The painful memory [3. "I... love... you..."]

Rong Yuan left to confront the third pursuer, leaving the young man and Xia Yue alone in their last moments. This was the best he could do for his second disciple...

"Thanks... mas...ter..."

The young man muttered, but blood started coming from his mouth. But Yuan didn't see it as he was standing in the opposite direction from the young man.

Rong Yuan left to a little far distance he started to fight with the last pursuer. According to Yuan's intuition, his opponent was approximately at the Spirit King Stage 3rd to 5th level and he was the strongest among the three. He was sure he would be able to beat him if he used his life essence along with his ultimate technique.

This was the best he could think of...

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When the fight between Rong Yuan and the last pursuer started, the young man was about to use the last opportunity he has, to say the things he has been keeping deep in his heart.

"Sen-senior sis... sister... I have something... to ... tell...."

"No, please don't talk, you are bleeding too much!"

Xia Yue spoke with a worried voice...

Xia Yue was bewildered at this situation, her brain couldn't function properly because of the mixed feelings she was having right now... She was terrified by the sudden attack on their sect. The enemy's number and strength were unimaginable for her...

Now finally she was leaving this chaos and horror, but they ended up getting attacked again... Her master was unable to fight all of the pursuers, and even so, he hold the two of them...

But that wasn't enough... The last of the pursuers was cruel, he started to kill all of her fellow cultivators, in front of her eyes. She was immobilized and couldn't move from fear at that moment...

This resulted in her being attacked without knowing her. When the third pursuer was using his technique to create earth spikes and kill the survivors, one of them appeared from behind her and... She heard someone shouting "Sister!" before she was pushed to near the ground...

The next moment she opened her eyes and looked at who it was, her mind stopped working again. Seeing the figure who was standing at her place, a spike tearing through his abdomen... It was horrifying to her...

It was all because of her, she thought in her mind...

If she was careful, this wouldn't have happened...

Now, she was seeing the last moments of the very figure who saved her...

And, he was gonna tell her something she didn't want to hear...

Not at this moment...

Not when he was leaving her...

She already lost someone dear to her once...

"Sis... sister... You know... you were the first girl.... that ever been kind... to me... You always helped me... But did you know... I have always... li...ked you..."

"No... Stop it... Sob... Sob..."

The tears started to drop from the tender eyes of Xia Yue... She knew what he was gonna say... But... She didn't want to hear it right now... She tried to wipe her tears with her hands. She didn't want to hear that same words again...

"You... don't have to... answer... me..."

The young man spoke while his eyes were barely open...

"I... love... you, Xia Yue!"

The feelings he wanted to tell were finally set free...

He even said it by calling her name...

He had done it!

He did what he wanted to...

He had finally said it!

The huge pain in his heart finally disappeared and he was free from it...

The young man smiled gently after his... last words...

But, he really wanted to hear her answer deep down...

He...

He just didn't want to hear an answer that would kill him before his injury...

He only wanted to hear an answer, so that he would feel it was worth sacrificing himself...

If there was enough time...

But... The time couldn't be stopped...

Finally, he closed his eyes... Embracing his death... Entering eternal sleep...

{Goodbye, Xia Yue!}

{Goodbye, Master!}

{Till we meet again...}

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Xia Yue wiped away her tears but they didn't stop...

"I... love... you, Xia Yue!"

She was shocked... Or she even didn't know what she was feeling at this moment.

Happiness? Yeah, but it was bitter...

Embarrassment? Yeah, but she didn't realize it...

Shock? Yeah, she knew this young man liked her... But not loved...

Finally...

Love?

Did she feel the love?

...Yeah... Now she finally realized it... She too liked him... She loved him...

But...

Could she say it?

Could she answer?

She wished the time could stop...

But... The time couldn't be stopped...

Finally, she calmed down from shock...

However, she had forgotten the young man... his condition...

The young man closed his eyes the moment she looked up at him. He closed his eyes while smiling like... who was free from his shackles... free from his worries...

"No!"

"NO!"

She shouted...

"Wake up!"

"Please... Wake up!"

She lost herself again...

Now she finally found another person who was dear to her.

But, he left too... Leaving her alone...

He too didn't hear it... He didn't hear that she also liked him, no... loved him!

She was unable to say it like last time...

When her mother, the only dear person to her died...

She had also said the same sentence...

"I... love.. you, dear daughter!"

She couldn't say her feelings at that time too...

She wanted to be with her mother...

But she wanted to take revenge...

So she continued to live...

Now, it happened again...

Therefore, she had decided...

"I... I... I love you too!"

She spoke gently and hugged him tightly...

"Arghh!"

The spike's tip pierced her abdomen too, not that it would kill her right away...

But should it be left like this... She would die...

This time... Even revenge didn't matter to her... She just wanted to be with her dearest one...

Then she closed her eyes...

She lost consciousness...

{Forgive me, mother!...}

{I couldn't take revenge for you...}

{Goodbye!}

{Wait for me...}

These thoughts were the last ones before she lost consciousness.

But!

Her arms didn't let go of the young man, they held tight to him...

"... Power of love!"

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Author:

I just wanted to write something that reminds us to use the chance we have so we won't regret it...

I thought a lot about this story... (These painful chapters...)

I hope you are ok... Well.. I don't know...

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