At Fifteen, Kallen Sat in the Courtyard Reading Knight Novels While Otto Complained About the Clichéd Ending

On the screen, Kallen's breathing grew weaker and weaker, her body colder and colder. Her gaze began to lose focus, and the light of life slowly went out.

"She's going to die," the Dragon God said. "A fatal wound, combined with excessive blood loss. She won't last three minutes."

"But she's still protecting that little girl." The Dragon Prince pointed at the Light Screen. "Look at her hand. It's still on that little girl's head, trying to comfort her."

The view drew closer. Kallen's hand weakly stroked the little girl's hair. Her lips moved slightly, as though she were saying something, but her voice was already too faint to hear.

"What is she saying?" Tang Ya asked.

"She's saying, 'Don't be afraid,'" Niu Tian said. "She's comforting that little girl, telling her everything will be all right."

"But she's dying herself." Tai Tan's voice caught in his throat. "She was supposed to be executed. Why would she still..."

"Because she is the holy maiden," Ning Tian said. "Schicksal's holy maiden, Kallen Kaslana. Her duty is to protect humanity, to protect this world. Even if Schicksal betrays her, the people misunderstand her, and she is sentenced to death, she still won't give up protecting them."

"This is the person Otto fell in love with," Dai Hao said. "A holy maiden willing to give her life to protect others."

On the screen, Kallen's hand finally fell limply to her side. Her eyes slowly closed, and her breathing stopped completely. Blood soaked her prison clothes, stained the earth of the execution grounds red, and stained that little girl's memories red as well.

Death had arrived.

"She's dead," Xue Ye said gravely. "On this day five hundred years ago, Kallen Kaslana died at the execution grounds. Not by hanging, but by protecting others."

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