Endless Silver Machine

The girl climbed forward alone along the criss-crossing forest paths.

I don't know where my destination is, and I don't remember the fork in the road I just passed.

"..."

The girl felt a little guilty for running away from home just because she was angry with her family.

However, if I go back like this, I feel a little aggrieved for no reason. So, the girl still walked forward.

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As the altitude increases, the colorful flowers on the mountainside disappear.

The girl slowed down her pace.

It was the first time for my father and mother to leave their hometown of the imperial capital and come to a strange border area.

However, she was put under "house arrest" in a temporary residence on the grounds that "the border area is very dangerous", and the girl had trouble with her parents.

After walking along the rugged mountain road for so long, the girl could no longer restrain her desire to go home.

Her legs were shaking from exhaustion, her favorite clothes had become wrinkled, and tears overflowed from the girl's eyes.

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The view gradually broadened, and there were only steep cliffs in front of us.

The girl moved forward slightly and peeked down the cliff.

There is only bottomless darkness and cold wind under the cliff.

The girl shuddered and slowly moved back.

Having escaped from home for so long, the excitement gradually subsided.

Although I can’t remember the way home, there will always be a way to go back...

The girl turned around with a sense of luck.

Her mind was so full of things that her brain was unable to react in time to emergencies.

A black shadow swept out from the forest behind, brushed the girl's arm, and disappeared into the cliff behind her.

The girl's trembling legs ignored the pain and took a slow step back.

A subtle sound of gravel rang in my ears, followed by a sense of floating.

There was nothing left to support her on the soles of her feet, and the girl finally knew the reality.

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——Father, Mother, I’m sorry...

This was the only thing that came to the girl's mind.

The passage of time has obviously slowed down, but I can't think of anything else to say.

Your vision becomes blurry. Are you too nervous, or are your eyes blurred by tears?

The blue sky in front of her seemed so far away. The girl stretched out her hand, but she couldn't touch it.

——Is this the punishment for willfulness?

The girl expressed her apologies and blessings to her parents in her heart, closed her eyes, and handed herself over to fate.