Bab 155: A burden lost - Steeping toward the future, hand in hand

'Sometimes, even the best things can end suddenly.'

Nikolai thought to himself while watching the change in Selene's calm face after her phone began to sound a moment ago. He saw the caller ID was her father, Vladimir, but the look of fear and confusion in Selene's eyes made him feel concerned. 

"I know, father... but why now?!" A low, muffled voice filled with irritation and anxiety came from Selene's mouth as she stood on the distant wall. If not for his evolved body after help from Luisa and Alexei he might not have heard even this. 

[Mm... Nikolai, are you alright? What happened?]

'What do you mean, mother?' 

It was strange; over a day ago, his mother suddenly started sleeping. Yet, when he heard her first words, Nikolai felt she didn't seem to know what had happened.

[Ah... I'm sure I heard something strange, but then I felt my connection with the pendant become really weak.]