Chapter 149: The Ultimate Decision

The light enveloped me, blinding and all-consuming. It was warm, almost comforting, but beneath it, I felt the immense weight of the choice before me.

The artifact throbbed in my hand, resonating with the pulse of my own heart, as if urging me to make the decision that would change everything.

Save the world, or save myself.

My mind raced, the seconds stretching into an eternity as I weighed the consequences.

If I used the artifact, I could stop the chain reaction that was tearing reality apart, but I would be gone.

Not just dead—erased. I would cease to exist, leaving no trace, no memory behind. My entire life, everything I had fought for, would be wiped clean from the world.

But if I didn’t use it… the chaos unleashed by the mastermind’s contingency plan would consume everything. Silverwood would fall.

My friends, my family—they would all be lost. The world would be thrown into darkness, and it would be my fault.

I could hear the voices of my friends, faint and distant, shoutin