Final Instance: I’m the Ultimate Boss

Ten stages. Nine instances. In the end, only Lai Di and I remained. She stood before the exit, unwilling to go through. "Sister, no, I mean us." She looked up, her eyes shining almost too brightly. "The year we ran away from the mountains, we were ten."

I froze. Memories buried for years burst open.

"You lost yourself."

"Then you made ten worlds and searched for yourself, one by one."

I opened my mouth, but no sound came out. She came over and placed her hand in mine. It was cold, just like mine.

"I found you."