Silva woke up in a familiar place, it was the bed she slept in at the beginning of her life. This home was only a place of suffering and shame for her, only bringing bad memories. But unlike her past, the house was filled with the sound of laughter and joy. She headed toward the door of her room and reluctantly opened it. She could easily recognize the voice of her parents but the voice of a girl could also be heard. It seemed so similar to her own voice and at the same time so different. Silva was bewildered by the scene in front of her but was quickly brought back to reality by a voice coming from her watch.

*Eight years ago, do you remember what happened?*

Silva recognized Silv's voice but was too confused by the scene to be mad at her.

"It was when I was thrown in this bunker as a punishment... Is it really eight years ago?"

*Yes, but here, your parent had the child they wanted. A good and obedient girl, not disabled at all. She doesn't have useless passions like art, instead, she's a smart student and does very well at school.*

Silva felt shocked by the laugh of her parents, has she ever seen them like that? All she could remember were the yells and hate directed toward her.

*Looks like they're happy. Maybe you were the problem in the end.*

"Shut up, if they couldn't take care of a disabled child, they shouldn't have made one."

*We're not here to judge your parents, we're here to see how a life without you is. We still have a lot to see, the ride is still going!*

Silva didn't understand what Silv meant exactly but was shocked when the scenery around her changed suddenly. A simple step took her from her former house to an empty and cold forest. She knew this feeling, this was the anomaly's home. Silva entered the church only to find Kairo and Neige looking around. Not only that, but Emely was with them, surprising the blind girl.

*Emely, if you didn't break her confidence when she arrived on the ship she would have ended up as an adventurer too. It looks like you are not only replaceable, but you also caused her some trouble.*

Silva stayed silent, already knowing what would happen. The dark matter of the anomaly filled the church, and just like what happened to her, Kairo couldn't escape the anomaly's grip. However, Emely managed to save him, allowing the three of them to leave the church and return to the ship safely.

*That's crazy, if you went with them instead of taking your time, you could have saved Kairo. Actually, maybe not. Unlike you, Emely isn't blind.*

"Is that... True?" Silva stood in the church for a moment, her hands shaking with fear "I could have saved Kairo?"

*You? Maybe not, but whoever took your place could have. Come on now, we still have a few things to see.*

Silva suddenly ended up in a snowy land. The sound of a crowd quickly reminded her of the tournament she was in. The leader was fighting against the anomaly, just like what happened to Silva. However, Silva quickly noticed that things were different. Not only Sepide wasn't here, but Silv neither.

"Why is it so different?"

*It's quite simple, the reason I even attack your group of losers is because of you. If you're not here, how can I take your place? And for Sepide, Kairo never left. Your leader never had to take your friend away from her eternal dream, I'm sure Sepide wished she could dream forever like before.*

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Silva walked toward the fight but flinched when she ended up on the ship again. All these changes in scenery were starting to make her sick. Emely was showing Remiel to everyone with pride while everyone cheered for her. Silva noticed how happy Emely felt to have the group praise her, prompting Silv to talk again.

*I'm sure Emely loves you, but it looks like she doesn't need you to be happy. In fact, you probably only caused her problems. Now she's dependent on you for her happiness. Are you starting to see what I mean?*

Silva stayed silent and stepped forward once more and ended up in another part of the ship. Emely's lab was filled with everyone cheering for something. They all were so happy, Silva started to think it was something that almost never happened.

*How beautiful, they managed to stop the anomaly once and for all. Without me or Kairo to trouble them, life seems much easier. Or maybe it's because you're not here, after all, they didn't have to deal with a depressed blind girl on top of that.*

"T-That's stupid! There's no way the world would be that much better without me... There's no way..."

*And yet, everything seems so much better.*

Silva turned around when she heard footsteps behind her, immediately recognizing Silv.

"Just disappear, everything will be alright."

"Why? Why would I do that?"

"Doesn't it sound better? The world would be much better without you, and you would be much better without the world."

Silv extended her hand to Silva, leaving the blind girl with a choice. Silva considered how different life could be without her, maybe Silv is right somehow? If she's not here anymore, Silv wouldn't cause problems and the group could finally end everything once and for all. Silv may be right all along actually, Silva just never took the time to listen.

"I... Don't know what to do? It's so hard to think..."

Silva had trouble thinking correctly. The blind girl was tempted to just give up and-

"Silva! Can you hear me?"

"N-Neige?"

Silva searched around for the origin of the voice but couldn't find it, no matter how hard she tried. She wasn't even sure to know where she was anymore.

"You have to wake up! Why are you not helping us!?"

"Neige... I don't know... Is it better if I leave? I'm sure you all could find a way to..."

Silva suddenly felt pain on her cheek, as if someone slapped her.

"Will you shut up!? I won't be able to support it if you leave! Emely won't stop scolding me for leaving you behind, you can't go yet!"

Silva opened her eyes, slowly waking up from her nightmare.

"She-She woke up!?" Silv yelled in frustration "You should have stayed down, it was better for you!"

Silva stood up from Neige's arms, trying her best to stand up.

"What... Happened?"

"I wish I knew..." Said Neige "Silv took her sketchbook and drew in it... A few seconds later... You fell unconscious..."

Silva quickly noticed Neige's difficulties in speaking. She searched for Sepide but couldn't feel her anywhere.

"Neige? Are you alright?"

"Silva... If you go... Everyone will miss you..."

Neige fell down, barely able to stand up. Silva tried to understand what happened and took Neige in her arms. As she did, she felt wounds on his body, probably created by a gunshot. Silva stood up and faced Silv, her firearm in hand.

"What did you do to them?"

"I just needed them to stay silent for a moment. I thought you'd give up."

"Why... Why are you doing this? Do you love my misery so much!?"

"I'll admit, it's kind of fun, but it's not the reason. You, you're what I always dreamed of being. You're the center of this story, this world favors you. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't go past your damn plot armor!"

"Silv... I can't understand a word of what you're saying..."

Even though she couldn't see it, Silva knew her enemy's face was filled with rage. Silv held her sketchbook as if she was trying to crush it before suddenly yelling.

"You know what, screw our creator! Screw The Goddess! And fuck you Silva! I don't care about being the main character anymore! I don't care about being the villain! I'll finally make you give up! I may not be able to kill, but I'll kill everyone one by one until you give up!"

Silv yelled with madness in her voice, completely lost in the chaos of her mind. Her hand gripped her head as if she was trying to hold onto something she couldn't grasp.

"Silva!!! I hate you! You took everything from me! You always ruin everything!"

Silv took her sketchbook and a pen in hand. Silva knew she was too far away to catch her and instead tried to fire her weapon, in vain.

"Your leader is not the only one blessed by the Goddess! I don't need your stupid book, I can create anything I want!"