Leaving the Lower Heavens

"Once again, you're late to the party, killing her." The demon looked at Yuan with a smirk on its face.

Yuan closed his eyes and took a deep breath before releasing it slowly.

"You're right. I killed her by being too slow. She died because I was too weak."

He opened his eyes, and the demon was no longer there. Instead, Yuan could see himself standing where the demon stood, almost as though the demon had transformed into his appearance.

"Finally, you're accepting the fact that you're responsible for her death." The demon's voice resounded while wearing his appearance.

"That's not right. I have accepted the fact that I couldn't protect her even before I left the Jaded Garden. I blamed myself for her death, and I still do."

"I just didn't want to deal with the guilt of killing her, and I even tried to forget about it. However, I now know that's not possible. I understand now that I will have to live with this guilt for the rest of my life."