On the rooftop of the open fortress, the conversation continued.
"My sister... and that woman... they must have told you everything, didn't they?"
"I was born as a being that defies the natural order. And ever since my creation, I've harmed too many lives."
Luna pressed one hand over her heart, looked directly toward the captain and nodded slightly.
"But honestly, I never cared about any of that. I only wanted to obtain what I desired... my wish..."
"I don't care what happens to the world! As long as my wish can come true, even if everything is destroyed, I wouldn't mind. The only thing I care about..."
Before she could say "you," she shut her eyes tightly.
When she opened them again, they were cold and distant. She was holding back her emotions, refusing to let them erupt.
"So it's better if you take that fake kindness of yours and leave. That would be best... for both of us."
"..."
The captain shook his head firmly — clearly, he had no intention of turning back.
He came here to bring her back.
There was no way he would leave alone.
He had crossed a long, long road to get here...
"But fine, if you won't go, then stay. I'm about to erase every single Theresa anyway.
You'll get to witness firsthand how that so-called 'strategist' disappears."
"You won't do that… I already told you — Luna, you can't lie to me. You don't really want to do this."
He stepped forward, just slightly closer to her, his voice resolute.
"...Is that so?"
Luna responded, throwing his words back at him.
"Admit it — you're the same as me. You've been longing to see me again — haven't you?"
"Even if our bodies are breaking down like this, our hearts... they're still beating honestly."
He placed a hand over his chest.
The intense beating within made him feel more awake than ever before.
'She shared the same blood, the same feelings — she cared about you just as much as you cared about her.
So how could she not be hoping to see you again?'
"Human... you really know how to say the most dangerous things."
The girl's carefully constructed cold expression began to crack.
She gave a bitter smile and whispered softly.
"...Because now, I can feel my resolve —
the one I fought so hard to hold — starting to waver again."
"So... come and take my hand."
His burning words echoed between him.
His eyes, blazing with emotion, did not flinch.
"Release the other Theresas. I won't let you carry this burden alone."
"Human... you don't actually think we still have a choice, do you?"
She sighed softly, still wearing that pained smile, as though mocking him for failing to see reality.
"It's too late for us now. And besides, this ending... was never one I truly wanted."
Their fates — hers and His — had already been sealed long ago.
All she wished for now…
Was that He could live on.
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Then, your consciousness began to slip into a terrifying darkness.
A searing pain bloomed in your chest and rapidly spread through your entire body.
"Human... your condition is getting worse and worse..."
"If you had never come looking for me...
maybe our pain wouldn't be so deep.
But now…"
She reached her hand toward you, trying to grasp something.
But the wind only carried falling rose petals past her fingers —
none of them stopped, none of them reached you.
She was still meters away.
So she caught nothing at all.
"If we still don't decide... then truly, it'll be too late."
"I must kill every last ■■■."
"And you…"
"You must also make your choice... now."
Her eyes gazed at you gently — a rare moment.
It reminded you of pure Luna, bright, and soft —
so unlike the crimson moon above you now.
Your voice was weak, but your will was strong:
"I… I won't give up.
And you… you don't need to do this."
She didn't seem surprised by your answer.
Instead, her gaze only grew gentler.
"You know... suddenly, I think all this talk about 'choice'—
Maybe... maybe it was never ours to begin with."
"But if you really want to grant my wish... then..."
You felt her slowly move closer.
Her warmth touched your ears.
Her breath carried the scent of morning dew.
And her words — soft, sweet, yet utterly devastating — whispered directly to your heart.
"Human... kill me —
that would be the greatest gift you could give me."
Her tender voice pierced your ears like a dagger.
Your vision went black.
And for a moment, you didn't know whether the darkness came from your collapsing body —
or from the terrible, frozen meaning in her words.
In that endless dark, nothing could be seen.
As time passed, even sound faded away — like the darkness was gripping your limbs and pulling you deeper, further into the abyss.
"Ugh… I can't… I can't move anymore… I have to…"
You tried to grasp something, anything, to stop yourself from sinking.
So you poured what strength you had left into feeling for any sign of change around you.
But…
Your hand found only the cold weapon strapped to your side —
the pistol Kallen had given you before you parted.
Last time, it was used to force you to choose — between Kallen and Luna.
"What…? Why is it… like this again…?"
There had to be something else nearby.
There had to be something more...
You suddenly realized Kallen's pistol had somehow been returned to your waist.
And inside it — the bullet meant to end it all.
Someone held your hand.
It was warm. Soft.
It felt just like that summer night from your memories.
You should've realized it sooner —
She never really changed.
