Truth ? (3)

"Why?"

She asked.

Because she needed to know.

The void swallowed her.

It was worse than the pain—worse than the agony twisting through her body, worse than the fire searing through her veins.

It was nothingness.

A deep, yawning abyss that pulled at her consciousness, fraying the edges of her will. Her body was shaking violently, her limbs twitching uncontrollably, but she barely felt it anymore.

It was fading.

Everything was fading.

'Ah…'

Her lips parted slightly, but no breath came. No words. No sound.

It all felt so empty.

A void deeper than before.

Why am I still here?

Why am I still fighting?

It would be easier to stop.

Easier to let go.

Just as she felt herself slipping completely, Luca's voice cut through the void.

"Why?"

Her chest tightened at the sound of it.

"Do you really want to know?"

She couldn't answer.