Meanwhile, in the Dark Loop World, seeing Mercy standing troubled on the battlefield, Keera and Britney came to her side and began to encourage her, because Mercy was still deeply distressed over taking Aethenos's life.
"Look, Mercy… sometimes, in front of duty, we are forced to sacrifice our relationships—and even our friends," Keera said gently as she tried to make Mercy understand. "The circumstances were never such that you and Aethenos could have spent time together. But I know that Aethenos was not completely evil, and that some fragment of goodness still remained within him. That is why, somewhere, someday, you will surely meet Aethenos again. Until then, we must focus completely on this fight, because it has now entered its final phase, and the path ahead is filled with unseen and unknown challenges."