And now, just like you, she was fragile, hurting, and worn down.
Your thoughts slowed.
Your senses dulled.
It wasn't until her trembling finger helped pull the trigger — that you finally realized:
You were truly going to lose her.
No... I won't accept this!
I refuse to let this be our ending!
"If the world's rules demand someone disappear… Why… why must it be you?"
You kept asking yourself, again and again —
blaming your own heart, your foolishness.
In that void, relying on the last of your senses, you pulled out the pistol.
And yet…
Something inside you instinctively stopped you from pointing it at her.
You couldn't.
You wouldn't.
"You can't say no, Human."
Her voice — soft, sweet — was like venom.
She panted weakly, rose-scented breath mingling with the air around you.
So intoxicating. So vivid.
She gripped your hand tightly — with resolve, and no regret.
"Just let me be selfish… one last time.
I want you to live to a hundred —
So you'll never forget me."
Bang—!
The gunshot shattered the darkness before you.
And in place of chaos, came the end —
a rain of starlight turned red.
You were conscious again, but the ending had already arrived.
"Why…?"
Luna…
"What have I… done?"
"Human… you were just fulfilling my wish…
This way… you'll be safe…"
"No. We're going back. Back to the Hyperion. We'll leave this place!"
"There's medical equipment on board. We can heal your wounds. You'll be fine. All this time, I… I've been—"
You stammered, panicking, struggling to think —
grasping at whatever plan, however impractical.
"Human… don't waste your strength...
There's no escaping this."
The girl didn't even look at her wounds.
She just gazed into your tear-filled eyes.
She wanted to comfort you…
But this time, it seemed she was the one breaking your heart.
"I'm sorry, Human. But I won't throw this burden onto you again."
"I can still use thought projection…
I'll go back in time — I'll find a way to save you.
I missed that chance once.
I won't miss it again—!"
You were like someone drowning in a stormy sea — flailing, gasping for air, trembling in desperation.
But nothing you did changed anything.
You wanted to save her.
You needed to save her.
You would do anything.
Why…
Why can't I save her?
"You idiot…
Don't always rely on things like that.
You already know the truth…
You can't anchor yourself to the past anymore…"
"Because…"
Because now —
You're already inside it."
"No… I can still…"
You shook your head violently, gripping her hand, slick with blood, refusing to let go.
It was still warm. Still burning.
But that cold… would catch up to her eventually.
"Alright… now… I'm really happy… Truly, deeply… happy. To have met the real you."
"Human… do you still remember?"
"We… once danced together, under the moonlight…"
"Back then, you indulged my strange requests…
You danced with me — just the two of us."
"It was the first time someone truly listened to me… The first time someone fulfilled my ridiculous wish."
"And because of that…
I gained another new wish…"
"Haha… But now, none of it can be taken back…"
She breathed weakly, trying to smile,
but her fragmented words carried the scent of death — filled with sorrow and a deep unwillingness.
"If I had just been an ordinary Theresa… how much better it would've been…"
"No! It's not supposed to be like this!"
You were pulled back into darkness.
Something felt ripped from within your body.
Pitch blackness not only filled your sight —
it overtook your hearing, your touch.
You struggled with all your strength, searching blindly in the abyss, determined to grab her hand —
Because before any of this was over,
you had to at least try.
There had to be something you could do!
Time seemed to rewind itself.
You returned to the moment she first cast that choice at you.
And this time — you changed things.
"I understand what you're trying to do. But I refuse to accept it — I never will!"
"If you came here looking for the spear and that special bullet — Too bad. I already gave them back to Kallen before I arrived."
"Because this time, I have no intention of sacrificing anyone. Not you — and not myself!"
"Ah…"
A gentle voice emerged from nowhere,
cutting through your storm of thoughts.
Suddenly, your senses returned to normal —
or maybe they had never been this sharp before.
You smelled the rich perfume in the air.
You heard the girl's faint sob.
You saw the hem of her white dress flutter in the wind…
"Human… you really are so kind…"
"You'd never hurt me — no matter how cruel or selfish I became…"
"Because I always believed in you.
I never truly wanted to do any of those things."
"Your appearance in my life was the greatest miracle I've ever known."
"But to fulfill my wish, you've observed my fate too many times… And in doing so, without even realizing it…"
"...You were cursed by me."
"Observing my world was my wish.
It had nothing to do with you.
You shouldn't have to sacrifice yourself for me."
"But to die for you —
that is my wish."
"You're the one who gave my life meaning back then. And now, I want to give you your chance to live."
"No… There has to be another way!
Luna, there must be a way to break this fate!"
