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nThat day I didn't know which day it was in Anastasia, I only knew it was the day after the first snow on earth, the world of my illusion.

nThe snow is beautiful, and I'm all alone.

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"Tristan!!!!! No!!!!!!!

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nBam!!!!!!!

nIt was because of my foolishness, the cold body I hugged while running was bleeding dripping blood across the floor.

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"Eun-Kyung, my best friend!!! Where are you~

" among all those people, Sun-hee was the only one different, she could speak other than the word eliminate.

nMe...ow...

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"I'm sorry...cat...

" except crying, what could I do??? I could do nothing. I couldn't even compare to this brave bloody cat who jumped in to protect Tristan from the bullet.

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"Eun-Kyung, come out now!!!! We're best friends, right??? We'll be best friends forever and ever in this world...I want to hear it from you.

" I glanced from the corner I was hiding at Sun-hee who was holding Tristan with the gun at his head.

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"Eun-Kyung, don't...

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nBam!!!!!

nI flinched in fear when hearing the second firing sound, but luckily it wasn't the head of Tristan Sun-hee was pointing, it was the sky.

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"Come out!!!

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nBamm!!!!

nBammmmmmm!!!!

nI'm scared...

nI'm scared...make it all stop...

nMake it all stop...

n...

nI'm all alone again in the dark void, neither Tristan nor Sun-hee was there. It was cold in there. My sobbing sound echoed in that void.

nAurora had her amazing strength, she would use it to help Tristan and not be useless like me.

nWhat could I even do??

nJust what will I do from now on???

nMeow

nMeow meow

nMeow meow meow

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"I'm sorry, cat...if it wasn't me, you wouldn't be hurt.

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nIt's all my fault.

nI turned my head to the sound of the cat, how could it still...

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"Eun-Kyung...it's not your fault.

" there was glowing shiny light swirling around the cat and it turned to me...

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"You're hurt because of me...

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nThat woman who used to be a cat giggled and walked around me who was sitting on the water.

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"You do know we're in the illusion right, this void is also created by you...Eun-Kyung.

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nMy eyes widen hearing that, I finally stood up and faced her.

nShe held my hands and smiled at me, it was so warm.

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"Eun-Kyung, you've come so far. You're so precious to many people around you.

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"Who are you really??

" I asked even though I saw her face.

nWith the sharp nose, and the small lip, I always compared my face to Aurora, but when I saw myself like this again, I'm not really that ugly.

nEven the black hair of mind stood out in this black void.

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"I'm also Eun-Kyung.

" I wasn't surprised when she said that, but something was off about that Eun-Kyung, she had her hair braid and wore the dress of Anastasia.

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"Are you Eun-Kyung from Anastasia??

" it was a long silence before she smiled at me and nodded.

nI took many steps back trying to process what was going on between the two worlds.

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"Don't overthink it, Eun-Kyung...this void created by you won't last for long...and my body in the illusion will soon turn dead too. So there's something I needed to tell you...the truth about us.

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"The truth?

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"I will summarize it. You read the novel, right? So it will be easy to understand. Let's say the first season is the first timeline, and the second season is the timeline you reincarnated as Aurora.

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"You said you're me...then what timeline are you--

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"I'll explain! I was the cat of Aurora in the first timeline and the second timeline too but I died. The difference between these two lives was the first timeline, I died and my soul still attached to the world, so I couldn't move on...

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"What about the second timeline??

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"The second timeline, I died again...it was heartbroken to leave Aurora...but I decided I have to move on...that was when you came into the picture.

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"Me??

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nShe nodded,

"I'm just a part of the soul of Eun-Kyung, you're the real Eun-Kyung. We move on and live in Seoul. And that is the third timeline.

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nI couldn't keep up what she was saying, the first, the second, and now the third??

nShe noticed my confused face and told me,

"Someone messed with time at the first timeline resulting in the first timeline being deleted. You're probably wondering what's the third timeline...

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nI nodded.

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"The third timeline, it was the earth but twenty years ahead.

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nMy eyes widen and my lip was shaking.

nI gathered my courage to ask the question to confirm the messy thought in my mind.

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"So the third timeline in the future, the timeline I was a high school student??

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"You're quick wit, as usual, me.

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"You mean I who used to be the cat moved on and lived on earth for probably twenty years and was taken back to Anastasia??

