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I try my best to steady my breathing, but it's no use. My chest continues to rise up and down quickly, accompanying my trembling breathing.
A stinging pain came from my lips, and I could feel blood running down my chin.
Even though one of my stitches was ripped out, I still won't be able to speak. It's too painful.
I don't know what to do. Isabelle tied me up with my own duct tape. My own materials that I had brought to help save my friends.
Angela's limp corpse was lying face first on the ground in front of me. She was clearly dead by now.
The torch next to her was glistening with her fresh blood. It was horrifying.
Will I be stuck here forever, staring at the body in front of me? I haven't eaten due to my stitched mouth, so I'm used to the pain of hunger...but at this point I feel like I'm going to starve to death.
I'm scared...I'm really scared...
I miss Maiko, and I miss Milord. I wish Maiko could've come with us.
She must be dead by now, and it's my fault.
I'm sorry Maiko...
Maybe Mika will find me. I don't know if she's dead yet.
We can both escape together, and I can find Milord...and maybe she can find her family.
Although...if she isn't dead, Isabelle could find her, and if she doesn't...
...we could both run into her at any moment.
Then, suddenly, shaky footsteps start to approach me, accompanied by heavy panting.
I try my best to catch the person's attention, making muffled noises. If they don't free me, this duct tape will suffocate me.
The footsteps eventually stop, and the person notices me.
Time skip - the rest of this scene is in Reality is Merciless.
Walking through the bright light was blinding compared to the dark forest. The first thing we see is a small girl, younger than Angela, sitting on a throne in front of us.
She had long blue hair and 3, dead, golden eyes.
We bow, expecting her to be an important person.
"I see." says the girl as she stand up and stares us dead in the eyes, "You 3 have reached the end of Trail Enma, to my throne. I am Amelia, The God of Markov and The Third Eye."
Both Mika and I are taken aback by her statement. There were only 2 of us.
"Miss Aiko." she turns to Mika, "You are confused by the fact I said there is 3 of you upon my vision, yes?"
Mika nods.
"You may both turn around, but you must be aware that the person you are about to see has caused a lot of your problems."
Amelia explains, and Mika smiles awkwardly, "If I may ask...which problems?"
"Zena, Scarlet and Angela's deaths to be specific."
I gulp, Isabelle was the one who killed Angela...
...that means...
...she killed Zena and Scarlet too?
We both turn around to see Isabelle herself, standing on the top of a cliff, letting the wind blow through her hair.
Without context, the scene looked beautiful.
She had a smug smile on her lips, and was avoiding eye contact with us all.
"No..." Mika whimpered, I felt so sorry for her...she didn't know any of this, "I don't believe it...this is fake! Isabelle would never do something like this!"
Isabelle finally faced us, still smiling, "You really are a difficult one, aren't you?"
"Allow me to show how serious I am then."
Before any of us could react, she pulled a small gun out of her back pocket and pulled its trigger without hesitation.
But the bullet wasn't aimed at Amelia...
...it wasn't aimed at Mika...
...and it wasn't aimed at herself.
I fall backwards, dropping to the ground, just like Angela did.
I don't even know what happened after that.
I can't hear anything.
I can't say anything.
I can't feel anything.
I got so, so far...just to be shot. Just to fall limp on the ground...dying right in front of the person who saved me.
Mika, I know you can't hear me.
But I believe in you. I believe you can overcome Isabelle, and beat Trail Enma.
