Solitude

Something I had just realized after losing Ana, sacrificing Lara, and nearly losing it all, was that my journey was one of solitude.

To completely become what I intended and survive this wretched world, I needed to completely tear myself from any form of attachment—Lily was no exception!

I had to do what only benefited me, but that didn't include taking this young girl who would need to rely a whole lot on emotional satisfaction, something I couldn't give.

Killing her would also be too detrimental for me since I had to get rid of the 'Evil' Alignment I had before it was too late.

The Penalties that came with it made me restrain myself from overdoing it. At the moment, I needed to refrain from taking lives unless absolutely necessary. If I wasn't careful, I could slip further down the 'Evil' Alignment spectrum.

That would be bad!

"I suppose it's settled then…" I muttered, dropping my hands as I walked away from the girl.