Even though it lasted for only a few seconds, it felt like years, even lifetimes for them. With many flashes of memories, feelings, even physical flashes, none of them could even bear to see any of them. Even Mars seemed overwhelmed (but he tried not to act like his feelings).
After every single flash they saw, the high pitched ringing in their ears stopped, they were surprised there was even a ringing in their ears. They groaned and hugged their knees, they were all so dizzy after all that pain they had to feel. Aqua and Taurus even fainted from exhaustion, it practically took all their energy out. Many were tired and panting.
"Everyone okay?" Artemis asked the group, although Mars was a bad Martian and made Mirel turn to his side, Artemis couldn't help but feel slightly bad for Mars.
"Yeah, I am. Taurus and Aqua passed out." Helen replied in a sleepy voice.
"I know, how about you guys?" Artemis asked the others.
"We're okay" Ophi replied, being the leader.
Artemis then turned to Mirel and Mars with a look that said "how about you guys?".
"Oh don't give us pity! We know your tricks and lies..." Mars said angrily but in a tired voice. Mirel looked at him with a look that said "seriously" and "just answer the damn question god damnit". Mars looked at Mirel and rolled his eyes and turned his head to the others.
He sighed, "Yes, we're all right" he said in a boring voice.
They sat there in silence, not comfortable, but not uncomfortable as well. It was reasonable. But Ophi didn't think so, she hated silences between things since it was always awkward for her and made her feel uncomfortable. Capri noticed this and they gently tapped Ophi on her foot and mouthed a few words saying "you wanna say something?". Ophi nodded.
"Mars?" Ophi said as she look towards the Martian.
"What" He replied coldly as he looked at Ophi. Ophi observed the Martian and god did she feel even more bad as she saw burned marks on his left eye and messy hair that looked like it'd been pulled before with hands that used to have 6 fingers but one cut off cleanly. His mouth was covered in stitches and dry blood in different colors splashed around his face.
"What made you want to do all this?" Ophi asked the injured Martian. He looked away as soon as he heard that.
"Because it was all my fault" He whispered loud enough for the others to hear.
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Zodiacs: Delunions Rewrite the Stars
FantasyThis story is manly focused on Ophi, named after the zodiac Ophiuchus which died out. Her father Hattori Yuki picked her up into his arms when he found her lying helplessly at the back of a room. It was in the middle of the war and he was in the mil...
