"In my life, I performed many good deeds and harbored one sin. At the end of my life, I committed an unforgivable crime. I would have rather died before that happened… The only thing I truly wished for was to endure the agony of my soul being scorched by fire for this one sin.
"It indeed cannot cleanse my sin, let alone clear Bernadino's sin… but there isn't much left of my life. All I can do is entrust everything I have to you.
"My wisdom, my experience, my knowledge, my elements… my everything.
"This is not 'love' for you, but my own… 'final repentance.'
"If you don't have a strong enough will, then walk in my dreams… If you have your own dreams, then strive with all your might for that goal.
"— Walk for me, Salvatore Hightower."
Hugo's voice gradually lowered, "I have burnt out… and you are about to ignite."
With that, he bowed his head, motionless.
Around him, the radiant firelight, like that inside a forge, had also ceased to be so intense.
