"Is it over?"
Chris suddenly spoke.
His voice was unusually hoarse, sounding heavier than in days past.
Darren then realized that even someone like Chris, who seemed to have no emotions, still carried some inner weight in his heart. Thankfully, some of that "weight" would now be leaving him.
It would also be leaving Darren.
Yes, that was the source of the "sense of relief."
But what about beyond that? His own life had already accumulated too many "weights," and he, bearing them, would never be able to attain release, just like his father and grandfather had been.
They died because of it.
But it was also because of that inescapable "weight" that they lived on forever.
Darren nodded his head.
"Yes, at least today's battle is over," he said.
"At least..."
"Our fate with the Meyer family is about to come to a definitive end."