The Overthinking Diaries of a Sensitive Idealist

“Your power can’t cease to amaze me, Leverie,” Virgo said vibrantly, “That Specialist really did a good job on you. Your meticulous eyes can’t seem to escape anyone, even from the backside."

Ciara’s heart hammered in her chest. This was the Empress who nearly killed her by extracting her memories away, and Leverie, her older, was assisting her to fulfill her plan.

“Thank you, Empress,” Leverie said, and Ciara spotted her outline proceeding to her right side, carrying a thin stick that made gritting and clinking sounds on the ground. A Sword. Leverie said dully, “I’m very flattered of your words. It’s an honor, Empress.”

Leverie knew we were eavesdropping from the other tunnel…Ciara thought. She's the one who brought us here…using her power.

“How lovely,” Virgo said, her shadow blocking Ciara’s view, “And you brought your little friends with you. Just as I planned.”

A solid object strike Ciara’s head, flinging her off the ground. Pain ruptured her skull, blood oozing the back of her head. There were clacking sounds that sounded like a gun on her right side. Leverie must have hit me with the butt of the gun. Ciara thought. She cast me at the corner of the room, so my team mates can’t protect me.

“It’s you, again.” Leverie said distastefully, expertly spinning the gun in her hand. Out of the corner of her eye, Ciara caught a glimpse of Leverie drawing an object that extending from her back. In a flash, the lengthy object was stabbed on the ground, between Ciara’s legs.

From what Ciara could observe, the object was 5 meters long. A long sword.

“See this, Ciara?” Leverie said, “This is the family sword our parents had been hiding.” Leverie said, “A weapon to kill people.”

Ciara shuddered, “What are you talking about? Mom and dad would never have a weapon like tha—”

Slap!

Ciara hit the ground, the side of her cheek throbbing from the powerful slap Leverie gave her. She was no match for Leverie. Not with her incredible speed.

“Leverie, that’s enough,” Virgo said sharply.

“As you wish, Empress,” Leverie retreated back.

“You!” Liam shouted at Virgo. There were involuntary noises that sounded like a thud, a click and a yell from two figures. “You know something about that Specialist!” Liam shouted. Liam is gripping Virgo’s collar. I can see a shadow from behind…Leverie is pointing the gun at Liam’s back.

“Tell me where he is right now!” Liam repeated. Virgo burst into a high-pitched laugh. Liam shouted louder, “Tell me!”

“Liam,” Chase groaned, staggering up. “Stop it.”

“I’ll kill you!” Liam yelled, “He’s alive, isn’t he?”

Virgo made a sinister laugh, “Liam Crude. If you think your anger can kill people, then why am I still alive? Do you ever wonder why I'm still in good shape?"

“Don’t make fun of me!” Liam furiously shouted, “I’ll seriously kill you! I’ll be the one to end your life, along with that sick bastard who turned me into this!”

Ciara tottered forward, with her hand clutching her stomach. Liam is completely fused in hatred…Ciara thought. I need to stop him.

“Do you think I came here unarmed?" Virgo snorted in disgust, "Well, you thought wrong."

Snap!

A gust of wind blasted toward Ciara’s direction, and later, the wind died down, replaced by sounds of blades grinding against each other. The cause of the strong gust is the result of a high endless power. Ciara surmised. When two persons pressurize their vitality, the force sums a collision of sounds and wind pressures. Ciara looked up. Liam blocked Leverie’s attack with two blades.

“Don’t get in the way!” Liam shouted as Ciara heard another tching, whip, smack, and clash against Leverie’s attacks striding across the room.

“That would be my line, Liam Crude,” Leverie said delightfully, ‘It has been pleasure to fight you," Leverie continued, “After all, we are aberrations. We are immortals."

“Shut up!” Liam shouted, and another swish whip across him.

Leverie’s weapon makes hard, and metallic sounds…so she’s using the sword against Liam…Ciara listened closely. Liam’s weapon sounded heavy…like…a sickle.

They were weaponless from the start, so how did Liam get his sickle in the first place?

“Now then,” Virgo said, proceeding to where Macie and Chase were, “Let’s get into business, shall we?”

Ciara stumbled on the ground, squirming from her stomach injury. I need to help them…

“You must be Macie Angerson,” Virgo chuckled darkly, ignoring Chase, “I never thought I would meet the daughter of the brilliant Specialist Angerson. How lovely.”

Ciara froze. She could almost recall those deranged laughs when she was strapped in on the chair—the searing pain on her eyelids—and the intense pressure of her brain being crushed by electricity. Her stomach twisted in disgust.

Just then, Liam had hit the ground beside her, his weapon out of reach.

“Lia—” Chase began, but Virgo squeezed her hands on his throat, choking him to death.

Ciara gritted her teeth and banged the floor with her fists. Come on, Ciara. You need to get up. You need to move!

Useless blind girl. Voices reverberated around her head. You are weak. You are nothing, but a burden.

“Ugh!” Liam groaned, and out of the corner of Ciara’s eye, she saw Leverie lifting the sword up, ready to kill him. But there was another problem. Ciara glance to her left side. Chase was being choked to death.

“A few years back, I made a choice to your brother,” Virgo said. Ciara spotted Macie rising to help Chase, but Macie stood motionless as if something was holding her back. Macie was making gurgling sounds, blood leaking down her mouth.

“Shut up, Virgo!” Liam shouted.

“I offered your brother a choice. If Liam takes my side, he will be able to live his life without fear—a life in the Epicenter,” Virgo said, “But he didn’t, because you’re disabled. Because your brother cut your own leg off. You took his future away. You took everything away from him!”

“I SAID SHUT U—”

A speck of light crossed Ciara's eye. She saw Leverie lifting her long sword up. Her heart stopped a beat. This time, there’s no escaping that attack. Ciara thought. In 4 seconds, Liam will be dead.

Smack!

There were two loud thuds crashing on the ground, blood splashing in the air. Macie must have knocked Virgo. Ciara thought. Swift racing taps crossed the room. That sound…Chase must be running.

Ciara pushed herself forward, but she knew she couldn’t make it. Liam was too far, and with her injury, she wouldn't be able to run without sacrificing her body first. 2 seconds before Leverie makes that swing. Ciara analyzed.

“CHASE!” Macie screamed.

“LIAM!” Ciara yelled.

Splash!

