Alex embraced and kissed her deeply. She wasn’t Maximilia now. She was Jade herself.

Whoosh—

Maximilia’s body started falling apart. As if she were porcelain, her body slowly shattered into small pieces. She was smiling, with a faint layer of red on her cheeks. She stared at Alex as her life was put to a halt…

Alex watched as Maximilia vanished into thin air. Pieces of her fell down like petals, crumbling into dust. The sight saddened him quite a bit.

Suddenly, a ray of white light shone onto him. It would seem that he had to leave this illusionary realm as well.

“No way.

“I got the eggs. Should I hand it to the woman in the painting?

“I’d still like to find Ynes’ ancestors! Hey…”

However, the light didn’t care about his wishes. It opened up a portal and separated Alex’s soul from his current body. His soul was then sent through space, reaching the second step with the white light.

Whoosh—

Alex found himself back in his own body.

He then moved around, turning to look behind