At The End Of That Memory Novels & Stories

Al’ik said, brushing the front of her dress casually. “I still check corners just in case,” Rex said with a smile, “She knew we were coming looking for you, but said nothing about where you were, it could have saved much time and pain looking for you.” “That would be true, but my help always comes at a price, she agreed I could take a memory from her as payment, I chose to take the memory of her meeting us here, your brain cannot have later memories of someone without the initial meeting point, so her mind cleansed the later memories, leaving her with none of me or this place,” Al’ik said with a smile, pointing to a glowing jar on the shelf against the wall.

With the little sounds I could hear, there was a battle of bullet exchange not too far from us. I couldn’t stand for long on my two feet and Hunter noticed as he gripped me against his chest and began yelling. “ HELP! SHIT… HELP!!!” Slowly I was losing consciousness as I fought to stay awake. Before everything became black the last thing I heard was. “ Iris please don’t leave me” Or …. I’m not so sure. So I guess that’s how it ends?

Then whispered one final command. “Hold the memory.” The pulse exploded with light. And the system began to collapse.

The Observer whispered urgently: “Abort memory convergence—NOW.” But it was already too late. Emma remembered. And reality reacted.

The code began to stream faster, winding around me like ribbons of light, pressing into my skin. The voice spoke again, lower now, softer. “Then your essence will remain in the memory layer. You will not return to the physical form.” “I know.” “Your consciousness will dissolve when the link completes.” “I know,” I said again, closing my eyes. “Just… make sure he remembers me smiling.” The core pulsed one last time, and then its glow began to fade, collapsing inward like a dying star. The lights around me turned white, then gold, then blinding.

I groaned in pain, taking short breaths so I could stabilize myself. “What’s left. I’m dead already.” I said, wearily. “No you are not. Anyways you just need to walk home, then this memory will end.” “I can’t get up. I just can’t. Please don’t… don’t make me.” I found myself begging. “I’m sorry but this, it’s the most important part of this memory.”

Home. THE END.

No more endings. Just forever.

I declared. Eric then stares at me for a while, probably letting the words I just finished saying to sink in as he appeared to ponder over it, "Well, I guess you're right to some extent. since you at least don't have memories that would keep hunting you for the rest of your life. And even if you did, you probably don't remember." he said after concluding on his own. I looked at him and he was looking at the meat that he was trying to warm but his mind seemed to be elsewhere...

But everything changed and I'm only now in love with the memory of us. May you rest in peace, my love. My Cloud. ~ THE END ~