Chapter 60 - A New Beginning

It felt like the world slowed down, as life flashed before her eyes. This has happened before. Yes, she was dying, once again.

It was unfortunate.

She was still not yet done and she had to die. She was filled with grief and regret. Maybe, she shouldn't have been so focused on revenge. Maybe, she should have just spent her time enjoying her peaceful life with her friends.

But a part of her didn't want that. She still wanted to fulfill her promise to herself. To slay the one who made her life miserable.

It wasn't Yanna who did it, but someone else. An existence she didn't know about, an existence that didn't exist in her past life.

And finally, she reached a conclusion, it was that stalker of hers who made her life miserable.

She still didn't know who they were or find out even at least one strand of their hair.

It was like she was fighting an unknown, an indescribable existence. 

Ayami blinked her eyes, and there she saw on the girl's neck the mark she was familiar with, yet the design was different. 

As the girl pushed her, she saw a blinding light on the corner of her eye. It was a car speeding up to her. It was gonna hit her.

It would probably be painful. But that pain was nothing compared to the experience she suffered and the bitter regret she was feeling right now.

I'm scared. Ayami thought, as a surge of what-ifs questions flooded her mind.

As the car hit her, she felt her bones cracking, blood gushing out of her, while the world slowly turned around like a hand in the clock.

Am I dying? 

As soon as that question popped up, the world completely stood still. Every movement in the world stopped, every noise was quieted down, and everything was motionless. 

She blinked her eyes, and then she saw the bright night sky. Then she blinked them again, she wanted to rub her eyes as all she could see was red. She desperately tried to see the beautiful night sky one more time. She squinted her eyes and then she saw… a cracked world.

Crack!

Under the thousand stars twinkling in the sky, was the strange woman she met in her dreams, walking towards her with an umbrella in her hand. The Guide.

"You died really early this time. Should I say this is a new record." The guide spoke, chuckling at the pathetic state Ayami was reduced in. "A truly unfortunate child, they say. Heh, they were really right."

Ayami could not understand what the guide was talking about. The guide then examined her, before nodding her head.

"I warned you, didn't I? You should lay low for a while." The guide sneered at her, looking like she was mocking her existence. "Well, you have always been stubborn so it can't be helped." 

"Let's go." Ayami felt like her soul had been taken by the reaper. 

"Remember, this is your last chance. Don't screw it up." The guide said as she did something to her. 

What do you mean? 

Since earlier, Ayami could not understand her. But then, scenes started to flash before her.

"As a bonus, I'll show you a few years of the aftermath."

The first scene was her in a hospital, with her family and friends crying. Then, the next, was her funeral. Her close people still couldn't get over her death. Then, a year passed, then another, and then another, until…

Everything blacked out. Ayami could only wait, waiting until a light of hope shone over her. Her wait didn't last long as a beacon of hope shone over her.

And thus, a new beginning has been created.