"..."
Throughout the entire process, Theresa lay weakly on the ground without saying a word, watching W's movements with gentle, apologetic eyes.
At that moment, both the wound that simply would not stop bleeding and Theresa's gentle gaze told W what the ending would be.
But she refused to accept it. She absolutely refused... yet she was powerless to do anything.
"Theresa, this time... wait for me, okay? I'll definitely find a way..."
As W's trembling, anxious voice rang out, a crystal-clear tear slowly slipped from her eye and fell soundlessly onto Theresa's face.
Seeing W like this, a trace of helplessness and apology flashed through Theresa's gentle eyes.
She slowly raised a hand and gently stroked her follower's face, whispering softly, "...I'm sorry, W."
"Heh, this is... the first time I've ever seen you cry. You don't need to be so sad. I've actually always been... right here."
As she spoke, Theresa laboriously moved her arm and rested a finger against W's chest. The meaning was obvious.
"And this time, we got to say goodbye properly... didn't we?"
"I believe that one day, we will meet again..."
As her final words faded, Theresa closed her eyes with a smile. Her breath gradually weakened, and her hand slowly slipped to the ground...
"Theresa!"
Realizing that Theresa had lost all signs of life, W stared at that gentle face and cried out. The sorrow in her eyes was so intense it seemed ready to spill over...
"Crack—"
Clearly, this dream had no intention of giving W time to react. With that familiar sound, everything around her split apart once more... shattering into fragments that filled the sky.
Theresa in her arms also turned into countless stars in a faint breeze, silently vanishing into the darkness.
"!"
Yet just as W reached