Infinite Immortal

Prologue

“Black Cat... Liuli. Let’s break up.”

On a pitch-black night in a dimly lit park, beneath a weak streetlamp, a boy and a girl stood together. The moon was hidden behind thick clouds, and all around was silent. A night breeze stirred, tossing the girl's hair gently.

Under the streetlamp, the boy appeared to be about fifteen or sixteen. His looks were bright and handsome, with long hair falling to his waist and a well-proportioned figure. Were it not for the bony horn on his forehead and the enormous bat-like wings on his back, he would have been the very picture of a radiant youth. The cruel words had spilled from his lips.

The girl was only fourteen or fifteen, clad entirely in black Gothic Lolita attire, with two flowers adorning her head. Her face was sweet, with neat bangs and a tear-shaped mole at the corner of her left eye, accentuating her delicate, demure beauty. Yet there was a touch of darkness about her. In her eyes flickered a trace of panic, and her expression held a smile tinged with discomfort.

“Ha, even if you’re joking, saying something like that makes me angry. I am—”

“I’m not joking. Let’s break up. I’m serious, let’s end it here.”

“You… I told you not to—”

“I’ve fallen for someone else. So, let’s break up. That’s all there is to it. I’m leaving—just pretend I was never here, that I never existed in your world.” With those words, the boy turned away, his bat wings unfurling as he prepared to leave, unwilling to spare her another glance.

Smack. The girl seized his hand. She bowed her hea