Luna tilted her head up, staring at the blade of energy crashing down from above. For a brief second, her eyes showed confusion and fear.

Was this really how she was going to die tonight?

She still had so many things left undone. She wanted to honor Philip and fulfill his last wish, to reach the peak of martial arts and finally live freely, and to ask Andrew what he truly felt about her.

There were so many things she still wanted to do. Memories of the past rippled through her mind like flowing water. Then, she suddenly loosened her grip on her short sword and let it fall.

She no longer cared about the descending blade. Her inner energy had been completely drained; there was nothing left to fight with.

Any resistance now was meaningless.

She closed her eyes and let her body fall backward into the rushing waterfall behind her. She whispered, "Goodbye… Andrew"

As those words left her lips, a sharp pain struck her heart. She and Andrew had grown closer, yet somehow, they had