For the rest of the days, Vik would roam around the sect to find clues, but he halted that when he started having nightmares about the burdens that the dead comrades had left behind for him.
Vik would hear their voices, telling him why he wasn't taking revenge for them. His mental health was deteriorating because of that, and it got worse when he faced Manji.
Manji also joined the sect when he was of the right age. Surprisingly, he was also very talented and rose to the top fast, just a little slower than Vik. He was currently an inner-sect disciple like Vik.
"Hey, Manji." Vik greeted him with shame. Vik and Manji had grown a bond that transcended the realm of friendship with the help of Manyu. So, Vik was ashamed to face off against Manji, as Manyu had to sacrifice his life to save his own.
And the thing he feared most entered his ears.
"Why are you alive?" Manji's nonchalant question made Vik's heart drop.
