| 𝑵𝑶𝑻 𝑮𝑶𝑵𝑵𝑨 𝑮𝑬𝑻 𝑼𝑺 |

| CHAPTER 8 |

"You'll never take us alive."
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Gemini and Cancer walked in silence. They were still trapped and were now walking down an empty hallway. There was only one seemingly never ending route so Cancer advised that they go through it. It was better than just sitting there and starving to death.

'It's hot as a bitch down here.' Gemini thought. 'I wish Aquarius killed me when he had the chance.'

"Look." Cancer pointed at a pair of stairs that were lit with candles on each step.

'Where did that come from?' Gemini thought. Cancer started to step forward but Gemini hesitated. Looking back at her, he stared at her momentarily before slowly offering his hand.

"So we don't get lost." Cancer said, quoting her.

Smiling shyly, she placed her hand onto his as he lead her to the stairs.

'I'm scared as fuck.' Gemini cursed in her mind. They were walking up the stairs. Once they made it to the top they were introduced to a shelf engraved into a stone wall.

"What's that?" Gemini muttered to herself. She squinted her eyes as she looked at a dark, fun-sized figure sitting in the shadow of the shelf. "I can't see it clearly."

"Stay back." Cancer let her hand go and pushed her back before carefully stepping up to the shelf, studying it.

His eyes widened as he recognized the item.

"The Cup of Oracles..."

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Aries sipped her margarita. She had successfully gotten away from the rest of the group and was now lounging peacefully as the others were going crazy. Her phone was blowing up with texts from Libra, Leo, and mainly Aquarius. She had ghosted all of them for nearly two hours now.

"Fuck." Finishing her drink, she left a tip before getting out of her seat. "I never have a moment to myself anymore."

'Well, I guess I actually have to do my job now.'

Aries walked for a few minutes. She passed by a casino but didn't feel like wasting her money. A few feet away was a psychic's hut.

'A psychic?' Aries stared at it before looking around to see if her companions were around. 'I guess I could hold off on doing what I came here to do for a few more minutes.'

Aries walked into the hut, the noise draining out behind her as she entered.

"Welcome." The psychic smiled. It was a woman. "Please, take a seat."

Aries nodded and did as she instructed.

"I trust you understand how this works?" The woman held her hands out. Aries confirmed her suspicion as she placed her hand onto hers.

"Close your eyes with me." The woman said. "Don't be alarmed, you will see what I see."

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Aries opened her eyes as she was about to question the psychic, but was shocked to see the change of scenery. Blood red sky, smoke, dust, you know the drill.