"Theo! Theo!"
Then silence. Just… darkness.
Until…
[Emergency Mode Activated.]
'Emergency Mode?' Theo's thoughts stirred in the void. He could barely feel anything, only the weight of those words crashing into his fading consciousness.
[System Error: Mutation Rank Upgrade Failed.]
[Reason: Body Unstable. Core Mutation Incompatible With User's Condition.]
'Failed? Guess I'm really dying now... Damn it!' Theo groaned in his mind.
'I didn't even convert all my gold coins to Nexa credits. I should've done that first and given them to Aries. What a stupid way to go out…' He let out a bitter laugh in his thoughts. 'What an idiot.'
But then, a quieter thought followed. 'Still… I saved the kid. I did something right.' Even if he died, at least it wasn't meaningless.
Just then, a soft chime echoed in his head.
[Virtue Alignment Achieved - Self-Sacrifice Detected.]
Theo blinked weakly. His body was numb, his mind fading, but he clung to the thought.
