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After discussing Roderika's punishment, Cedric was left to his lonesome...
The first thing he did was to see his family in the Virtual Universe. When he was on the verge of being withered by the void, it was the thought of returning to them alive that mostly kept him going. Because while he has already achieved a lot in his life and knows that they'll probably be okay even when he's gone, he personally just doesn't want to die this early.
He didn't have the heart to tell them what happened, for now at least. He didn't want to worry them too much. They're already bearing the weight of separation; he didn't want to add any unnecessary emotional burdens to them. Besides, they already knew that life evolution past his previous level was already dangerous. He didn't need to make it worse.
Now, onto the most important thing...how should he proceed from here?