Chapter 16: After Storm

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"Stay over and sleep here tonight

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"Stay over and sleep here tonight." Kazuki said before leaving Asu to rest alone in his room. As the door closed, his gentle expression twisted. His fist clenched, and his breathing deepened.

'Good times are short

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'Good times are short.
If to love is to risk,
I would love to take the risk-
 just to be with you for another minute.
If to risk is to make a mistake,
I'm willing to make such a mistake ahead of time.
If loving you is a mistake,
it is the most beautiful mistake in my life.'

Lifeless, a noun that indicates eternal sleep

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Lifeless, a noun that indicates eternal sleep. When one drowns in the darkness of lifelessness and emptiness, one loses consciousness effortlessly- including the ordinary girl, Asu. She lost track of how long it had been before she drifted into a deep sleep.

Sleep, an essential cycle to recharge and revitalise. However, it was also an entrance for the dark creatures. As if the Epiales seized an opportunity and seduced the lost girl once again, as if the haunting dream was a broken record that played over and over again, the nightmare devoured her for another time.

Lounging on the sofa comfortably, the grey-haired man rested the back of his head on his overlapped arms. His eyes were glued to the plain white ceiling; yet, his mind was far from where he was. The farther his mind travelled, the deeper the wrinkles between his brows creased.

The wilder the ferocious anger burning within his heart, the harder his brain worked for a solution- one solution that could eliminate the possibility of bringing such an unwanted experience back into her life- not until a shrilling scream emitted through the hallway.

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