Everything came out unexpectedly too fast. Ciara just simply stared at the scene, her eyes widening in terror. A dark-haired figure had blocked the boy lying on the ground—as the blade slashed the dark-haired figure in an arc. Blood spattered across the air, spilling the ground red. The noise was too heavy. She heard the sound of metal pieces noisily pounding the ground, the ripping of clothes, and a loud thud on the ground. Wind blasted across her face, which meant Leverie’s attack was really powerful.

“CHASE!” Liam roared.

It couldn’t be. Ciara’s eyes widened.

“CHASE!” Liam shrieked, “CHASE!”

Chase couldn’t be dead…Ciara observed. He couldn’t be…Ciara thought. Chase’s replacement leg is destroyed into pieces…Ciara thought. No one can survive that massive blow...She had seen Leverie and Liam’s level of power when the wind blasted across her face. This was much powerful than the last one, and because of this, her friend was dead.

”CHASE!” Liam shrieked, bursting into tears. Ciara felt a horrible feeling inside her chest. Chase is dead, because of me…Ciara thought.

Virgo’s high-pitched laugh engulfed the room. She could hear something leaking from Leverie’s hand. Blood.

“How wonderful!” Virgo’s voice boomed. Tears streaked down Ciara’s cheek, almost tasting the salty tears on her lips.

“Liam…” Chase croaked, “D-don’t….cry.”

“Shut up, stupid!” Liam yelled, “I’m not crying...you can’t leave me...” Liam wept, “…What have I done…” Liam cried, “You shouldn’t have saved me!”

“Y-You’re my…brother…” Chase whispered, “B-Brothers…stay together…right?”

After a few seconds, Chase was quiet.

Liam shouted, “Chase! Chase!”

Chase is not dead. I can still hear Chase breathing lowly…Ciara sensed. But if we don’t give him a Healing Swirl soon, he won’t be able to make it.

“Empress,” Leverie said blandly, “What should I do about him?”

“Kill him,” Virgo ordered.

Leverie clicked the gun in place, “My pleasure.”

“No, you don’t!” Liam shouted. In a sudden flash, Liam was already in front of Ciara, throwing his hands around to shield her. Leverie suddenly stopped. What is Liam doing?

“Move, Liam Crude,” Leverie said harshly, “If you don’t, I’m going to kill you, along with the Blind Candidate."

“I know you won't," Liam yelled, “If you shoot me, your bullet will also kill Ciara.” Liam continued, "You still love her, and that's why you spared her life. She's your sibling! Your family!"

Leverie flinched from Liam’s words. A spark of hope fluttered Ciara’s chest. Leverie cares about me after all…

“It’s painful to see your siblings being killed, right?” Liam sniveled. “Do you know how it feels to see your precious family slaughtered in front of you?”

Leverie didn’t say a word, and Ciara could still see her sister pointing the gun at them. Liam shouted, “I won’t forgive you! I will never forgive you, you devil!”

“Ki…ll..me…”

Everyone turned their attention to the figure that interrupted them. Ciara recognized that shy voice. Macie is also dying…Ciara observed. Her breath is getting weak, and her teeth are clenching together.

Virgo laughed again, “You hear that Leverie? This girl is begging for death,” Virgo spoke to Macie, “I can perfectly remember your father back in the old days. He was an extremely insane guy with a comprehensive talent for dissecting the eyes of the insects."

Ciara shuddered at the thought.

“When your father discovered his liking in the Part, he had betrayed his own family to work as a Specialist." Virgo continued, “A very talented man, indeed. It was unfortunate that we lost him in the prison break out of Cager Territory.”

“Macie, you traitor!” Liam growled, and Ciara could hear Liam’s fists shaking from anger, “You low-life traitor! How dare you—”

“But that is not all,” Virgo snubbed Liam, “Angerson was the best Specialist in Round. He dissected more than fifty humans in Part, and one of them was..."Virgo chuckled, “Ciara Plop.”

Ciara clenched her fists.

My father was a surgeon. Macie’s voice echoed her thoughts. I want to help people someday. I wanted to become a doctor.

“I-I’m sorry, Ciara…” Macie rasped, “I-I-I didn’t tell you…about it…because…I- I-I don’t want you to think of me…as my father…” Macie choked, “I-If I tell you about…you will hate…me…forever…” Macie continued, “I’m sorry…I’m sorr—”

Smack!

Macie collapsed on the ground. Ciara confusingly lowered her head, feeling the empty pit swarming inside her stomach.

I wanted to become your friend…

“She’s a traitor,” Liam hissed, “A traitor in our team.”

Ciara shook her head, “Liam…Macie will never do that…” Ciara said, “Daughter of that Specialist, or not. She's still my friend.”

“Are you nuts, Ciara!?” Liam protested, “How can you forgive her!?”

“Because people are different,” Ciara said, “Macie wanted to become a doctor so she could save many lives from the war. The opposite of her father,” Ciara continued, “Macie hid it from us, because she has a dream she wanted to fulfill. And I believe in her.”

“How charming.” Virgo said wickedly, and Ciara spotted Virgo getting up, “And since my plan is almost complete. Kill him, Leverie.”

Rapidly, Ciara felt herself being tossed on the side of the room, rolling on the ground, until a thunderous bam and a thud reverberated. Ciara’s heart sank cold in her chest.

“Liam!” Ciara screamed, but her voice was muffed—when a tight hand, begun to squeeze her throat just like what happened to Chase. What is going on!? Ciara thought.

“There’s no one to save you now, Blind Candidate.” Virgo hissed. Virgo’s squeezing my throat, Ciara thought. She tried to claw Virgo’s hands, but her energy was slowly disappearing. Her windpipe was being blocked, and Ciara could feel her fingers turning blue. Where is Liam? Ciara scanned her eyes around the area.

Nothing.

A small scent of fresh blood began to spread around the room, making Ciara’s stomach churn in disgust. The smell is too strong. Ciara thought. Where is Liam? Why can't I hear him?

No, it can’t be…Ciara recalled the noise earlier. Leverie must have shot Liam.... When Liam wasn't paying attention to his enemy, Leverie was the first one to throw me to the side, so she could finish Liam without mercy.

“Your friends are all dead,” Virgo chuckled, “And finally, I can finish you off without having anyone to disturb me now!”

Out of the corner of her eye, something flashed out Virgo’s pocket. A dagger.

Carefully, Ciara reached her hand to touch the dagger on Virgo's pocket, while the Empress' attention was focused on Ciara's beet face.

