Chapter 751: The Confused Mind of Princess Aerith'Hel

A second? A minute?

Or perhaps maybe even an hour, or perhaps it was actually shorter. Time has always been unimportant for someone like me—someone who could move faster than most spaceships, someone who could outlive most of life in the universe, someone who could be on the other side of a planet in a blink of an eye.

I have never thought of eternity, because I already have it. I do not need to wish for it, I just need to be strong for it. I do not need to know what it feels like, because I am already living its beginning.

I have never thought of eternity… at least until now. If I could express eternity, then this is it.

A kiss that will forever last.

I do not even know if my lips are still placed upon his, the only thing I know is that the words I uttered before doing so were a lie. I lied to Riley and said that he has become my purpose, of course not. I only said what he wanted to hear so that this madness could end.