Marceline's heart clenched the moment she saw the giant white wolf shed some tears. She didn't want to sympathize with her but for some unknown reason, Marceline could feel Stella's pain and sadness.
When Stella was starting to disappear from her sight, Marceline had the urge to call her. She felt like stopping Stella from leaving.
However, her pride restrained her from doing so. In the end, she just let Stella vanish from her view. At that certain moment, the stabbing pain and suffocation she felt a while ago came back, making her weak.
'I… I can't breathe…' Marceline was losing oxygen.
Stella was long gone. She could no longer see her in her subconscious. Just like Stella, she felt alone in that dark and cold water.
'Is this my end? I still want to see Kira and my grandpa…'
Just when she was about to lose consciousness, someone jumped into the water. After a few seconds, she felt a hand grabbing her weak body, pulling her up.