Chapter 147: The Heartbreaking Sacrifice

Claire’s light still lingered around me, a fading warmth that pressed against the cold void of chaos.

Her sacrifice was an open wound in my heart, one that burned and ached with every breath.

But it also ignited something deep within me—a fire, a spark of defiance that refused to be snuffed out.

I couldn’t let her sacrifice be in vain. I couldn’t let any of them down.

“Mastermind,” I spat, forcing myself to my feet, my legs shaking but holding firm. “You’re wrong if you think I’ll just roll over and die.”

The mastermind’s chaotic form flickered, their many faces twisting with contempt. “Such arrogance, Sera.

Haven’t you learned? This world isn’t yours to save. It’s beyond redemption.”

“No,” I said, my voice steady and strong, a newfound clarity washing over me. “This world is worth fighting for. Worth dying for.”

I felt it then, Claire’s energy merging with my own, amplifying the balance I had been struggling to maintain.

Light and darkness within me intertwined, neither overpowe