I was sure of it.0

[Please live.]0

I definitely heard a voice.0

“...”0

[Don’t torment yourself any longer. Don’t take on this painful burden. Put down your burden and live the life you want. You deserve to live a happy life.]0

“...”0

I was sure I heard a voice.0

[You're someone who deserves to live a happier life than anyone else. Stop hating yourself; stop blaming yourself. I’m sure no one resents you. Your accomplishment of saving the myriad beings of this land as well as the future generations has been carved in everyone's hearts and souls; you will be remembered for a long time. God's creatures will bless you until the day the continent disappears.]0

I sat up slowly and saw a faint light illuminating the dark room. The tiny and faint light flickered as if someone was turning a lamp on and off. I couldn't help but suspect that perhaps I was hearing things, but I definitely wasn’t making up the voice I was hearing right now. The voice felt like it was echoing in my heart, not in my head. 0

“Alta… nus?” I questioned.0

[It was...0