The blazing Holy Flame lit up the entire sky.
Lin En stood there, having gotten another Yellow Robe from Salgon. The flames consuming the Church cast their glow over every one of them.
The Young Spirits supported one another, their faces filled with loneliness and sorrow. Those who had gained awareness early could not help covering their eyes with their arms, even though, as souls, they had long since lost the ability to cry.
"Have you really decided?"
Lin En stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the burning Church.
"Whatever else it was, this was still the place you lived for over a decade."
Mirror clutched the Yellow Robe at her neck, the raging fire reflected in her eyes. Yet she showed not the slightest hesitation or desire to retreat, just as she had unflinchingly chosen to end her own existence beneath these flames over a decade ago.
She stepped forward and looked up at the towering Church.
"No. This is a new beginning."
She would feel no attachment to this place.
All their suffering had begun here, so she would let it end here as well.
"If we don't burn this place down, the cursed deathbinding will trap us in this place we hate. We'll never be able to forget it for as long as we exist. Resentment gave me strength... but it also limited our lives."
This was also the decision she had asked Lin En to carry out for them.
As the Deathbound Spirits here.
Only the Holy Flame could burn away this curse-soaked place and give them their freedom back.
"So I still have to thank you, Master."
Her voice was low.
"Even though this might diminish my strength further, you still agreed to my request. I... maybe I really did make the