Chapter 5 : Emotional Damage

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Location : Omnia Academy - Courtyard

We see the courtyard at Omnia Academy bustling with people. There wasn't enough room in the cafeteria, so most of the students just ate outside. The weather was nice too. A perfect combination of sunny and windy. Under one of the many trees found throughout the yard, Melony was found eating her lunch. She was also on the phone with her significant other, Axol.

Melony : I'm so glad we could have lunch together. Kind of...

Axol : Yeah ! Even though I can't be there with you physically, a phone call is the second-best thing.

Melony : Yay !

Axol : How is everyone doing by the way ?

Melony: They're doing just fine.

We look over and see Mario, Luigi, Meggy, Tari, Bob, Boopkins, and Saiko just having a good time talking to each other.

Axol : That's good to hear. Well, I have to go now but I do need to ask one thing first ?

Melony : Okay, what is it ?

Axol : Melony, you've come a long way ever since you started training your powers. You've really become a master at your skill. But, even with all of that training...

"D̷̺̎̈́ơ̶͖̦̯͑̋ ̶͎͇̠̿y̴̲̖͋o̸͚̐͒̌ū̶̺͊͐ ̶͖̜́͆r̸̳͓͖̉̔͛e̶̼̦̘̾̈́a̶̻͗͌̀l̸̞̉l̶̨̻͔̄̀̔ỳ̵͔͓̪ ̴̥̥͖̃͛ẗ̴͙́ͅḧ̶͎̱i̴̜̟̭̇͆̂ṋ̶̟͛̿̕ͅk̸̪͈̺̂̍ ̶̠͛̋y̶̧̏o̷̰͐͝͝ṷ̶̞̀ ̵̧̱̬̋c̵̳̟͝ȁ̸̧̠͍̒n̵̠͉̈́̀͊ ̸̭̍̎ṗ̸̘̻̩̓ŗ̷́ó̷̥̼̪͗ẗ̸͉̾ĕ̸̼͇͒̐ĉ̵̟̱ẗ̵͍͇́͂̂ ̴̯͋̈̓t̷̢͔̓͜h̸͍̞́e̷̥͍̯̔̍͆m̵̘̓̾?̴̎̋̈́ͅ"
(Do you really think you can protect them?)

Melony was shocked. Not only at the question, but also how Axol sounded when he said that. She quickly looked over to where her friends were and found that they were no longer there. As the sky quickly turned an ominous red, Melony got a bit nervous, but was still able to keep some composure.

Melony : Who is this ?! What did you do to Axol ?!

Not Axol : O̸͉̔h̴̼͗,̶̩̃ ̴̭̑y̴̬͘ȍ̶͍ȕ̴̝'̸̳̆l̶͉̈́l̸̳̕ ̴͕̀f̸͕̏ị̴͝n̷̤͛d̸̞̀ ̶̣͛ȯ̶͇u̶͕̿t̷͙̿ ̵͍̍s̴͛ͅo̶̭̎o̶̪̊n̵̼͋ ̷͕̍è̴͉ň̷̗o̸̬̕u̶̜̔g̸̼͌h̵̝̓.̷̝̓ Ȋ̵͙'̴̧̿d̶͐ͅ ̷̹̈b̶̗͋e̶̼̔ ̸͍̑m̵̻̄o̶͉̒r̴̲̆e̸̪͑ ̸͍̽ẅ̴͖ô̶̭r̷̤͐r̴̼͂ĭ̴̥ë̸̺́d̴̢̋ ̵̢͑a̸̰̕b̴͓̈́o̷̰̍u̵͓̕t̴͎̾ ̸̀͜ẅ̴̡́h̸͚͒a̴̤͂t̶̩̊'̵̮̄s̵̱̀ ̵̖̈́b̸̅͐͜ẹ̷̆̚ẖ̷̢̛í̵̹ǹ̴̳͚d̵͓̮͘ ̸̻̮̄̔y̷̫̒̎o̶̱͛͑u̷͚͋͠.
(Oh, you'll find out soon enough. I'd be more worried about what's behind you.)

Whoever that was just did an evil laugh and hung up. Melony then felt someone or something's presence. She quickly turned around and brought out her sword to face this new foe. Except it wasn't a new foe. It was Zero, in the form he took when he possessed Axol. Melony was in shock. Without a word, Ax0l lunged towards Melony. She closed her eyes, bracing herself for the attack. But the attack never came. And when she opened her eyes, she was no longer in the courtyard.

She appeared to be in what looked like an underground lair for some kind of cult. There were torches, pedestals, as well as a logo that was glowing an ominous red. She looked around and saw a familiar yet frightening sight. Her friends. Dead on the ground. If she wasn't scared before, she definitely is now. It's a miracle she hasn't just completely froze up like when she helped Mario, SMG4, Bob, and Axol into the Dark Web. Instead, she cried for her deceased friends.

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