“Let me repeat myself, Ciara,” Virgo said, “The Reins have set one million fission bombs across the lower states of Round. No one can disarm it. Not if there’s only 5 minute chance to do it. The only thing you can do is watch your precious friends die, and surrender yourself to me. Are you willing to accept my offer?”

“I won’t…give myself to you…” Ciara smirked, “because this time, you are going to die!” Her fingers had successfully clasped the handle of the dagger, pulling it up to stab Virgo in the heart—when Leverie caught her wrist, stopping the tip of the blade from touching Virgo’s breast. Ciara tried to move her hand, but Leverie’s grip was like steel.

“Good job, Leverie,” Virgo chuckled, “Even your sister has no mercy for you.” Virgo said, “You lose, Ciara.”

Everything came out fast. When Virgo released Ciara’s throat, she landed on a chair. Ciara’s senses kicked in. This is the mind chair... Ciara thought. I need to get out…now!

But it was already too late. Because of the pain on her stomach, Ciara wasn't able to move out, until her hands were already clamped tight on the armchairs. Ciara struggled frantically.

“What are you going to do!?” Ciara shouted, still struggling from the metal clamps. The wound on her stomach started to open, and it was soaking her stomach portion with blood. She whisked her head back and forth, but there was no one to save her now. Macie and Chase were still alive, and breathing, and Liam was…

“Why it’s simple.” Virgo snarled, “After those bombs explode, I’m going to recreate billions of fission bombs against the Vixens. For that, I’m going to extract all your memories until you are nothing, but a piece of mindless doll.” Virgo said. “To turn this world into a better place, I need the strongest people to complete my plan. That’s why the Cager Territory and the Sore Tower are created. The Cager Territory will soon be my army, and the Sore Tower will be placed under Kyra’s rule.” Virgo continued, “Kyra doesn’t understand my situation. I was pressured by my mother to become the sole leader for the future of the royal throne. That is my destiny. That’s what my mother wants to be,” Virgo continued, “On the day of the Official Selection, the Governors cheated our scores and crowned me as Empress, betraying Kyra. To crush our friendship, I threw Kyra and her brother to the Casts." Virgo said, “And exactly as predicted, the plan for the preparation of Epicenter and the Casts for the 16th war is finally happening."

“You will be the one to stop the war—the war I’m creating between our rivalry and friendship.” Virgo said, “The war that Kyra and I made a promise a long time ago.”

“That’s all?” Ciara shouted in disgust, “You’re creating this war just to determine your friendship!?” Ciara tightened her fists, “You’re planning to involve many innocent people in this fight, so you can determine who is the strongest of you two?"

Virgo seized Ciara’s hair, hauling her head up. Ciara gritted her teeth painfully. Virgo said darkly, “You know nothing about me. The real villain is Kyra, not me!”

When Virgo let go of Ciara’s hair, a helmet cupped her head. Ciara opened her eyes and heard beeping sounds and the sizzling of circuit inside the helmet.

Target reach. Blind Candidate Ciara Plop.

Searching for data. 15 results found. 100% complete.

Virgo burst into an ear-piercing shriek. “Goodbye, Blind Candidate. You lose.”

A searing pain throbbed inside Ciara’s head, as if it was splitting her mind in half. Ciara screamed, until the white light began to spread across her vision, filling everything with brightness.

The first thing that came into Ciara's mind was white. Where am I? She looked down, but there weren’t shadows forming around her feet. She started to walk around, and noticed her stomach injury was gone. In fact, there wasn't any pain at all.

Am I dead?

She looked around. Everything was so white and empty. And it seemed like she was the only person in it. Gingerly, she touched her forehead, trying to recall the past events in her mind. She remembered Virgo pushing her head on the Mind Chair. But was she dead?

Boom!

Ciara was thrown backward when a series of images begun to spin across the air. Her heart throbbed in her chest. What is this? Ciara thought. Why are there so many pictures in here? The colored images were moving inside their invisible frames. Where am I? Ciara touched her eyelids. She could perfectly see it. Her vision was clear again, as if the blindness disappeared from her eyes.

World search. Metric. Ciara. Friends. Family. Complete. 100% scan. 1,098, 756, 583. Images. 13, 456, 109, 410. 98 videos found.

x.x.x.x. Visualization. 14. 56 percent. Blindness. 10.96 %. X

She could pinpoint the image on the right, where Chase, Liam and Ciara were walking together at the forest. Her eyes widened. This was the first time she saw the Crude Brothers in real details.

Liam was awfully handsome. His hair was ginger; his eyes were the color of leaves. He simply looked charming, with a slightly troublesome face and a bad-boyish glance.

Then there was Chase. The Crude Brothers looked like twins—with the same ginger hair and green eyes, except for their height, and cheekbones. Chase looked very gentle and kind, while Liam looked like a naughty kid who had just stole an apple from the Epicenter.

And then, there was Ciara. Ciara couldn’t believe it. She could finally see her actual appearance. At that time, she still had long straight brown hair, and…pale gray eyes without any pupils. She looked perfectly healthy, except for her thin legs and arms.

Ciara gazed up and saw many moving pictures invading the white spaced air. Why am I seeing this? Ciara thought. These are all my memories…

She raised her hand to touch the images, but her hand just passed through them as if she was a ghost. There were so many faces and colors to begin with. It was like a colorful paradise.

Input. Epicenter_Empress: Virgo Victoria.

“Amazing!”

Ciara whisked her head, and saw a red-haired woman standing on her right side. The first thing that came in her mind was the crimson gown. There was only person who wore that was…Virgo.

“I see, so these are your memories,” Virgo said eagerly, beaming like a child. Her appearance made Ciara’s stomach tighten in fear. Blood. Red. Virgo exclaimed, "At last! I have finally entered your mind. Now I can extract your deepest thoughts and set this world in fire!"

Ciara wrinkled her nose. She's insane.

“Stop her, Ciara.”

Virus detected! Trojan horse. Leverie Plop!

Danger level 100%

Ciara turned around to see a familiar face standing beside her. Her eyes widened at the sight. Leverie.

Ciara immediately recognized her sister because of her familiar curly blond hair, but when she looked up to see her sister's face, she almost threw up. Her eyes, just like what Liam said, were the strangest ones she had ever seen.

It was purple, and the pupils were replaced by circular rings that extended up to her eyeballs. What happened to Leverie? Ciara said.

Her sister looked so different. A few years ago, Leverie looked like an angel, with a smiling face and beautiful doe-shaped eyes. Now she looked like a killing machine. A warrior.

