Time is up - 2

"So dark..So dark....I miss you Father, mother, ...Sayron.. It's so dark...I am scared...."

General Shen walked the pitch black path which had no start nor the end. As he walks he starts to hear many voices.

"Please, save him God." "He is our saviour, save him." "Please be safe General" "My Shen, why did you die at such young age." "God why such nice people die?"

General Shen, "What is this, whose voice are these, I even hear people crying.."

As he walks further, a small beam of light appears in front of him.

"These are the people who are praying for you, your family, your troops, and all the people you had helped in your life. These are their cries."

"Oh I see... It means I really died...I still...I still had so many things I wanted to do...my parents...ever since my brother had died they always had sad expression on their face...and now.. I am also...," as he says, tears drops by his face,

"What about the war? Did we win or lose?"

"You won the battle."

"Great. Now I can rest in peace....Uhmm...Uhm....Princess...What about Princess Sayron? "

An image of Princess with the prime minister appears before General Shen.

"Princess, what are you saying? We cannot do that now" the Prime Minister said to the princess with shocked expression.

"It doesnot matter. Since we have won the war, we will hold a large banquet for the celebration. Inform to all the people."

"But..... Princess, we have lost our General, he had sacrificed so much for us. Let us not hold the banquet for a while."

"You dare defy my orders. I am the ruler. Do as I say" the Princess bursts in anger.

"Yes,..... yes your highness..... I shall follow your order."

Their image dissapears. General Shen clenches his fist and wipes his tears.

"Were you pretending love all these years with me..were you pretending.....the moments.... at the fireworks..at the library...at the shop...at the bridge...."

General Shen remembers his moments with the princess.

"In my following afterlife and following and never ever, I don't want to come across you, I won't approach you, and I won't love you."

The bells start ringing. Time is up my child.

The pitch black road start to turn white and General Shen closes his eyes.