--- [Lett’s perspective]
I’ve never seen anyone as beautiful as her before…
Just a minute ago I was feeling so many terrible feelings, but now…
I’m all good now.
All the hate, anger, and fear…
It’s all gone.
All because of her!
She’s perfect…
I love her!
“Now what should I do with you… Should I kill you, or make you my pet maybe? What do you think?” – Cinder
“I can be helpful to you! You said earlier that you thought I had a strong ability, right? I’ll use it for your sake! There’s no need to kill me, let me help you!” – Lett
“Hmm… The problem is that as soon as I turn off my specialty, you’ll go back to normal. If you do, you’ll just beat me up again. We can’t have that happen, can we?” – Cinder
“I would never hurt you! My feelings are genuine! They won’t disappear no matter what, I swear!” – Lett
--- [Alex’s perspective]
“I’m strong now, I’ll handle him for a bit. Eat up!” – Miki
“Okay!” – Shiki
Miki rushes towards me while Shiki is stuffing pieces of the floor and walls down his throat.
He’s a LOT larger than normally now; that includes his hands.
The amount he’s able to grab and swallow is a lot more than it was at the start of the fight.
Not only is he continuously getting stronger and stronger, but the rate at which he grows is growing too.
Just like his sister…
“Hiya!!!” – Miki
She jumps up and tries to hit me in the face, but I get out of the way and her punch hits the wall, cracking it up.
Her arm got stuck in the wall for just a brief moment after hitting the wall, but that brief moment is all I need.
This is my chance!
“Sorry!” – Alex
“Huh?!” – Miki
I grab her arm and slam her down into the ground.
“Miki!” – Shiki
He drops everything he had in his hands and hurries over.
Every step he takes leaves a foot shaped hole in the floor.
“You little…!” – Shiki
His giant fist comes soaring through the air; it’s like I’m fighting a mountain.
I duck under it, and it burrows into the wall.
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He quickly goes to punch me with his other fist, not letting me counter him like I did with his sister.
I jump back and dodge his attack.
As he pulls his arm out of the wall, he takes the opportunity to eat even more.
“Ugh… My head…” – Miki
“Are you okay?!” – Shiki
“Yeah… I think so…” – Miki
She’s awake already?!
What are these kids made of?!
“Okay, that’s the final straw! We’ll take you out for real now! Let’s do it Shiki!” – Miki
“Yes! Let’s do it! Let’s take him out!” – Shiki
Do I actually have to…
No…
As they run towards me as fast as they can, it finally hits me.
I know what I have to do…
--- [Illian’s perspective]
“GUAAAHH!!” – Illian
Ever since she showed up, she has been relentlessly torturing me.
She doesn’t seem to care about Shin.
Shin tried making her stop multiple times, he wanted to take the burden from me, but she never budges.
My screams and Shins begging must sound like music to her ears.
I swear…
When I get out of here, I’ll beat the shit out of that sadistic bitch!
The sound of confident footsteps echoes through the halls.
“Cat.” – Edward
It’s Edward again…
He’s back.
“What?” – Cat
“Arthur called for you.” – Edward
“He did? What does he want?” – Cat
“I don’t know, go see for yourself.” – Edward
And before I knew it, he left again.
“Ugh… I guess this is it for now. But don’t worry, I’ll be back.” – Cat
With a psychotic grin on her face, she slashes me one last time before walking out of my cell.
The instant she steps out of my cell, a man suddenly crashes into her.
They both fall to the ground.
Is that…?
“Oww…” – Alex
“Alex?” – Illian
“Huh? Is Alex here?” – Shin
Suddenly the chains and bars disappear.
Alex stands back up.
“Oh, hi.” – Alex
Did she just pass out from the impact of him colliding with her…?
Both me and Shin step out of our cells.
“Wait, what happened to you? Are you okay, Illian?!” – Alex
“I’m fine… Anyways, what’s going on? Why were you running like that?” – Illian
“Well, you see…” – Alex
--- [Alex’s perspective] less than a minute ago
As they run towards me as fast as they can, it finally hits me.
I know what I have to do…
I turn around and start sprinting away from them.
“Hey! Get back!” – Miki
They’re both quite fast, but I’m faster.
Each and every second the distance between us increases.
I don’t ever want to kill anyone, but especially not a child…
If I can’t fight them properly without fear of killing them, then I no choice but to get away.
“Shiki! We can’t let him get away!!!!” – Miki
Their speed suddenly increases; they’re finally going all out.
The distance is now slowly decreasing between us.
I’ll have to go faster myself, or they’ll eventually catch up.
I put all my focus into running, any turn I take is happening purely on instinct.
I can’t afford to think about anything else.
As I let go of all other thoughts, my speed drastically increases.
Like a flash of light, I blitz through the halls.
Not even a second later, I’ve already outran them.
Just as I’m about to slow down, I suddenly crash into someone.
“Oww…” – Alex
I was going too fast for my own good; I didn’t even notice that a person was standing there…
My head hurts…
“Alex?” – Illian
“Huh? Is Alex here?” – Shin
Wait, what?
Is that…?
I turn my head towards the voice.
It’s Illian!
“Oh, hi.” – Alex
They step out of the rooms they were in.
My head was still spinning from running into her, so I didn’t notice at first, but Illian has cuts and bruises all over him.
“Wait, what happened to you? Are you okay, Illian?!” – Alex
“I’m fine… Anyways, what’s going on? Why were you running like that?” – Illian
“Well, you see…” – Alex
--- A short explanation later
“I see…” – Shin
“Anyways, thanks. You saved us there.” – Illian
“We couldn’t break out of the chains, so we were stuck in those cells.” – Shin
“Chains?” – Alex
“Yes, her specialty is the ability to make and manipulate insanely durable metal. You knocked her out, so the chains and bars disappeared.” – Illian
“I see…” – Alex
I walk up to them and give them a hug.
“Anyways, I’m just glad you’re both safe. I was really worried when I found out Edward kidnapped you…” – Alex
“Where’s Lett?” – Shin
“She stayed behind to fight a woman at the entrance while I went to get you.” – Alex
“I see… We’ll then, you’ve got us. Let’s go help her.” – Shin
“Yes!” – Alex
Just as we’re about to leave, we hear a voice from behind us.
“Not so fast…!” – Cat
It’s the woman I ran into.
She’s awake again.
As she gets up on her feet again, Illian suddenly gets a serious look on his face.
“You guys go help Lett, I’ll deal with her.” – Illian
“These guys are strong, let’s team up two and two together.” – Alex
“No.” – Illian
He cracks his knuckles as he steps closer to the woman.
“I want to deal with her myself…” – Illian
Shin looks me in the eye and nods.
“Alright. When we’ve made sure that Lett is safe, we’ll come back for you.” – Alex