Children Of The Void (2)

"How... Could you say that?"

"We've finally found each other after so long, are you not happy to see me?"

The Demon King's voice trembled as Berkah's sharp words sank deeper into his very being and he couldn't help but stumble backward.

"This is what I get for trying to be a fucking hero..."

"I saw myself in you, and so I saved you."

"If only I knew that you..."

Berkah's breathing became extremely unstable and he began plucking the blades of grass. The weight of his guilt was far worse than even the mountains Ralthorix would casually dump on him.

"Why did things have to turn out like this? This has to be some twisted joke."

Berkah slowly stood up to his feet and wobbled over to Arcadius, who had a bitter look of shame in his eyes.

"I should've just stayed dead..."

"Why was I born? Would it not have been better if I just suffocated in amniotic fluids?"