Book 13: Chapter 60
I had experienced death before. Having said that, my last death was rather sudden. I didn’t expect to die when I jumped into the water. That all changed when I pulled the kid out of the water. I discovered that I couldn’t swim against the violent current. The water that was supposed to be gentle felt insurmountable, so paddling felt akin to smacking a collapsing wall.
The water that crashed onto my head caused my head to spin. I realised I could die when I completely ran out of energy to swim against the current. However, I didn’t have much time to be scared, because I soon found myself gulping mouthfuls of water that went straight to my mouth and brain. I desperately struggled for dear life, but the light overhead was so far away. I experienced the same sensations a second time. I think water and I don’t get along. I drowned in a river last time, and I drowned in an ocean this time. Actually, I might’ve been dead by the time I dropped into the ocean.
I didn’t know what exactly happened to my body. According to what Mommy Vyvyan said, my mana should’ve ripped apart my organs. I used magic with the awareness that I’d die. I knew the consequences of using magic, but I had to save Mommy Elizabeth. I used magic a total of two times today. The first time I used it was to capture the wyrm so that Ying could kill it. The other time was to catch Mom with a vine so that the tide wouldn’t sweep her away.
It was enough. I presumed I could probably only use magic twice in this lifetime. The first time I used it was to cover Nier’s escape, and the second time was to save my mother. It was worth it in both scenarios. I saved countless people with my life and gave lots of people bliss. Although I really didn’t want to part with my wives and children, I’d rather not have to attend Mommy Elizabeth’s funeral, as she was my beloved mom. I had no regrets or qualms about ending my life for her, because she gave me my life, and she loved me.
“Come back to me… Come back to me… Come back to me!! Son… Son… come back to me! Come back to me!!”
I thought it’d end with me drowning. I thought I heard the voice of an angel. I thought I saw the light of heaven, and even prepared to return to the elven forest… even though I didn’t feel it was likely… However, when I listened in carefully, it was Mommy Elizabeth’s crying.
I had never heard Mommy Elizabeth cry so tragically. I felt an anxious warm sensation on my hand. Next to Mommy Elizabeth were Mommy Vyvyan’s and Nier, who were bawling their eyes out. I felt a warm sensation on my back. Perhaps Mommy Elizabeth was holding me tightly in her embrace right now.
I slowly opened my eyes. The bright sun overhead almost blinded me. I squinted and weakly turned my head. The crying around me suddenly died down. I sensed that all the attention was on me. My conscious had returned, but my body didn’t feel that it was mine. It felt as though it’d take me all the strength I could muster to lift my hand. As a matter of fact, all my strength still wouldn’t suffice to lift my hand.
My gaze shifted to Elizabeth; panic flitted across her pale face. Her long black hair was glued to her face. She held me tightly in her arms. The traces of her tears on her face were prominent on her face. My face felt wet, which was, presumably, Mommy Elizabeth’s tears…