Then, flashy green lights appeared in front of her.

Fission bomb_ Remaining Time:

00: 00: 00: 10

Ciara’s heart lurched in her chest. Only ten seconds left.

“You need to stop her, Ciara.” Leverie shouted. “Do you want to be gone forever? Do you want Virgo to take what is inside you?” Leverie shouted, “Do you want to leave your comrades behind!?”

Ciara flinched, ‘But why are you here? What are you doing inside my head?”

7 seconds.

“Listen to me, Ciara.” Leverie said, “I was born with power to infiltrate someone’s mind and hide their memories. But with the technology slightly increasing its potential, my powers can’t longer protect your memories from Virgo. Father and mother did not tell you this because if the Epicenter has found out about my power, they would kill you.” Leverie continued, “The reason why you failed to remember your memories is because I put a block on your mind. And I’m sorry about it.”

5 seconds…

“Why are you telling me this?” Ciara said.

“Because…” Leverie slowly walked toward her, and the next thing, she was already beside Ciara, leaning down to whisper in her ear.“…I’m not what you seemed to think.”

Crack.

Leverie stabbed the sword between the moving images, and soon, the wall began to have spider web cracks forming across the sword.

Alert! Fission bomb control corrupted!

00: 00: 00: 03

“No!” Virgo shouted, clawing her hands on the moving images. “What’s happening!? Why is it breaking!?” She screamed frantically, trying to catch the fallen images, but one by one, the images began to disappear in her hands. “NO! NO!”

Ciara turned around, and saw Leverie facing her, “The only thing that can disarm the bombs is to destroy your past memories. You won’t be remembering them for a while, but still you get to keep your present memories. Don’t you see, Ciara? Your memories are the source of power given to the bombs. If the source of their energy has been cut off, they wouldn’t regenerate anymore.”

Bomb deactivated. Code granted. System terminated. Memory shutting down in 3 s.

“I don’t want to lose you, Ciara.” Leverie whispered.

“Leverie,” Ciara started to cry, “Thank you,”

“Whatever you do, the old me is still inside your heart,” Leverie said, and slowly disappeared. “I’m waiting for you to save me.”

And then she was gone.

“I will…” Ciara smiled as the images exploded behind her.

It took Ciara some time to recover what happened, because by the time she woke up, Virgo had been blasted backward. The metal clamps broke free, releasing her hands, and destroying her helmet from the loud impact. Ciara heard Virgo crashing on the ground, and the sizzling of wires and smoke coming from the chair. Ciara blinked.

She was back to the real world. Slowly, she moved her hands to touch her stomach, feeling the blood soaking her clothes. I’m still alive…The images were blurry again. Nothing like the one in her white world. I’m blind again.

“No! My fission bombs. It can’t be…why…” Virgo shrieked, “Why didn’t my plan worked—”

Suddenly, Ciara heard someone grabbing Virgo’s throat, squeezing her neck. Ciara carefully leap out of the chair, and saw a dark-haired boy gripping Virgo up in the air. Her heart turned cold. Liam.

“I’m not done with you yet, Virgo!” Liam barked. Ciara noticed Liam was slightly limping when he stood up. Liam’s leg had been shot from earlier, Ciara thought. “I finally heard everything—starting from taking over the world, and your plan to start a war.” Liam roared, “This is the end for you! I won’t let you hurt anyone anymore now that the bombs have been deactivated!”

But after a few seconds, nothing happened. Liam can kill a person when he gets really mad…Ciara thought. So why…

Virgo laughed, her voice echoing across the room. Liam seemed to be confused, because his power wasn't working on Virgo. Why…Ciara thought. Liam accidentally killed the deer and Eliza so why won’t it work on Virgo?

Virgo didn’t stopped laughing, so Liam threw her off the ground to shut her up. Liam gritted his teeth, “Why aren’t you dead!? You are supposed to be bleeding by now!”

“You will never kill me in a million years, Liam Crude.” Virgo chuckled, “Because I too, have been conducted as a test subject by my own mother.”

“What?” Ciara and Liam uttered in astonishment.

Virgo continued to laugh. Ciara whirled around, checking if her sister was still there. But Leverie wasn't there. She disappeared. So Leverie did really save me. Ciara thought.

“When I was a child, I had been injected by a nullification substance to keep me immortal.” Virgo sneered, “All of your powers won't work on me. That’s why you can’t kill me. That’s why I’m still alive!” Virgo burst into a high pitch laughter, “You will never become normal again, Liam Crude. We are destined to become monsters. You and I are alike,” Virgo said, “There’s no turning back. There’s no Cure for us, Liam. Nothing.”

Ciara could see Liam’s hands shaking tremendously.

“We will continue to become the villains of this Society,” Virgo said, “The only thing that keeps us living is our hatred. The power to destroy—the power to kill…”

“No…’ Liam staggered back, “That can’t be true.”

“Face the reality, Liam Crude,” Virgo said, “It’s in your fate. There’s nothing you can do to change that.”

“No…” Liam clenched his teeth, “No!”

“Liam…” Ciara said, “We need to get out.” Ciara gazed at the two fallen figures on the ground. Chase and Macie can still make it if we leave now…Ciara thought. And since Leverie is gone, this is the perfect chance to escape. “Liam, Chase is still breathing. We can still save him.”

“Mark my words, Crude…” Virgo’s laugh died down, “You will never become normal again…Once you’ve made up your mind, come to me, so you can finally settle this with your Specialist.”

It took longer for Liam to decide which path to take. To obey Virgo, or to save his brother. Ciara wasn’t sure what he wasn’t going to do, but when she noticed that Liam was picking up the fallen figures, she knew they were going to escape.

“Ciara,” Liam said. He must be carrying Chase and Macie on his shoulders, Ciara thought. ‘Take my hand.” She could still hear the anger in his raspy tone.

With no time to waste, Ciara took Liam’s bloody hand and slammed their bodies against the window, escaping the White House.

Her sister was alive, and she was standing in front of Ciara.

A blast of intense sentiment of shock, relief, and happiness slammed Ciara’s chest. Her hands started to shook. She could hear the throbbing sound at the back of her head.

“L-L-Leverie…” Ciara whimpered. I’m not going to cry. I’m not going to cry. She repeated in her mind.

“All this time, I never stopped believing that I would finally found you,” Ciara bit her lip, suppressing her tears, “And now…you’re here…alive…”

The image of Leverie soothing her thumb on Ciara’s cheek came into her mind.