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"Yeah...and my theory is that the author is one of the people who died in Anastasia who reincarnated on earth with the memory of their past life.

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nBut the author was Ye-Joon...does that mean...he used to be living on Anastasia too??

nI couldn't understand why he decided to write the novel like that, and why did he make Diana the female lead.

nI tried processing all the information. When I died on earth, I was twenty years old. But Ye-Joon was probably eighteen years old.

nSo that meant I died as a cat earlier than Ye-Joon's past life for two years.

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nIf Ye-Joon could write the novel from both timelines and he knew all the events.

nThat meant he was one of the time travelers too...and all the events that led to the ending must be happening around those two years.

nI knew all about the truth...but...

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"Eun-Kyung...we--no, I mean you...you're strong. You've come so far, do you even need someone to remind you how special you are? You're a decisive person, you always think of the rational choice, you always kept your promise with your close person.

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"...

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"Deep down, you also wanted to go back to Anastasia. You can't fool me...the reason why you still haven't returned yet...was it because you wanted to enjoy the happiness here a little bit longer?? Since the time flows differently from Anastasia.

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"I want to go, really. I miss Irene, I miss everyone especially Marinette. I want to take revenge on those people who hurt Aurora. I want to deal with all of those scumbags who hurt the innocent people...and mostly, I want the story in Anastasia ends with the happy ending...

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"Then what's in your way?? Just snap out of this and go already, stupid me!!

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nShe kept pushing me to get out of that void even I, myself was hesitant. Going back meant I have to be in Aurora's body...

nWait...Aurora's body??

nMy other me said the cat we used to have died, then who is that cat I saw back then? And what happened to Aurora??

nNo, don't push me!! I still have many questions.

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"Wait!!! Where's our owner, Aurora???

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"...don't ask the question you already knew the answer...just go...

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nI was brought back to the illusion out of the black void, the cat inside my arms also faded away.

nBammm!!!

nI wiped my tear and finally showed myself to Sun-hee.

nI'm sorry, fake Sun-hee but now that someone reminded me about my true goal, I won't let you keep me back here any longer.

nI also have a life there even though I had to deal with the demon or monster. I wouldn't say the power of comradeship will win against the demon but...

nRemember, this is my illusion. This is my world, this is the world reflecting what I wanted the opposite of the reality.

nThink, think, think. Think of reality.

nThe building became distorted, Tristan was released and ran to me in confusion, Sun-hee pointed the gun at Tristan about to shoot, that gun disappeared from her hand and ended up in my hand.

nThe reality...if I wanted to escape from the world, I had to face the reality, the one thing I really hated.

nAnd mostly, I really didn't want to do it again.

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"Eun-Kyung, how did you do that??

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"This is my world, remember??

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nWe were transported inside the car, even though I didn't see Sun-hee anywhere. But when I looked at the sign on the road, I knew immediately where she was at that time.

nThe tear on my face dried up as I stepped on the gas pedal, Tristan was taken aback by the speed, the car's window wasn't closed properly just like the night I died on my birthday.

nThere was alcohol at the seat near the driver's seat, and I never thought I would be wearing the luxurious dress like that again.

nI drove to the convenience store, the person in the middle of the road in front of the convenience store was none other than Sun-hee.

nYou're not my real best friend, my real best friend is in Anastasia.

nInstead of running to the side of the road, her eyes looking at the car that drove to hit her was smiling, she stood with her open arms and smiled at me.

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"I wish you luck, Eun-Kyung.

" she shouted before...

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"Eun-Kyung, what're you...

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nBang!!!

nThe glass of the car shattered, the car hit the light pole and blood was all over the road just like the night of the beginning.

nI saw Sun-hee sleeping on the road from my mirror...blood was all over my eyes as I lost consciousness slowly.

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"Eun-Kyung!!!!

" I already used something to protect Tristan in the back seat. He sounded like I was really dying.

nAck...

nBut really, I didn't want to die again. It was so freaking agonizing.

nAnd when I opened my eyes again, Tristan was smiling beamy at me shining his aura hugging me when we were back to reality.

nThere were many screens across the hall. I patted Tristan's back smiling at him.

nMy pink hair came back.

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"Thank you!! Thank you for coming with me.

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"Now, let's save everyone...commander Tristan.

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nTo be continued....!

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