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I absolutely do not know how to react to seeing two Tetiana's. I mean, she did tell the truth after all—Tia, seeing how her reaction matches everyone else as we look at the real Tetiana looking so raged. It's unbelievable really. Everyone was too stunned to say anything. Who the heck is she? Why do they look alike? I seriously can't believe what I'm seeing right now. The moment I realised I was deep in thought, Tia was no longer in sight. I did feel worried for some reason, but I don't know why the heck I am even feeling this way. Why should I feel worried about someone I barely know? I have no idea.
"What the hell?"
Rebel exclaimed as all five of us gathered in our room after witnessing what had just happened earlier. I am curious about Tia real identity, but I don't know if I should be.
"I still can't believe that the real Tetiana is back and alive."
Kyran added, sounding impressed, but soon frowned because he hated the fact that he was talking about Tetiana. Well, knowing the fact that the REAL one is alive and well is shocking. It's even more absurd how there are two of them now. What the heck is happening?
"It's weird seeing two Tetiana in the same place. But the other one seems good, and it's sad to see her like that." Chester bursts in the conversation as he sighs.
"What if she really is not from here?"
I didn't actually mean to say it out loud, I was thinking about it. but I never thought of actually saying it, so when I did, their eyes were already on me.
"What do you mean?"
Enzo, finally speaking up, decided to join the conversation too. I sighed in defeat, knowing that this conversation wouldn't stop anytime soon. So I decided to tell them what I heard Gally and Tia talking about earlier, about NRVANA. I wonder what that is supposed to mean?
"So, Gally isn't really mute and Tia? Is that it? I mean, That Tia is from a different world?"
Rebel eyebrows furrowed in confusion. Everyone has the same reaction. I mean, heck, I just told them what I heard. I don't even know if they're telling the truth or not.
"That doesn't make sense at all. It's more believable that she really is an imposter, like Tetiana said." Kyran scratches his head as he seems to be thinking about it. "But guys, remember the time you met Tia for the first time? What was she doing? Did she say something? Anything?" Enzo spoke up as everyone began wondering.
"Edgar. She calls me "Edgar."
I just realised that. What the hell? How could I forget that? When I said that, everyone turned their heads in my direction. "Who the hell is that?" Chester laughs as he mentions that the name sounds so weird. I seriously don't understand how he found that name funny when his name is even weirder.
"She was crying..." Rebel said as he finally remembered. "She was looking for information about this place." Enzo added as we all looked at each other.
"Wait, so... She really is not from here?"
Chester butted in, tilting his head to look at us. Now that I think about it, from the very beginning it made sense. She was different from Tetiana, but if she really was not from here, why did she say that she had lost her memories? Why would she become Tetiana? This is confusing.
"So, what should we do? Should we help her?"
Kyran suggests as he waits for us to respond. She's probably dead by now. I don't know why that crossed my mind, but after seeing how Tetiana looks at her, I don't think she will be saved.
"But why? She's not even from here... Why should we care?"
Chester whined as he told Kyran that we should just forget about Tia. He did have a point. I mean, if she really was an imposter, Tetiana would deal with her, right? Why should we care for her? Who is she really? I hate that my mind is full of her. Why did she have that kind of expression on her face? What is she afraid of for her to make that kind of face? I wonder why it's making me anxious, although I know I shouldn't be.
"You think she's going to die?"
Kyran mentioned and Chester had his eyes widen. Enzo just glared at him, and Rebel was thinking the same thing too since we looks like it. I was dumfounded. I mean, I also don't know why I feel weird when he says that she might die, although I do think that she's going to be killed. But hearing it from someone else makes me feel weird for some reason.
"Maybe we should stop talking about her. It's making me use my brain to worry about such useless things."
I confessed as the others laughed. I mean, ever since she was here, we have been talking about her all along. It's making me go crazy just thinking about it. I despised the fact that my mind was so enthralled by her; wherever she goes, my eyes end up following her every move; I feel like a stalker now, shit. Chester was about to say something again but got interrupted when the ground suddenly started to grumble.
"What is happening?"
