"Yes. Over these ten years, I've treated so many people and saved so many lives..."
Kumiloni reminisced.
"I really hate seeing people die."
Kumiloni gripped her arm, leaving a red mark on her fair skin.
"I can't stand watching anyone die in front of me..."
"I must be a very gifted healer. I was born able to see the spiritual energy that dissipates after people die, to see their souls depart, and to see the trails they leave behind."
"And..."
"I could see their suffering, too."
Kumiloni lowered her eyes and glanced behind her.
In the distance, Sheng Yi and the others could only watch from afar. There was nothing they could do.
"Lu Cang, did you know..."
"Every death releases a tremendous amount of despair and pain. I can see people's souls, and I can see their suffering."
"I've been like this since I was very young. So whenever someone died, I would feel their emotions in their final moments, and it would make me sad."
"That's why I wanted to become a healer. I thought that if I could heal everyone, I wouldn't have to feel that way anymore, right?"
"After I grew up..."
"I really did become a healer, and I think I was a very good one."
"I could save a lot of people."
"I could save people who most healers couldn't."
"But as my strength grew, more and more people needed my help. Eventually, I started to feel overwhelmed. I couldn't save everyone."
"That was when I met Iz and the others."
"They were about to go on an adventure and needed a healer for their party. They came to find me at the Life Church. I'd just finished my shift in the treatment room."
"Iz asked me... if I wanted to go on an