Coming to an End

Su Tianqing's consciousness floated up from the darkness.

Her eyes wouldn't open, her head hurt a bit, her body hurt as well, and everything burned like fire. Every time she tried to wriggle, she felt as though her bones were falling apart, and she simply couldn't summon the thought of crawling up.

Ow... Could I, this fox, have died all over again? Su Tianqing thought.

Her final memories drifted up from her mind, and the events that occurred before losing consciousness surfaced before her eyes: single-handedly holding back the Star Realm Behemoth Garuda, trying her absolute best to protect Shasha, and even going so far as to use her physical body to counter the shadow impact launched by Garuda, finally losing consciousness amidst a dazzling flash of light.

She wondered if anything had happened to Shasha... If doing all that still hadn't managed to protect her, then she would definitely pick a fight with the Codex and curse its ancestors.

"Ah, she's moving! She's still alive!!"

A somewhat familiar yet not entirely acquainted voice came from beside her ear--just as Su Tianqing prepared to try opening her eyes, she heard someone burst into loud wailing right next to her:

"Wuaaaaaah Xiaoyue, wake up quickly, don't scare me wuaaaaaah..."

A paw with a texture clearly different from a human hand touched her shoulder. Su Tianqing furrowed her brow slightly, trying to identify this sensation while opening her heavy eyelids to look at the few nervous figures in front of her--

Not human figures at all; on the right was a wailing White Sable, on the left a flower cat with a face full of worry, and right beside them were a gray least weasel and an orange cat casting some kind of healing magic. Without exception, they were all Stargazer Spirits