Chester said as he clung to Kyran's arm. I sense trouble. I don't know why, but I have a bad feeling about this. Everyone was on alert because this was the first time the siren was rung. We were told from the start that the siren would sound if the school was attacked or infiltrated by things that weren't supposed to be there. What the heck is happening?
"Is it a false alarm?"
Rebel asked as his eyes began wandering the hallways, but it was too quiet that it was weird. This doesn't make sense at all. Where is everyone?! Before he could say another word, Enzo interrupted him as his eyes turned dark.
"Syüxa"
He breathed, slowly summoning his red beast. What the fuck is going on? Seeing a herd of these terrifying creatures merge from within us is terrifying, even shocking.
"What the hell happened here? Why are they here?"
Panicked, Kyran yelled as he saw the sight in front of him. For fucking sake, who wouldn't be panicking in this situation?! They're supposed to be extinct. So what the hell is happening? There are too many in number. We could really die trying to fight those creatures. I flick my hand, creating a spiral of flames for all of us, making sure that those damn bastards don't come close. I mean, some of it did try to leap towards the flames, although it only ended up useless, but I don't know if I could keep the flames for too long. This is getting out of hand. And for some odd reason, these faceless bastards keep attaching back to themselves. It's like they're immortal. Looking at that sight, I don't know if we could really survive here. If this keeps going on, we will surely die.
From a distance, I could hear people screaming and crying. It was terrifying. I know from their voices that it's not a good thing. For fuck's sake, someone's head was bitten off from their body. It was truly horrifying.
"We need to leave."
My voice finally came out after seeing that. No matter how strong we are, if we're outnumbered, we will still lose the fight. I just know it. So the best thing that we should do right now is to retreat. With that in mind, five of us started running, escaping along the hallways, and we avoided what was coming in front of us. The only way out of the school was the crack on the wall. We needed to jump. Leaving the school was never an option for me. But I can't really say that we could stay right now.
"We don't have any weapons!"
Rebel yelled as he said that we can't just rely on our ability since we can't really use it for a long time.
"Think about that as soon as we go out of this damn place!"
Chester yelled back as he glared at Rebel for slowing us down, explaining that we could make those weapons even if we were outside the school. Being Adroit makes Chester a better thinker whilst being in a pressing situation. I admit that he's really good when we're in a pinch and panicking. I couldn't help but notice everything while we were trying to escape. So many have died. I can't seem to recognise their faces, but I just know that they're familiar.
Their screams and shouts, telling each other to run into the woods, away from the place we were supposed to call "home," what the fuck is going on?! The night felt so cold as the growling of the creatures surrounded the school. It was a horrible sight; A horrifying night. I never expected the day we would leave the school, especially in this situation. This kind of shit never crossed my mind. What's even worse is that there's no one from The Nobel who has come to help us. In fact, we are left to die.
"Don't look back. Keep running"
Looking back at the school one last time, I can't believe that this is really happening. I seriously can't believe how this is actually happening, how people are dying, how we are forced to leave. We continue to run deeper toward the woods. Even if we did manage to get away from the school, the Syüxa could still catch up to us if we stopped, even for a while. It's tiring, but the only way to survive now is to run.
Just keep running.
Don't stop.
"What the hell? That was seriously hell."
Rebel said, trying hard to calm his nerves. Everyone was tired and exhausted from running. We only stop for a moment to catch our breath. If we don't stock enough energy, we won't be able to fight if somehow we encounter those creatures again.
"What are we supposed to do now?"
Kyran asked as he stared at Chester.
"We rest. We recovered. We run."
Chester said, as if it was the oblivious thing to do. Kyran just scoffs as he sighs in relief that all five of us managed to escape in one piece. It's unbelievable really, but I was really thankful for that. We really need a miracle, even just for a while.
"Something is here."
I whispered, as the others seemed to be on alert too. We were ready to fight again if those creatures really did manage to find us. Chester seems to be terrified since he's the only Adroit among us. He never really liked to associate in combat or do any training since he believed that we would save him no matter what. Well, he's right to be honest. I won't let any of my friends die. I don't want to lose someone dear to me, not again. We heard footsteps and I was ready to shoot my flames towards the direction, but after seeing what it really was, I was lost in my track.
What the hell happened to you?