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Author: Emelradine
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I ran forward as fast as I could. Behind me, the screams of the inquisitors and the explosions created by the angry Elena were heard. And now I'm running into the remains of a destroyed building.

There are ruins everywhere you look. It is hard to believe that just a couple of minutes ago there was a huge crowd of people here. Aristocrats of all stripes have gathered for a masquerade ball, and they are all now crushed under rubble.

I hear the groans of the wounded, their cries for help, the quiet cry of dying people who do not believe that someone will save them. And I just keep running. I ignore them, do not pay attention, and do not even reproach myself for it. I don't care about other people's lives. I have a goal, and I do not intend to be distracted.

Jumping up in the air, I cut the falling stone fragment with a blow of the sharp blade of the sword. Its parts dispersed to the sides, one of which I managed to use as a springboard and jump higher. I need to find Alexander and my "br
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    “… and that’s how we come to the fact that we need to check you out!” Guys, kill her!What? Who? What is it about? Who to kill? What guys? I got distracted! Crap! Looks like he's inviting trouble...Sighing, I looked at the crowd of zombified students walking towards me. They all walked quite briskly, someone hovered above the ground, a couple climbed the walls and tried to take a position above me. I was surrounded, and if they use their abilities, it will be very bad for me.Without waiting for the attack, I made a short dash forward, jumped up and, pushing off the bench, caught my hands on the metal roof of the canopy that blocked the paths between the buildings of the academy.They immediately grabbed me by the legs and began to pull me down, trying to fight back, I heard how their fingers and hands were breaking. One of them actually had my boot run into his face, breaking his nose, but he didn't even notice. That's just a huge minus.Zombified people do not feel pain, they are r

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    It surprised. Why did she decide to release me first? She could help herself first… “Now help me. So helping each other and actually holding hands so that the paper clip does not disappear into the air, we got out of the steel fetters holding us back. - Finally! Katherine whispered wearily, leaning against an iron beam. Her chest heaved up and then down heavily in time with her greedy breaths. After just a couple of minutes, we were out of breath as if we had run a couple of kilometers of cross-country. But we still need to get out of here and face those who kidnapped us. - Get down! Katherine whispered as she jumped at me. She pressed my body to the floor, and she fell down herself, trying to completely hide behind boxes with broken equipment and a bunch of tools from above. At first I did not understand what all this was for, but then I managed to hear quiet steps. Someone was walking in our direction with a confident, neat step. Is it one of our guards? They finally decided to sh

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