“Th-Thank you… for killing me.” The girl’s trembling voice broke through the rain, soft and fragile yet filled with a strange, almost tender surrender. Her lips curved into a faint smile as she stared at the young man before her. Slowly, her eyelids grew heavier, drooping under the weight of exhaustion and resignation until, at last, Erin let them close completely. She had given in. Too tired to fight, too weary to keep struggling, she chose release instead. Dreams abandoned, hope extinguished, she allowed herself to be claimed by silence rather than continue living in a world overrun by beasts and monsters. Alejandro froze, stunned by the words that had fallen from her lips. Of all the things he had expected Erin to say, those words were not among them. He stood paralyzed, his hand still gripping the rain-soaked whip, while every soul around them faltered into stunned silence. The storm pelted down, drenching them all equally, but the rain could not wash away the truth of what had
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