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The golden tower was about a hundred meters from where Joni was standing. But in reality, Joni had no idea how the building suddenly appeared. The tower stood firmly amid a vast green meadow shrouded in the twilight sun while exuding its incomparable splendour.

"But, you know, God, if all that... really doesn't matter now," Joni muttered as she stared at the tower blankly and full of despair.

But in the end, Joni started walking towards the tower. For some reason, Joni felt extreme pain every step of the way, and her tears flowed wildly while her vacant eyes were still fixed on the golden tower.

Images of the past and future mixed in Joni's view. The memory is still etched in his memory. And what arose inside him was the most terrible feeling he had ever felt in his entire life.

Joni couldn't do anything about it when people in black suits came to her hut and slammed big bags right in front of her eyes. But when the creepy people left, Joni sat down on her knees, and with the last bit of courage running through her veins, Joni reached for the bag with trembling hands and opened the bag. From the start, he knew very well what was in the bag. But he also couldn't hold his body. His body, controlled by his feelings, chose to open the pouch for thousands of uncertain reasons.

Well, it's his sister. Although his face has changed colour to white as paper, Joni still recognizes him as Joni knows himself.

The rich bastard took Keyla because they took wood branches in his forest without permission. The bastard snatched Keyla from Joni because she was a poor person who had nothing. He took the only treasure and Joni's purpose in life. But now, that goal has wholly disappeared.

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"Justice... I believe in You, Lord... I believe You have created justice in this world. But... unfortunately, humans have killed that justice."

Images of the past slowly began to fade from Joni's eyes, replaced by pictures of an unreal and red future.

Even if it was only a glimpse, Joni could see himself lying on the ground among the grass, his body shattered and blood splattered all over him. It's a very terrible picture. Whether it's real or not, Joni will find out soon enough.

After a long journey up the stairs, Joni finally reached the top of the tower. From there, he could see the beauty of the world that God had created and the horrors that exist because of human activity.

Lush trees surrounded this meadow, and far away, he could also see the village he lived in, which was full of evil and heartless humans.

"Yes, now is the time..." When Joni looked down the tower, strangely, she didn't feel anything. Well, he's horrified, but that's about it. He didn't feel the urge to jump or the urge to come back.

However, Joni realized that someone was staring at her from afar. At the place where Joni was standing staring at this tower, there was a child the same age as Keyla.

It's far away, but Joni can clearly see the colour of her hair, which is pure gold. Also, her eyes are yellow like the morning sun, and her clean white clothes fluttering in the wind make her look striking, like a miracle.

"I... don't want to die..."

"But, He has called you home." Said a voice from behind Joni.

"Eh?"

Joni felt a strong push from the man's two tiny arms, and it was too late to dodge.

It was a miracle because the golden-haired boy had given Joni the answer he had needed since yesterday.

Joni fell into empty air and continued to plunge towards the ground, but her eyes were still on the golden-haired boy getting further up there.

"Thank you... "

Joni finally closed his eyelids slowly but surely, while thanking the Creator who had made him alive until now.

The world went dark.

Even so, nothing terrible happened. There was no corpse of a homeless boy at the base of the tower, no blood-red colour, and no death. There were only dust of green light scattering in the air and rising into the sky until it was invisible.

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