"You choose, and I will follow your choice."
Igula sighed helplessly and struggled to his feet. "One last question before death—if everything could start over, would you heed the warnings of the Gospel?"
"Surrounded by endless darkness, how can a moth resist the flame?" Hanna replied while changing her magazine. "However, I would have used the 'Tongue of Relief' to spare him some troubles in advance."
"In that case, he wouldn't have to face—"
...
—Separation.
Ash reached out to embrace her, but could only hold half of Liss.
The Holy Sanctuary sniper bullet had torn her young body in half.
His heart was torn along with it.
Into two.
The wind blew Liss away; she reached through the Rain Curtain, pleading with Ash for an embrace.
Ash abandoned his sword and ignored the attacks from all directions. His arm stretched out, nearly dislocating, as if it had been preserved just for this moment—to hold back her departure.
Separation.
Don't leave.
Don't leave me.