Chapter 50 - I should die here (2/2)

'You! Why are you in my mind?'

It has noticed me. My body is only a few moments away from death. I don't have much time. I begin to wreak havoc inside its mind. Its mind space starts to crumble like a paper. 'I wouldn't hold any grudge if you had let him go and taken me instead.'

It takes less than a second to destroy its small and weak mind. It's not dead physically yet. I return to my half-absorbed body. I still have little strength left. I pick up the dagger from the piles of bones and climb the plant to reach the flower. The child isn't dead yet. I grab one of its petals and pull it toward me. I ignore it pitiful cries when I dig up the time crystal using the dagger. It turns black and deteriorates into nothing when I take away the time crystal. I climb down the time crystal plant. It is still alive physically. If I turn back time, it will grow strong.

How to kill this monster? It's easier than I thought it would be. The keeper's dagger digs into its flesh like a knife in the sand. It turns black and crumbles like time crystal flower. The dagger also disappears with time crystal plant. There are only bones in the room. Li Jun's bones are here too.

In the timekeepers' bags, I found many vials. I only recognize the white one that took care of the boulder. I find up the second dagger and put it inside the bag. I walk out of the room and look at the bones.

I light up the lighter and burn the clothes of the dead that I found inside the cave room. I throw them on the bones. Even if I turn back time, the bones of the victims and this time crystal plant will be gone.

Feeling better, I walk out of the cave and see the rising sun. I look at the time crystal on my palm. Pretty. Born of so many victims. Even Li Jun's flesh and blood. I don't like it that I have to use this bloody thing. But, I have to save Li Jun and change the time.

I curl my fingers and relax my shoulders. The time crystal is throbbing like a heart in my fist. I feel it coursing into my mind. My body begins to heal on its own. I hear a shattering sound in the back of my mind. My abilities are also growing stronger. The remote control of my life is finally in my hand.

The sun is at the apex by the time I finish. I take a deep breath. I thank Kyuri, Li Jun, and Kang Si An who belong to this timeline. I am the only one who will remain with these memories.

I am going to destroy this timeline. I will destroy the entire loop. I will erase that timekeeper from Kang Si An's body.