from childhood, chasing fireflies in the alley behind their home, Lily's voice calling him 'stupid big brother'—it all surged forward.
He closed his eyes.
"No," he whispered to himself, barely audible. "These are my memories now. All of them."