I remembered.
All of it... I remembered.
Gerard's memories that he had chased for ten years all returned to his mind at that moment.
"Why…" he said softly, "has it come to this?"
"It seems you've finally recalled, Father," Yong Xin said, pointing to his mangled face and smiling. "As for your question of why… Do you truly not know? This is… the price."
Gerard's pupils narrowed slightly: "The price?"
"You possess that eye; you should be very clear about what 'the price' means, right?" Yong Xin said softly. "Outsiders can indeed use the power of Visas, but it's not without a reason. What you want to obtain, you must first pay for it. You asked me not to die, so I certainly won't die, but when you said you'd come back to save me, your obsession, your memories…"
He paused.
"They could only be taken as a price, and then be forever trapped in that place you always wanted to return to."
