Chapter 271: Chapter 273

It hurt.

It hurt so bad.

Ryu felt like his heart was being repeatedly pierced by a million needles. Over and over and over again. His head ached. He felt weak and lifeless. As if his energy and soul were sucked away by a vacuum. He couldn't see anything. He couldn't hear anything.

As if the entire world had disappeared before him. He felt as if he was circling in a dark void. Alone.

The hand that used to hold him wasn't there anymore. The light that used to make him warm had vanished, leaving him cold and empty.

Ryu hadn't felt this way since Aito's death.

Although Aito was very much alive, having the thread of their connection severed, he plunged into the same despair he felt that day.

This time, only deeper.

It is always worse when you taste sweetness for a moment and then you are deprived of it forever.