“This was my fault… I should’ve kept her closer. The Organization wasn’t supposed to find her. What have I done—endangering my family, my friends, the world...” Kevin muttered under his breath, head bowed low as the battle smoke rolled in waves around him. “Have I failed?”
A warm, familiar voice whispered inside his head.
“No, Silly. You haven’t.”
Kevin flinched. “Huh—Deity Chinue?! What are you doing in my head?!”
“Things were meant to be this way,” she said gently. “Things happened to you, not because of you. It means... you were never alone, Silly. Love what is yours; protect what is yours; don’t blame what is yours.”
Kevin’s tense shoulders slowly relaxed. “Hmmm…” he sighed, lifting his head. His green eyes glowed faintly as they locked onto Oscar, who now hovered over the city ru
