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.”
z
“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.
z
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.
z
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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