A Second Chance at Forever (Eleanor and Bernard) novel Chapter 1309

It wasn't until the mechanical voice echoed that she realized that she had to face death again.

"Maybe if Robin had taken his time, I might have bumped into him on the way to heaven," Eleanor thought.

With a wry smile, Eleanor rose from her seat, clutching the apple Robin had left behind, and walked out of her room.

This time, all the doors were wide open.

When she first arrived, there were countless rooms, each numbered. People used to lean on their doors, chatting about why they came to this place.

Now, they were all gone, probably lost in the spaces they had chosen.

Whether it was the first round or the fifth, no one survived.

Eleanor wandered the halls alone, yearning for a friendly face to appear and greet her with a smile, claiming they too had survived. But there was none.

Following the mechanical voice, she arrived at the casino of the ninth round.

It was a departure from the sterile white of the previous spaces, now adorned with grandeur and opulence.

The luxury room was a symbol of the man behind the curtain, was a testament to his wealth and the insignificance of those who entered.

From his lofty perch, he watched as people gambled their lives away, with no reverence for life, only a cruel desire to toy with it.

Infuriated, Eleanor walked up to the console, and carelessly picked an option.

She didn't bother listening to the rules, for she knew it didn’t matter. Whether she chose right or wrong, it all ended the same way – with death.

If she chose the door to death, she would confront the grim reaper asking if Bernard was now in the Area Opaca.

If she chose the door to life, she would continue to challenge the other games until she found Bernard.

As for her own life, did she have the courage to face it? She didn't.

With a sense of despair, Eleanor randomly pressed a key, and the door to life slowly opened.

She thought fate was playing a cruel joke on her. In the eighth round, when she needed to choose correctly, she didn’t. Now, when she wanted to choose death, she had chosen life.

"The player invited by 2-7, codename Cross, congratulations, you have successfully completed all challenges in the Elderly Space."

"You may now choose to leave or stay and continue challenging other games in Area Opaca."