Joey Joshua, Upper-Rank Knight of the Purification Mechanism, codename Mystic Phoenix.
In the previous battle at Black Mountain Hospital, due to severe injuries coupled with the taint of erosion, Joey should have died there. He might have died from excessive blood loss or been transformed into a Demon due to erosion.
Both outcomes sounded quite decent. At the time, the Cleaners had already begun taking over the battlefield. Even if he had turned into a Demon, it shouldn't have posed a significant threat.
Before collapsing, Joey did something terrible, which he only wanted to forget about and get a good sleep.
Joey felt his life had been worth it. He had a fairly decent childhood, some not-so-earnest friends, and a brief vitality. He had also made sufficient contributions to this world. His life had reached its end, and now all that was left was the final ending.
To end it all, to gain eternal peace.
Unfortunately, reality never meets expectations, not even in death.
