Alecia woke up, gazing at the ceiling. After a few moments, she sat, wiped her left eye, swung her legs over the edge of the bed and stood, exiting the room and continuing down the passage. When she entered the room with desks, no one was there. She narrowed her eyes, deep in thought, and looked over her shoulder, before striding back into the passage in hurried steps. “Hey, Alecia.” Chuck’s voice cut through the silence, coming from a speaker against the corner of the room. “I see, you’re now awake.” “Where are you?” “In the chamber room,” he said. “I’m watching you from the camera feed.” “Should I come to you?” “I was about to ask you that. Yes, come here, please. We need to talk.” Alecia looked at the iron door and walked towards it, sporting a nervous expression. She opened the door and entered into the passage leading towards the chamber room. Chuck was there, near the chamber with the synthetic
Eva's way of walking was as elegant as a woman. She exuded calmness. The white plates embedded in her body were flexible and morphed according to her movements.Eva entered the room with desks. She stood in the middle, looking around it. Two individuals ran out of the passage, a man and a woman. The man abruptly stopped when he noticed Eva."Don't worry, I have no intention of hurting you.""Who are you?"Eva looked at him. "Now, Virgil. Thanks to Alecia, I live." She brought her hand to his face, but he stepped back."You don't have to be afraid.""What did you do to Alecia?""What I did?" Eva chuckled. "Perhaps you should ask Chuck that.""Goodbye."Virgil and Diana exchanged a worried looks. They entered the chamber room and saw Norah kneeling beside Alecia and Chuck near the console at the end of the room. Virgil went to Norah, looking at her. His face remained emotionless as he trained his eyes on Alecia's motionless state.He stared at Norah. "Is she...?"Norah's face was blank
Alecia sat up, gasping profusely. She tried to move against the headboard, but she was still weak."Easy there," said Leah. The strange girl tried to touch her, but she didn't allow as she backed further away."You. . ." Alecia's voice trembled, her eyes flickering between them. "Leave-" She paused and looked at the unfamiliar room. "Where am I?""Alecia," Aven calmly said before reaching her with his hand, and out of fear, she slapped it before it touched her.He sighed. "Don't you remember me?"Alecia took her eyes off him. She bent her knees and hugged them as she shook involuntarily. "Do you remember who I am at all?" Aven sat on the edge of the bed.Alecia shook her head. "N-no."For a brief moment, she turned her gaze to Leah and averted her eyes. "She's terrified," Leah whispered to Aven. "I don't blame her." Aven stepped towards Alecia. However, she again attempted to lean against the headboard even more, not breaking her eyes at him and watching his every move. "We're no
The man narrowed his gaze"We'll see." He took out his pistol and fired a bullet towards her head.Two fingers moved under the man's chin. His eyes widened with a gasp as is saw Eva standing face to face with him."How did yo-" "Now, now," Eva said."You don't have a clue of what you've gotten yourself into." Eva chuckled with an alluring smile, her gaze peircing into his eyes. Snapping out of it, he threw a punch, only for his fist to be caught by her. "That is awfully rude of you," Eva said and snapped the man's wrist with one squeeze of her hand. The man fell to his knees, grinding his teeth in pain; still glaring up at her"This is painful I presume?" She tilted her head, her eyes narrowed. She tightened her grip, forcing him to cry out in pain. After a moment, his eyes opened, still with a challenging glare."Go to hell," he said with a painful tone in his voice. "Oh?" Eva, titled her head, and pulled the man to the ground on his back and placed her boot on his throat, caus
In the middle of the city within the one building. Alecia, Aven, and Leah walked in the wide passage. With Aven, keeping Alecia, close to himself. "It's getting dark." Alecia said. "I don't like it." "I can help with that." Aven, said. "No." Leah, said. "Allow me." A blue flame ignites within her hand. The darkness flees as the flame lights up the room.The floor is now more visible, which is covered ash. Dulling the color of the wood. On each side of the passage, long wooden chairs stand with cream colored cushions knitted in them. After all this time, the chairs remained.Alecia stared at the calm blue flame sitting on Leah's palm of her hand, her eyes reflecting its light, as her pupils slowly constricted. "So pretty..." she said, edging her index finger towards it. "Here you go," Aven said interrupting her and walked her to the one chair. "Sit here for a bit okay."Nodding slowly, she looked at the musical box in her hands. Aven could not help but watch her with a compa
After a moment of looking down at her, he let out a sigh."What do you mean?" He asked.Alecia looked at both palms of her with a growing guilt building up on her face. She closed them, and crossed her arms as if she tried to hide her hands. Letting out a sigh, she opened her eyes to look at Aven, and Leah."It doesn't matter," she said with a calm tone and stood up. Her gaze still fixed at the floor. "Sorry you had to see that." She said, averting her eyes. "It's not an issue," Aven said looking at Leah, beside him and turnd to Alecia."Tell me." Which urged her to look at him."Do you know your name?" He narrowed his gaze, bracing for an answer. Looking at the two of them, she fixed her gaze on Aven."They call me Alecia.""And so you don't call yourself that?" Aven said with an intrigued look."I do." She narrowed her eyes at him."Who's Virgil?" Aven asked crossing his arms. "He's my..." Alecia averted her eyes in thought. "What did-?" She looked at him with a puzzled gaze.
Near the outer part of the city. Some of the groups are accompanied by children, that range from seven to thirteen years of age. Little do they know, the curious eyes of Eva watched over them from the roof of a building nearby. A water tower stood behind her.Eva sat on the edge of the roof while leaning against the leg of the water tower. Training her eyes across the place, she watched each group she decided to look at.Eva noticed a small girl with short brunette hair running across block. She ran past a few people until she stopped at the one woman. The woman stood up from her seat to meet the girl. The girl said something to the woman which Eva could not hear. Her lips twisted into a slight smile. It soon faded when she heard a loud argument nearby. Turning her gaze to the source, she saw another group of people standing in the middle of the area. The one man is seen arguing with another about something she can't quite hear as well.Eva narrowed her gaze with a frown when heari
Alecia, and Leah continued to follow Aven down the street. None of them have said a word to each other for a while since they've been walking. "So...?" Alecia said breaking the silence."Where are we going?""I spotted a few of those scavengers on this road," Aven stopped and stood near a four-way road. The traffic traffic light that stood over them continued to blink red.He looked from one side to the other with a thoughtful gaze."Why look for them?" Alecia asked with a confused look and stepped beside Aven."You know they're dangerous." Leah stood next to a mangled car and stared at the ash covered windows. "Because you're going to take that blade and plunge it into them." Leah started to draw on the vehicle's window with her index finger, and turned to Aven and Alecia."W-why?" Alecia said with a shocked tone in her voice. "Do you know that they were born into this world as it is now?" Aven said with a narrowed look."What is that got to do with anything?" Leah butted in and