I need to find my sister. Your sister is still alive.

That night when Metric was burned down, that day when Ciara thought she had lost everyone, it felt like ripple of shock splintering her mind. Her wish finally came true. This time, she was real.

Ciara broke down into sobs and laughed. Why was she laughing? What was she doing? She pounded the pavement hard as she deliriously chortled at herself. Her stomach ached so hard that she practically knew it wasn’t a dream.

“Ciara…” Leverie muttered lowly, “Why are you he—“

Overwhelmed by relief, shock, and happiness, Ciara thrust forward and locked her sister in a tight embrace. Leverie was definitely real. Ciara could feel Leverie’s curly hair tickling her arms, the warmth spreading around her fingers and the icy metal of her armor. She didn’t care if her sister was wearing an armor, or not. In fact, all she wanted to do was punch herself for being a lousy sister, and to scream “hurray!” “hurray!” at the sky.

“Leverie!” Ciara cried, squeezing her arms tightly around her sister as if she didn’t want this moment to end. “I-I miss you! I don’t know what to say. I’m just so happy that you’re here.”

“Ciara.” Leverie mumbled. “Please don’t hug me.”

“Sorry.” Ciara released her sister, insanely grinning. Her eyes were puffy and full of radiant tears. “I’m sorry…I was just…so…hap—“

Ciara collapsed on the ground, her head hitting the pavement. Dirt grazed the side of her face, bruising her cheek. Bewildered, Ciara scrambled up to her feet and heard the sound of gun clacking.

“Stay away from me!” Leverie shouted. Ciara’s legs felt like lead.

“What?” Ciara was baffled by Leverie’s sudden reaction.

Click.

Ciara’s eyes widened. Her pulse throbbed at the back of her head.

That sound—that sound…

Ciara gaze up, and a black hole blocking her vision. Her eyes trembled. A pang of guilt and shock crushed inside her. It’s a gun…Ciara noticed. S-she’s pointing it at my forehead…She’s pointing a gun at me!

“Leverie,” Ciara stuttered. The happiness quickly died down, transforming into something—fear. She can’t be pointing a gun at me…Ciara thought. This must be just a dream…a mistake.

“Why are you still alive!?” Leverie screamed at her, ‘You were supposed to be dead! You were supposed to be killed in the explosion!”

Ciara’s heart sank, “W-what are you talking about?”

“I should have killed you a long time ago!” Leverie shrieked, “You should have died in Metric!”

The gun clicked in place.

Leverie can’t be serious…Ciara thought. She can’t—she would never dare to try and hurt me.

A cycle of images flashed across her mind. Leverie playing the piano—Leverie taking her to school—Leverie skimming her thumb on Ciara’s cheek—Leverie running to save her.

Crack. The images split into thousand shards, crumbling and disappearing into the black pit hole that Ciara used to dream.

“You wouldn’t…” Ciara snapped, “I’m your sister!”

“My sister is long dead!” Leverie shrieked, “I don't have a sister who is blind! A useless thing!”

Those words immediately battered her feelings. Ciara wanted to cry, to shout, to scream, but her emotions were jumbled as if she was startled by her own sister.

“Leverie…” Ciara cried, her heart squeezing painfully in her chest. “Why…why did you became a Rein guard? Why did you join the Epicenter!? They were the ones who killed mom, dad, the villagers and our home!”

Don’t give up, Ciara. Leverie’s words echoed her thoughts. I believe in you. You’re going to catch that fish and make us proud.

I hear some Metric survivors joined the Rein so they can be spared. Eliza said.

Leverie saw her villagers get killed in front of her eyes. Madam Fier said. She doesn’t know what to do anymore.

“Metric is nothing, but trash!” Leverie barked, “Do you know why I joined the Epicenter? It’s because Metric doesn’t have a future for us!” Leverie continued. “Nannies, servants, fishermen, scavengers. Do you want a future like that, Ciara!? We are nothing, but slaves to the Epicenter! Servilles. People think of us as trash. They think we’re not worthy to stand up on our own. Do you wanted to be pitied by people, Ciara!? Do you wanted to become like mom and dad!?”

“Don’t you dare insult mom and dad like that!” Ciara screamed, “How could you! You’ve betrayed your own village for the enemy!”

“Shut up, Ciara. You know nothing about me!” Leverie shouted, “All you did was fish at Thinnest River. You are nothing, but a spoiled brat being praised by everyone at the village.” Leverie hissed. “And letting you live was another mistake of mine.”

Leverie Plop is the most popular girl in Metric. Everyone knows her because she’s the best pianist in town.

That’s my girl. She’s going to the Epicenter to attend her scholarship. Voices spoke in her mind. I’m sorry I’m leaving you, Ciara.

“I should be the one envying you.” Leverie yelled. “All those years—all those painful eight years of staying with you, hearing everyone praising you like that. It makes me sick!”

This isn’t my sister anymore…Ciara thought. Something is wrong with her…This isn’t the real Leverie…

“I hated you!” Leverie spat, “I hated you for being my sister!

At the back of Ciara’s head, she could feel the gravity snapping her mind in half. The images began to roll across her mind. I love you, Ciara—Ciara run!—You’re Ciara, not Seara—don’t give up—I know you’re going to catch that fish—Life is hard, but you just need to stick with it—Sorry, Ciara. But I’ll teach you the piano next time...

I hated you! Do you want to become slaves? You’re nothing, but a spoiled brat! Seeing your face makes me sick.

“Goodbye, Ciara.” Leverie muttered.

Bam!

Ciara had been thankful for the training she had in Vixens. She had been lucky to dodge the bullet that nearly end her life. She heard the bullet hitting the ground close to her right side, and began to lunge toward her sister.

Taking Leverie by surprise, Ciara slammed herself against her older sister, and ripped the gun from her shoulder. Both of them hit the ground, the gun skidding out of reach. Ciara lifted her fist and punched Leverie in the face.

Crack.

Everything went quiet. Ciara breathed heavily, seizing Leverie’s collar. Leverie didn’t struggle.

“Do you really mean it? Is that how you really feel about me—about our parents, and our villagers?” Ciara shouted angrily, “Is that what’s really in your heart? What about those dreams you have? What about your piano skills and scholarship!” Leverie flinched. Ciara continued, “Are you just going to waste that away because you wanted power!? Is that why you’re here in the Epicenter, so you can help Virgo take over the world?”

“Yes,” Leverie hissed. Ciara paused, “Wake up, Ciara! Metric is gone!”

