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In a broad daylight, black tire screech on the city's border. A car, driving far away from the suburban area towards a swamp in the distance. Two men are loading up their guns in preparation for their plan.
"You sure she's there?" asked the tall muscular man, Malek, the person who gave Siola the gun she never had the chance to use.
"Yes, boss. Pretty deep in, but the boys from the third island saw a girl walking up to the C-mall and bought one of those gaming capsules. Look, they even got pics of them installing it there."
"Alright. So, she might still be inside that thing now?"
"It's possible, but no guarantee, boss. It'll be hard when she's still playing, thanks to the shield of the capsule, but we can still wait there since nobody will come after her."
"You better pray you're right. We're here."
The men stepped out of their car while carrying their guns. They wore casual clothing while the tall one wears slightly open clothing, a sleeveless to show off his other guns.
"Holster that thing. Wouldn't want to jump on her too soon, she got a good aim on you last time."
Just by remembering it, the guy shivers as he strokes his metal butt.
"Can't believe the fucking Mithras actually thought their kids how to shoot."
"Do all nobles are like that, boss?"
"Well, never heard shit be like that but you never know."
They then found the rundown building Siola, "Alright, get ready," said Malek.
His partner nodded.
Crossing the bridge, they went. But upon entering the building, they found an unexpected appearance of another person just standing there. Staring at Siola who is still inside the capsule.
A young woman, with massive curly black hair that extends all the way to her waist and wearing an all-black outfit with a crop top revealing her waist and stomach. She wears all kinds of gothic accessories including a black collar, bracelets, and more. Her fingernails are also painted black, but what caught Malek's eyes is the dim light flowing in the vein of her fingers.
She heard the sound of the door opening, but she did not react to it at all nor did she shift her attention away from Siola. Malek stopped his partner from moving too harshly, and both of them have gotten slightly nervous after seeing the unknown variable.
"Ahem, sorry for intruding, but I was looking for a girl— that girl in the pod," Malek said as he approaches closer. However, the young woman didn't respond.
"Ahh, you might be wondering who I am, but I'm not anyone suspicious or anything. I lent the girl over there a gun so I'm just here to check on her. Thought I'd give her a better one instead."
Her head tilted for a moment, and that was enough to make the two men flinch in response, Malek is close enough to grab her from behind now. But then, she turned her head slightly as she spoke in a muffled voice behind a black mask covering half of her face, "You..." her brown eyes narrowed as they shrank to simple white dots and her sclera turn completely black. Glaring at him in the eye and asked, "You gave her a gun?"
"W-Well yes, I thought it'd protect her. You know, in this kind of—"
*BOOM*
Swirling air rotates in slow motion as the back of the delicate fist of the young woman was sent into Malek's six-pack abs. Creating an explosive impact and rendering Malek to have a mixed expression of both pain and shock as his eyes widened when his gut is punched.
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Mage of the Abyss: Siola Mithra
خيال (فانتازيا)Truth often lies behind the mask people called smiles. Siola Mithra, the youngest child of the Mithra household and the first that was known... as a disgrace. Neglected by her family, and abandoned by the one she loves, the girl swore to have reveng...
