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"Wait!" she cries out.

He stops, but he doesn't turn around to face her.

"I must go," he says. "This is one duty I cannot abandon."

"But it's dangerous," she says. "You will be killed!"

He smiles gently.

"Then perhaps we can be together in the afterlife."

She lowers her head sadly.

"That chance is next to none," she whispers. "You have no reason to become a ghost like me."

He sighs. Slowly, he turns around to face her.

"Aren't you a good enough reason?" he asks. "We have walked along parallel roads for too long."

"..."

"Besides, I always wondered about how it would be like on the other side," he says carelessly.

"N-no! You can't!" she cries out.

Suddenly, she runs up and grabs him by the chest. She leans her head against him. He begins to hear her sobbing. Gently, he strokes her long silver hair. After a few moments, she finally calms down.

"Don't be a fool!" she whispers. "Life isn't something that can be thrown away so easily!"

"But is my life worth more than those who have already died?" he asks. "How about those who are, at this very moment, fighting for their lives? And how about those who have yet to taste death?"

She looks away sadly.

"You, of all persons, should understand this," he whispers. "I cannot watch as others die because I refused to take responsibility."

A forlorn silence passes between them.

"Your moment will be my eternity," she whispers.

He looks at her with a sad smile as he remembers.

"And your eternity will be my moment," he answers.

He begins walking again, this lovely, lonely spirit following behind him. She does not argue any further. Perhaps she understands that this is his only option. No matter how painful it is, this is the right choice. But his heart aches painfully as they walk. The silence is deafening.

This may be the last time he will see her.

[ ] Kiss her.
[ ] Continue walking.