Distracted by the heavy pit of emotions Ciara was having, she didn’t notice that Leverie had slapped her face. Smack. The impact had tossed Ciara on the ground. Ciara gritted her teeth and staggered up—but something was holding her back. What is this!? Ciara tried to lift her feet, but it felt like the ground was sucking her. This is just like what happened outside the Circular. Ciara noticed. Someone is controlling the ground. Ciara looked up. And it’s Leverie.

“So you finally noticed,” Leverie muttered darkly, “I told you Ciara, I’m not going back to Metric. You can’t make me! You're just a weak, blind girl."

Weak blind girl…Her sister just called her weak. The real Leverie wouldn’t call her like that. Never in a million years.

“I came to Epicenter on my free will,” Leverie said, and Ciara caught a glimpse of her Leverie striding toward her direction, one arm tucked on the gun. Move, Ciara. Her conscience said.

Then Leverie appeared behind her. “And I won’t let you stop me.”

Something hard and painful interconnected with her cheek, smashing half of her skull in the process. Ciara screamed, and later, she could feel herself skidding on the ground. She’s too fast, and strong. Ciara guessed. Now is my chance.

With one swipe, Ciara dug out her fishing rod and flung the string up. She could hear the string whipping in the air, making its way toward the enemy. Leverie cried. There was heavy thump on Ciara’s grip.

I caught her. Ciara thought.

Her vision was still fuzzy. The white surroundings were all too blurry, and the figure—Leverie, looked like a white chess piece.

“A fishing rod!? That’s so like you, Ciara.” Leverie chuckled as if the fishing rod was merely a toy to her. “Up until now, you’re still using that piece of trash. Give it up, Ciara. I'm not the sister you used to know these past few years in Metric. There's no way I'm returning back to normal."

Snip.

The weight disappeared from Ciara’s fishing rod. Ciara’s heart throbbed in her chest. Where is Leverie? Ciara whisked her head around, but saw nothing—when she sensed a dark shadow behind her. Leverie whispered, “This is goodbye.”

Bam!

Ciara crashed on the ground, writhing in pain. My stomach…I’ve been shot…Ciara thought. Blood soaked her fingers. Her hands quivered.

“Any last words, dear old sister?” Leverie said.

“L...e…verie,” Ciara croaked, tears spilling down her eyes, “Even…if...I’m dying…Even…if I’m gone…I will still bring you back” Ciara smiled, “I won’t give up. You taught me those words…you were the one who changed me…and even if the old Leverie is gone, I will still find her. Hate me all you want…Kick me…kill me…But I promise you this…” Ciara closed her eyes, and muttered her last words before everything turned black.

“I will save you.”

“You know, you’re crazy.”

Leverie and Ciara were down at the Short Lake, watching the sunrise above the mountains. Twelve-year old Leverie hang one arm on her sister’s shoulder, pressing her close to her.

“I told you. Even if I grow old, turn eighty, or ninety years old, I will still try to catch that fish.” Eight-year old Ciara said.

“And what if you don’t?” Leverie asked.

“Then I’ll never stop in a million years.” Ciara pouted.

Leverie laughed. “Hey, you don’t need to be serious catching that fish.” Leverie continued, “Everything changes as time passes on." Leverie said in a dull voice, “For example, what if I changed? What if I became a bad person…like those criminals in the Part? What will you do?”

“You're not going to change,” Ciara beamed, “Leverie is strong, smart and nice. You taught me a lot of good things. You won’t fall into the evil, right?”

“I guess so…” Leverie said gloomily, and Ciara stopped smiling, “You can’t say…Ciara. The world is evil, and sometimes good people turn into bad people.” Leverie continued, “Remember what you said about growing up to become like me? Well, don’t.” Leverie looked at her with serious eyes, “Don’t try to take the path I'm walking. We have our own destinies to take care of."

Ciara nodded, “Still I won’t hate you when you became a bad person.”

Leverie flinched, “Why?”

“Because you’re my sister.” Ciara beamed.

My sister. My foe. My enemy. Leverie Plop. I made a promise to you.

I will bring you back.

Ciara slowly fluttered her eyes open. Darkness. Again. This was the first feeling she had when she woke up in Sore Tower. Blind. Period.

Am I dead?

She heard scraping noises beside her. Ciara blinked, but all she could see was pitch black. Where am I?

“Ciara?”

Ciara's mind snapped awake. She knew that voice. Liam.

“Geez, you’re alive…” Liam sighed, and Ciara chuckled lowly. A sharp pain began to throb on her abdomen part. Ciara slowly traced her fingers down her stomach, until she felt thick, dry bandages wrapped around her waist. Someone treated me…Ciara thought.

“Where am I?” Ciara said.

“We’re inside a prison,” Chase answered, and Ciara noticed Chase was standing on her right side. The cell doesn’t have windows…so everything is too dark…Ciara analyzed.

“Not just any prison. But an underground prison lair,” Liam said, “If I were to guess, we’re somewhere hidden underneath the White House.”

The White House was the government Court for the Epicenter Officials, which meant they were inside Virgo’s territory. Ciara frantically jerked upright, and the pain doubled around her stomach. Ciara groaned.

“Don’t, Ciara.” That was Macie’s voice. She’s on the left side. Ciara felt small hands touching her stomach, as if Macie was examining the injury. "The wound is still fresh and deep. You shouldn’t be able to move for a while, and since 48 hours have passed, the injury is still recovering from time to time. Those Majestics did a good job healing you.”

“I see…” Ciara muttered.

“First of all, why didn't you mentioned you have a sister before!?" Macie’s hands were gone from her stomach.

"Ciara doesn’t know,” Chase muttered, "It was just...shocking."

"But how could anyone do this to you—especially your own sibling!” Macie complained.

“Leverie…” Ciara said, recalling what she said a while ago. I will save you.

The Crude Brothers sighed, and Ciara had almost forgotten about their fight earlier at the hotel. “We’re sorry, Ciara.”

“You see, when you left us tied up at the Majestic Hotel,” Chase began, “Liam and I had already sort out our problems, so we figured that if we give you some flowers, you won’t get mad at us anymore.” Ciara raised an eyebrow. Chase chuckled, as if he’d read her expression, “It’s stupid, right?”

Ciara heard Macie nodding.

