Capítulo 545: Why Am I Still Alive?

Cw: trigger warning is a major spoiler. Just… proceed with caution :)

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Beep… beep…

He Juan felt like he was suspended in nothingness. His consciousness was fragmented and he had become a mere specter in the void, simply existing without purpose. Time had no meaning in this state. Sometimes, faint voices would travel through the darkness and reach his ears, though he couldn't tell for certain whether they were real or just a product of his imagination.

Had he died? 

Or was this how the afterlife really was? A boundless expanse of void where nothing really mattered?

Beep… beep…

Within the darkness, many faces would flash before him like fleeting afterimages, too quick for him to grasp onto. Some bore smiles, some filled with laughter, while most glared at him with great hatred, resentment and sorrow. It was then that he realized— ah, this was the weight of sins he had to bear.