Hallucigenia's body began to fall apart. It struggled in agony. It did not know what death meant, but it knew it was about to disappear completely.
Just as Eren's head flew free and the last of his vitality was about to fade, a dense surge of life force enveloped his head and reconnected it to his body.
The power of thunder throughout Chen Si's body transformed into streams of life force that poured into Eren. Hallucigenia struggled desperately, stealing traces of life force from Eren's body to keep itself alive.
Seeing this, Chen Si continued pouring in life force while raising his hand to shatter Hallucigenia completely. But just before he struck, he discovered that its roots were connected to Eren's heart.
In that moment of hesitation, Hallucigenia sprang out and drove its roots into Chen Si's body.
"Host! Stop! Grotesque is taking over your body! Forget about Eren!" Order kept sounding the alarm.
After Eren died, the phantom of his mental energy hovered in the void. He saw Grotesque on Chen Si's body steadily seizing control of him, yet Chen Si was still pouring all his power into Eren's body.
Watching everything Chen Si was doing, Eren's tears broke free. He immediately let out a heart-wrenching roar. "Chen Si! Stop! Don't worry about me!"
"Eren, perhaps we live our whole lives for just a handful of moments. Whenever I think that I might never return to one of those moments, I feel regret. I don't know how long Historia or Mikasa will love me, but while they do, I want to love them as much as I possibly can."
"Perhaps only by dying when love burns brightest can we avoid learning its expiration date." Chen Si smiled faintly. He transferred nearly ninety percent of all his power of thunder