Chapter 44 Van was a human too...!

Author's point of view...

As I sat there, the room felt heavier, the air around me thick with the remnants of whatever I heard just now.

My existence itself was already a mystery, and to add to that, I had just met my future self; I talked to him head-on through a virtual image. Everything was just so astonishing to take in.

His words...I mean, the future Ethan's words were strangely heavy for my head to take in entirely. The pain he endured was something that I can only dread in my nightmares.

I questioned my ability to survive if I had to go through those hardships. But when I gave it some thought, I did get it through, didn't I?

At times, I would feel proud of myself, and then fear would take over.

I hadn’t fully processed the enormity of what he’d said when the chamber door suddenly opened, jolting me back to the present. Captain Van entered his mechanical steps echoing softly through the chamber.

Though I knew who entered, I was a bit startled. He had his unreadable r