Reincarnated as an Energy with a System

Chapter 569: Over

As the old manʼs body drifted down, Alexis grabbed him and settled him on the ground in front of everyone, with his head on her lap.

The old manʼs body was in pain, and tears had already filled his eyes. However, he could still recognize that silhouette anywhere.

”M-Master?” he called out with broken breaths as blood still seeped out of him from his lower back and abdomen.

”Y-you… You c-can heal me, r-right? P-please, heal me,” the old man said. ”I… Iʼm doing this f-for you.”

Alexis said nothing except hold him tighter in her embrace and slowly teared up herself.

”M-Master?” he called for her but she didnʼt speak. Only her sniffling sounds could be heard like everyone else in the vicinity remained quiet.

”Master, why arenʼt you speaking? Iʼm dying. Please, help me,” the old man shouted, but she still didnʼt do anything but cry herself.

Ning claimed his authority over the air as he stopped everyone from even thinking of doing anything.

Merasi stepped forward and did the same.

However, that was unnecessary. In front of Alexis, they couldnʼt do anything even if they wanted to. That was what happened when the world manifested itself as something that every other will in the world would like.

The captains and the other members of the tower could only watch as their lord slowly bled to death while being carried by a woman they didnʼt recognize.

Perry cried out to his master, even trying to reach out with his old, decrepit hands that had lost all vitality now.

Still, Alexis didnʼt speak.

Suddenly, Ning placed a hand on her shoulders. ”Why arenʼt you speaking?” he asked her. Even Ning was starting to feel bad for the old man after hearing his screams.

Yet, Alexis still didnʼt say anything.

”Are you worried about something?” Ning asked her.

She turned her head towards him, with so many tears streaming down her face, that it looked unnatural.

”I… I donʼt know if I can keep myself from helping him if I speak,” she said. ”I know I shouldnʼt help him because of what Iʼve done, but…”

”Do what you want,” Ning said. ”Donʼt worry about the consequences. With me around, none of your fears will come true.”

As if that was all she needed, finally the sniffling turned to an actual cry as she started speaking to him.

”You foolish child. I told you not to stray into the dark path, but you still did. Why?” Alexis said to him.

”B-but you wanted peace, master. That was the only way I could give you peace,” he said.

”I told you, that is not the peace I want. I want people to be happy without fear of anything, and yet you…” Alexis could only cover her mouth as she cried even harder.

”I… I thought I was doing the right thing. No, Iʼm sure I was doing the right thing,” the old man said. ”I was doing this all for you master. Was I really that wrong? Should I… should I never have done any of this?”

”No, you were trying to do the right thing. Only, your perspective on right and wrong was twisted early on.”

”I should have helped you steer towards the right path from the start. However, I let you go further and further away while I hoped you would do the right thing on your own.”

”That was something I failed as your master. Please forgive me,” she said.

”No, Iʼm sorry master. If what you said is true… then it was all my fault, wasnʼt it? Iʼm sorry,” the old manʼs tears flowed more and more as his voice got lower and lower.

”At… least… I wonʼt… do anything… bad… now,” he said softly.

As the old man started to die, Alexis couldnʼt help herself. She moved her hand over his body, and in an instant, his body fixed itself.

Ning looked in surprise. ”What are you doing?” he asked.

”Itʼs fine,” Alexis said as she wiped her tears. ”In the end, heʼs still my disciple, and I donʼt want to see him in this much pain.”

”Did you fix his Aether?” Ning asked as he checked, but no, the old man had no Aether anymore.

An 800-year-old man with no Aether.

ʼSystem, how long will he survive?ʼ Ning asked.

”3 days at most,” Alexis answered before the system could even answer him.