“Flowers grow near the Arch Bridge, just south from the hotel, so we weren’t far when we left behind,” Liam continued the story, “...until that girl bumped into me.” Liam made a disapproving noise. “I could still remember her eyes. Those eyes…it’s the creepiest thing I have ever seen in my life,” Liam continued, “Then she started accusing us to go with her. In her opinion, she thought I was a criminal, because I’m walking around naked. And the next thing we’re inside a room surrounded by glass walls.”

The Circular.

“Creepy Eyes?” Ciara asked. She didn’t recall Leverie having weird eyes. In fact, Leverie had the most beautiful doe-shaped eyes back when they were still in Metric. And the thought saddened her.

You can’t escape me with these eyes. Leverie’s voice echoed in her thoughts.

“Purplish, with circular rings right in the middle," Liam paused, "She awfully reminded me of someone I used to know…but I can’t remember…”

“We didn’t know what exactly happened,” Chase said, “All we could remember was being swallowed by the…ground…and being transported into that room.”

“Yeah, I remember being lifted by the ground as well,” Macie chimed in, “It’s like she’s controlling it.”

“Wait!” Liam exclaimed very loudly, “A girl with circular-ringed eyes, and a power to control the ground. I think I saw her in Part before.”

Ciara’s heart throbbed. So Leverie was also in Part…

“I think so too,” Chase said, “But how come we don't know her?”

“Because...she had already escaped the Part three years ago.” Liam said.

Three years ago…That’s the same time I was convicted. Ciara thought. Leverie Plop is a Rank 4, and she joined the Vixens three years ago. Ciara observed.

So that’s why Leverie had super-speed, super-strength and a power to control the ground. Ciara thought, because she was also experimented in Cager Territory.

Ciara shuddered at the thought. She would never imagine that her sister was also a freak—like Liam and Gillian. Three years after Metric was destroyed, Leverie must have survived the explosion.

“So what do we do now?” Macie asked, “We can’t stay here forever. Who knows how many days we’ve missed our time lapse.”

Macie was right. If their team didn't make it to Clear Waters, they will get killed.

“The only answer is to escape,” Liam said, “But the question is, how?”

Slowly, Ciara began to hear something that sounded like water dripping. Ciara looked up, and observed the flow of the sounds. It was definitely water, but where was it? While Liam was explaining about his plans, Ciara began to slowly move toward the wall, reaching out her hand until her fingers touched the cold metal. A metal prison.

Metal generates echoes when a sound is made from another room, so it’s easy to know what’s outside this prison. Ciara pressed her ears against the metal wall, and clearly heard water flowing. It sounds like the water is flowing into a tunnel…A pipe. Ciara listened further, the pipe is not small…but huge, since the gushing of water is gentle. Large pipes have weak water flows, while small pipes have an abhorrent flow of water.

“There’s a tunnel outside,” Ciara said. Liam stopped talking, “It looks like there’s a source of water coming from it.

“That’s it!” Liam exclaimed again. “That’s the exit! You’re a genius, Ciara!”

Ciara flushed red. Then she heard shuffling sounds coming toward her left side. Liam is skimming his hands on the walls.

“Alright, here’s the plan,” Liam said excitedly, ‘Remember what I said about Virgo keeping prisoners underground? Well, that’s us. Our cell is located underground, which is near to the water source of the Epicenter. The tunnels,” Liam continued, “and tunnels lead to..."

“...The city. The White House.” Chase answered.

“So how do we get out?” Macie asked, “If there's a prison, there must be Rein Guards here, right?”

“That’s correct,” Liam said.

“But we don’t have any weapons!” Macie protested, “And the door is locked.”

“Then we need to wait for the Rein Guards to come in here,” Liam said, “Ciara, do you hear someone coming from the tunnel?”

Ciara pressed her ears on the wall, and as if on cue, she heard boots splashing on the water, “Yes. I hear someone…only one Rein Guard coming.” Ciara lifted her head from the wall, “I see…so the Rein guard comes here when it's dinner time, right?” She could remember the daily routine back at Sore Tower.

“Bingo,” Liam said.

Click. Click.

Everyone paused, and diverted their attention to the door. It sounded like the Rein guard was already unlocking the door. Ciara's heart throbbed in her chest. This is our best shot. If we don't escape the—

Ciara yelped when suddenly, she could feel herself being lifted up in someone's arms.

“Shh…” Liam whispered, “Your stomach is injured, so you can’t run yet.” Liam chuckled lowly. “Don’t let go of me, and we’ll escape this place together, okay?’

Ciara nodded.

Click. Click. Click.

3 seconds…Ciara thought. And that Rein guard will finally open the door.

2…

1…

“GO!”

Everyone roared and dashed forward, until Ciara heard a crack, and a thud across the ground. They finally beat the Rein guard! Ciara thought.

Bright light began to fill Ciara’s eyes. She could see blurry outlines of the intersections and tunnels around her. Chase and Macie panted beside them. Her heart stumbled into her chest.

“Which way do we go?” Chase said.

“Left,” Ciara blurted. And then she heard more noises tapping toward their direction. The Rein guards.

“That doesn’t look too good,” Macie said, panic in her tone.

“This way!” Liam shouted.

But it was too late. Every intersection was now filled with Rein guards, and Ciara could hear their guns clicking in place. There must be hundreds of them…Ciara observed. But where should we go? The only path I can hear is the tunnel to the left side.

“Tsk,” Liam spat. Ciara wrapped her hands around her stomach. If she wasn’t injured like this, she could still fight with everyone. But why did Leverie spared me? Ciara thought. Why didn’t she killed me? Their weapons had been confiscated so there was no way Macie could have healed her alone. The only suspect was Leverie. She must have tended her wounds.

Leverie is still Leverie, Ciara thought, I know she's in there, somewhere.

Several guns clicked in place. Ciara looked up and saw three intersections blocked by four or more Rein guards, pointing dark objects at them. Riffles. Ciara thought. We're surrounded.

“What do we do, Liam?” Ciara whispered. She wanted to leap out of Liam’s arms and fight, but because of her stomach injury, she didn't have a choice, “We don’t have enough weapons to fight all of them.”

“Well then,” Liam sniggered, as if everything was a game to him, “I guess I need to take this the hard way.”

Before Ciara could open her mouth, she felt herself being lowered, her feet now touching the ground. Liam said, “Chase, stay with Ciara,” Liam continued, “Leave everything to me, and I’ll be the one to get us out of this place, alive.”

“Liam—” Chase started to protest, but Ciara could already hear Liam running, and then—

Smash!

