"Crimson Kite, stay with that stupid bird. For all eternity, you'll only ever walk alone."
Qian Renxue shouted those words, filled with resentment, then turned and vanished into the forest. What had been an unthinking remark unexpectedly struck the deepest wound in Crimson Kite's heart.
When those words were spoken, Crimson Kite's hand, which had been stroking Jingwei's feathers, stopped. Her bangs obscured the expression in her eyes.
Jingwei flew into a rage, her wings seeming ready to spread.
"Lady Crimson Kite, I'll go kill that insolent human."
The hand stroking her feathers moved again, soothing Jingwei's agitation.
"It is nothing. Jingwei, remember, this is no longer the world of Honkai. You must not commit evil at will."
"But..." Jingwei said worriedly.
That human dared to hurt Lady Crimson Kite's heart. We never should have saved her in the first place.
Watching Crimson Kite turn and disappear into the forest, Jingwei was overcome with sorrow.
Eternal life was a blessing! It was also a curse!
Over the course of an endless life, one could only watch friends and companions leave again and again, while one could do nothing but wait for the beginning of the next century.
Then repeat the same path once more.
Time had already carved countless marks upon that body. Each passing moment merely deepened the scars, over and over again. No one knew when it would finally end.
Memories of the past were buried deep within her consciousness. The faces and voices of old friends gradually faded away, leaving behind nothing but blankness and confusion.
She did not know for whom her tears flowed, why her eyes gazed into the distance, or for whose promise the faith in her heart endured.
Pitiful, wretched soul! Still walking alone through the river of time, until time itself withered