"I'll find a way to change the destiny that separates us —
Even if I have to defy the laws of the world again!
Please… just give me time…"
"I knew it… You really do think the same way I do.
That's why I had to do this."
"For your sake… I must eliminate anything that could pose a threat — Even if it's the laws of this world. Or—"
"An ending you'd never be able to accept."
"Wait, what are you trying to do?!"
You reached out, trying to grasp her slender wrist —
But your hand passed straight through her.
She was becoming translucent.
That burning red was fading into pale white.
"What are you doing?! Why…?!"
"Human… as much as I hate to say it, This is really goodbye."
"If I don't disappear, You'll just keep using your consciousness projection —
Trying again and again to change everything."
The girl wiped a tear from the corner of her eye.
The night wind carried it away.
"But it's too dangerous. I don't want you risking yourself for me anymore."
"Since you'll never hurt me, I have no choice but to leave on my own."
No… No, stop…
Who would ever willingly accept an ending like this?
"Don't worry about me. I've prepared myself for this moment for a long time…"
"Even without that bullet, I already had a way to disappear by my own will."
"And now… knowing you gave up the spear from the beginning…"
"I'm truly… truly happy…"
"No! I finally found you again! I can't let it end like this!"
"I haven't even fulfilled your wish yet!
We haven't gone to the amusement park!
Haven't ridden the ferris wheel together,
Haven't opened a restaurant together,
Haven't shared that Black Truffle Chocolate beef dish…"
"So please—!"
You tried to grab her.
But she seemed to be melting into the moonlight —
and your hands could only shatter her like glass,
dispersing her image across the wind,
fading faster and faster until nothing remained.
"Please… Don't go…"
"Alright, Human… when parting, you shouldn't say things like that, okay?"
"Grant me one last wish. Will you?"
"...What? What are you talking about?"
"Tell me — do I look beautiful today?"
The pale-haired, bloodthirsty vampire girl smiled faintly beneath the moonlight.
The night wind stirred the sea of pink roses, complementing her outfit — but her small, delicate body was gradually fading into nothingness, beyond anyone's reach.
She was dressed in pure white, carefully chosen — as if for the most important banquet in her life.
She was so beautiful that no one could look away.
The moonlight and her eyes were equally mesmerizing,.that fading color etched deeply into your heart.
"..."
"You look lovely. That white dress —
it suits tonight's moon perfectly."
"That's wonderful… Human really can be so attentive."
Tears shimmered in her eyes, lighting up with happiness.
Only in this moment did she most resemble the version of herself in your memory —
innocent, pure.
"Even though, for your sake, it would've been better if you forgot me… I couldn't help but change into this dress."
"I wanted to leave behind my most beautiful self in your memory."
"You'll remember me forever… won't you?"
Her eyes sparkled like a child awaiting a promise.
She still held onto hope — for him.
"I will never forget. I will always remember you…"
"Then… I have no more regrets."
She whispered softly, a gentle smile blooming at her lips,
hot tears falling that still held warmth.
"It's time for me to go — back to the place I was always meant to return to…"
"That place… it must be like a cluttered storage room by now… stuffed full of all the parts of me that left behind…"
She muttered sadly, her voice growing weaker and weaker.
Her translucent body grew fainter.
Your trembling hand still couldn't reach her.
"Then I'll find you again!"
You shouted — not even knowing where your strength came from.
"No, Human… you've already done more than enough for me."
"You have to live a long, full life — and remember how I looked. That's enough."
"No matter how much time it takes, No matter where you are —
I will find you!
We will…"
Her silhouette gradually faded.
Like sea foam under sunlight —
melting slowly under the moonlight.
Like a dissatisfied creator wiping away a painting — 6erasing it freely, without reason, without mercy.
First her slender legs disappeared, bathed in moonlight, then the intricately designed white gown, the silk ribbon at her waist, the rose choker around her neck, her waterfall-like white hair, and finally — her ever-smiling, blood-red eyes.
And then —
the sound of a single teardrop falling onto the ground.
"Alright… I understand now."
"Thank you… for staying with me this long.
I was truly happy."
Her final words drifted softly into the night,
leaving only one person standing alone atop the platform.
The blood-red moonlight now illuminated just one soul.
She never said "see you again" —
Because she knew, If they were to meet again, her beloved would pay any price to make it happen.
So this time, even without a promise of reunion —
she forgave him.
And so, please…
forgive me, too.
Human.
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(T/C: This was the most frustrating long yap yap chapter I ever read. U except me to feel sad? Translte all this?! The writer fast speed the story, and at the end, slows Down?!💢 "I have watch the OG")