Massive rocks exploded in front of them, creating a dust around the place. Ciara and the others coughed. What is going on? Ciara thought. I can’t see anything…everything is too foggy. Rocks tumbled across the floor. Dust started to muffle Ciara’s vision. Then she heard smack, thud, crash, ugh’s, and aah’s in front of her.

“What’s happening?” Macie coughed.

The noises continued to grow louder, and this time, Ciara could hear gunshots hitting the walls.

“Duck!” Chase shouted.

They did, as hundreds of bullets shoot above their head, across the walls. Then more thumps and thuds of guns continue to drop on the ground. When everything was awfully quiet, the three of them staggered up, until Ciara could see a dark figure standing in the middle of the mist. Is that…Liam?

As the mist continue to disappear, Ciara recognized the dark haired figure standing. Liam. Her eyes widened. What was lying on the ground were a mass of unconscious Rein Guards, sprawled on the floor. He did this all by himself? Ciara thought.

“Impossible,” Macie whispered, “I can’t believe you defeated all those Rein Guards all by yourself."

“Well, I told you. You need to let the handsome thief handle this, you know,” Liam said mischievously.

“Come on, there's no time to waste,” Chase gently tugged Ciara forward, “We need to get out of here as soon as we can.”

“Right on, little brother!” Liam agreed.

They took the left tunnel, which was exactly what Ciara imagined to be—a tunnel filled with low creaking water on the ground. They were on the right place.

“Just as planned,” Liam said, taking Ciara’s hand, “If we go straight toward that direction, we’ll be able to find ourselves in Virgo’s office.”

"Virgo's office?” Chase asked.

“Because that’s the only exit to the White House,” Liam sighed.

Relying on Liam’s plan, the four of them ran straight ahead, following the source of the flowing water. Ciara touched her injured stomach, and lowered her head. Virgo is there…Ciara thought. And she’s ready for me.

It took them a while to finally reach the dead end of the tunnel, which Ciara suspected, was a high metallic wall with three holes on the bottom. Where are we going next? Ciara thought. There’s nothing in here, but filthy water.

The four of them stopped, and the silence grew stronger. Out of the corner of her eye, Ciara saw something that looked like three long dots at the bottom. And as she moved closer to examine, she noticed the long dots were jail bars.

“What now, Liam?” Macie panted from the run.

“Shh.” Liam said, “You hear that?”

“What?” Chase asked.

“I hear two voices,” Ciara continued to lean closer to the black holes. She slowly bent down, careful not to get wet from the water, and took a peek inside the hole.

Her vision was hazy. She couldn’t see anything, except for the white light filling her eyes. Then after a few seconds, she began to hear those voices again. Feminine voices. One that belonged to Virgo, because of her pitch tone, and the other was…

Her heart sank.

Leverie Plop.

“I’m surprised you’re not happy to see your sister, Leverie.” Virgo’s voice echoed across the metallic walls.

“I don’t have a sister who is blind, Empress,” Leverie’s deep voice followed, “My sister died from the destruction of Metric three years ago. She is nothing, but a weak, disabled person.”

“Well, surely you must be happy." Virgo said, “After all, you’ve finally found your sister since your escape in Part."

“Empress,” Leverie muttered, “My love ones were killed a long time ago. Now I have nothing.” Leverie continued, “If you didn’t offer me that choice, I wouldn’t be here in the first place. I had already left the past, and the reason why I’m here was to get stronger. And you gave me that power, Empress. That’s why I will be always on your side forever.”

Liam stiffened beside her.

Virgo said I can always come to her, if I wanted to join her side…Liam’s words echoed her thoughts. But…I’m still thinking about it.

Could it be? Ciara thought. That Leverie has taken Virgo’s offer?

“How sincere, Leverie.” Virgo said, “But tell me. You still loved that blind girl, don’t you?”

Ciara could finally see Virgo and Leverie even from a far sight. She quickly recognized Leverie because of the top-to-bottom white outfit, and the other woman—Virgo, had a darker shade of clothes and hair. She’s so beautiful…Ciara thought. The shape of Virgo’s body was slender, showing the curves of her dark gown that ended up on the floor.

“Love is nothing to me. All I can feel is hatred and anger. Nothing more, nothing less,” Leverie said dully.

“Funny,” Virgo chuckled, and Ciara saw her outline moving slowly toward Leverie, her hand reaching out to skim her sister's face. Leverie didn't move as if Virgo's gestures meant nothing to her. “When you shot your sister, you quickly called the medics to treat her stomach. What is that, Leverie? Is that what you called, ‘hatred?’

Ciara shuddered. So Leverie does really care about me after all.

Leverie stayed silent. Virgo chuckled again, her hand gone from Leverie’s face. “Let’s talk about Liam Crude first. What was the first thing that came to your mind when you first met him at the Arch Bridge?"

Ciara could hear Liam’s hands squeezing tightly on the ground. He’s starting to get angry.

“Weak,” Leverie spat, “Nothing like the one I imagined.”

“Oh, maybe he’s just not ready at that time,” Virgo said, “I have been always fascinated with his power.” Virgo hissed, “Internal bleeding.” Virgo continued, “I used to offer him a choice. But he declined my request, all because of his disabled little brother.” Virgo continued.

“We have the same power,” Leverie said, ‘The power to kill," Leverie continued, "We are nothing, but humanoid experiments, since we have the same Specialist at Cager Territory."

Liam clenched his teeth.

“Liam…” Ciara whispered.

“That girl knows that Specialist,” Liam gritted his teeth, his fists trembling on his sides. What is he talking about? Ciara thought. Liam continued, “I need to find that person—” Liam clawed his hands on the ground. He’s going insane. Ciara thought. This isn’t Liam…He's gone crazy just by hearing the word Specialist. Liam chuckled lowly, “I need to kill him. To tear his neck right off it’s so—“

The ground started to tremble and the walls begun to shake tremendously.

Macie and Chase gave a yelp, while Ciara kept her hands on the bars. But when she did, her hands slipped right through it—as if the bars disappeared—and fell right into the hole. She tumbled on the ground, and writhed in pain because of the injury of her stomach. Behind her, she could hear her team mates screaming and yelling from the earthquake, until she heard a deafening crash that sounded like thunder.

Three thumps crashed beside her, and after a few seconds, the ground started to steady itself, turning everything back to normal. But unfortunately, there weren’t inside the tunnel anymore. Instead, Ciara was looking up at the only figure that made her cringed in fear.

Virgo.

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