2320 One Step (Part 2)

"As long as you remember me, a part of me will always live inside of you and a part of you will always be with me." Phloria said.

"No." Lith shook his head. "I've gone through this already and I know how it ends. The moment you die, that part of me will die with you. Forever."

"Thank you for being here with me in my final moments." Phloria cupped his face again. "I'm glad that you've been my first boyfriend and, in a way, also the last. Goodbye, my beloved master."

She chuckled at the 100-year servitude the Council had imposed on her and then she kissed him.

It was merely a peck, but it conveyed all the feelings she still felt and the warmth of her soul.

Her body faded away, starting from the feet, leaving the lips for last.

Leaving Lith alone.

The Void stood beside him, bearing the same appearance that Derek McCoy had in life. Only the pitch-black skin and the white eyes betrayed his undead state.