Chapter 10: A Final SacrificePart 1Released, yet utterly abandoned, I walked aimlessly, the vast city streets echoing my hollow solitude. The sun dipped, casting long, purple shadows, and I knew I needed shelter. I found myself at the edge of a park, collapsing onto a foot-worn patch of grass. Looking up at the beautiful, silent moon, I felt an ache for a world that was always just out of reach.Suddenly, a familiar shadow fell over me. It was the female police officer who had led the raid."Shekhar? Why are you still out here?" she asked, her voice carrying that same