He kept running, kept running!
The wounds on his body kept healing, and blood stained his eyes red, blurring his vision.
But he could already clearly see the familiar house at the end of the street, that familiar home.
Yet his body had begun flickering violently, as though he might vanish from this world altogether at any moment.
Only ten seconds remained!
He could even hear the heavy echoes of every footfall as his feet struck the ground.
He could see the world twisting before his eyes amid the murmurs of whispers frantically calling to him.
He clenched his teeth almost hard enough to shatter them, blood soaking his eyes.
Let me see you just once!
Because I don't know when I'll be able to come back again after descending into Hell this time!
No matter what...
No matter what, I have to...
Finally, at that very last moment, Lynn saw that familiar figure trimming potted plants in the yard. He saw the gray streaking her hair at the temples, saw that familiar, wrinkled face.
At that moment, Lynn's eyes instantly reddened.
The emotions he had suppressed in his chest for two whole years came surging out like a flood breaking through a dam.
He forced his mouth open, desperately trying to shout that one word.
But when it reached his lips, all that remained was a stifled, hoarse sound.
Mom!
Mom!!
Oh, Mom!!
With tears streaming down his face, he ran forward with all his strength, drawing closer and closer to that figure.
That figure he had missed all this time, the loved one he had felt most guilty toward over these past two years-even though he knew this was a parallel world, not his own Earth, he still could not suppress the urge to rush to her...
*Even