CHAPTER 216: I CHOOSE YOU

ARTEMIS’ POV

I'm floating in an abyss of nothingness, my consciousness no more than a stranded soul with nowhere to go and no place to return to, my existence but a distant memory of who and what I was, what I was fighting for.

I feel and see nothing except the heavy feeling of regret and loss, like a dark hole inside me that only seems to grow with every moment.

I don't remember anything except a desire to fight, to protect something precious, and a single promise to someone I loved.

A light appears in front of me, beckoning my spirit to draw closer, to rest and let go of all my worries, of every single one of my desires, and to find peace.

The light, emanating nothing but peace and happiness, something I've yearned for more than anything, engulfs me whole as I reach for it, shining as bright as the sun.

Blinded by it, I close my eyes until it subsides, and when my eyes open again, a new presence stands in front of me, a woman adorned in white light as if a garment, her eye