The choice he made... it was the only one he could make!

It's not like Aether had never thought of other choices.... His mind had raced through countless possibilities, each more desperate than the last, as he tried to come up with a solution to save both of them.

But... no matter how hard he thought, no matter how many scenarios he envisioned, the outcome remained the same. In the end... he would have to lose one to save the other.

That was a fate Aether could not escape, no matter how much he wanted to believe otherwise!

No matter how strong he became, no matter how powerful his abilities made him... he had to face reality!

And that reality was this:

He was not some hero out of a story who could save everyone!

Nor was he a villain who could burn the entire world just to save his beloved!

This wasn't some grand tale with a happy ending... This was raw, unrelenting reality!

He was not omnipotent, nor was he omniscient.... He was just an ordinary guy with a strange, burdensome ability!