Chronicles of Forgotten Extra-Chapter 198: Waking After Ruins?

Alden's eyes snapped open.

He was still inside a memory. And this time it was his own.

He was in a room… a warm room. Familiar.

Photo frames sat beside the bed.

Pictures of family. Graduation day.

Smiles frozen in time.

And her.

Her face haunted him—soft, yet pale.

He understood it was just a dream. Still, it all felt too real.

This was his–Damien's room.

Then the memory twisted.

He found himself holding her in his arms.

It was the same scene which had haunted him in his previous life.

Perhaps experiencing Gravius's trauma had jolted Alden's own back.

Blood seeped through his fingers, warm and sticky.

Her breaths were shallow and fading fast.

A fragile and pained smile touched her lips.

"Damien, please…" She whispered, her voice trembling, "Live a life free of regret. Please be happy… I will… I will always be with you…"

Her eyes slowly closed.

Alden's mouth opened unconsciously.

A voice came out from his mouth without his control, "Don't go… Please don't leave me…"

It was the same thing Damien said when she left him.

The heavy silence pressed down on him.

Then he woke, his heart hammering.

Alden's eyes snapped open.

For a moment, everything was still.

His breathing was shallow.

He felt a dull ache in his chest which had nothing to do with wounds.

His body was healed completely. His vision was flooded with many system windows.

He ignored them for now.

He was lying on a clean but unfamiliar bed. The room was quiet, dimly lit by the soft lights.

His gaze shifted to the side, registering the soft feeling on his hand.

It was my weakness which killed her.

After clearing his mind.

He exited the bathroom with newfound clarity.

He got dressed as he summoned all the system pop-ups.

He decided to check them one by one.

But one attracted his attention the most.

[YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY INHERITED THE INTENSE MEMORY OF HUMAN: GRAVIUS]

[ISSUING REWARDS]