Soul Shine (Part 2)

-Karen-

In three hours, I managed to shatter the jewel six times. Nathan and Conor were trying to persuade me to call it a day, but I refused. Not a chance. I’m not leaving here unless it’s ‘cause I died for the final time. I wanted to beat this once and for all. I have to show that I can do this. I don’t care how tired I get or how much it hurts. No matter what it costs! I will make it happen today! Especially for all those who have died.

On the seventh try, I was beyond frustrated and getting angrier with myself by the second. Go! I have to do this! I let my anger well up and shove every ounce of it right towards the barrier. The large jewel burst into hundreds of shards. I fell like a stone to the ground refusing to die this time. “No… I c-can’t…” Why is this so damn hard? What am I not doing right? Everything stopped around me.

I woke up on the ground looking up at Eldon. I felt my depression and self-doubt starting to eat me alive even worse than before. What the hell is wrong wi