A hidden survival

Chapter 42

"Yuu, you sure we can go this way? What if that man found us again?" Akane asked in anxiety. Yuu continued to move forward, "we don't have time to hesitate, we need to get there before the extermination starts." A horn disturbs their conversation, "hey! You three. Hurry up, you're going to miss the first part of the show." The driver of a truck shouted at them.

Show? Akane thought. A disgusted feeling poured over her as she looked at the excitement in the man's eyes. Her body's temperature decreases rapidly, a sign of her losing control over her emotions.

"Hey, you alright?" He eyed Akane who held her head low. Yuu blocked her out of sight, "My friends are not feeling well. Will you mind giving us a ride?" The man shrugged, "alright. I've got space at the back, suit yourselves." Yuu pulled Mika and Akane to the back of the vehicle. "You guys okay?" Mika gave an assuring nod, but Akane has a hand over her mouth and her eyes were glowing red. "It's Yuri's power... It's... Activating..." She said in fear. Mika and Yuu held onto her palms tightly, "Akane, listen to us, you can control it. You have three young witches to protect. Think about them, they're waiting for you to return home safely."

Akane clenched her fist tightly together as she endures the heat burning her hands and legs. Her consciousness was pulling away from her but she held onto it, forcing it to stay with her.

The truck halt and she hit her head hard on the back of the window. When she opened her eyes, she saw rows and rows of people gathered around in a circle. She immediately stepped out of the truck to have a clearer look. A row of young women knelt onto the ground, hands tied together. Behind them, a line of soldiers held onto their guns, aiming right at their heads.

When the man weld his sword, the soldiers fired, one by one. The witches fell, one after the other, all helplessly crying and begging to be freed. Akane watched in horror. Her body had frozen completely. Silence shouts at her, so loud, it blocked the rest of the chatter out.

The next moment she looked around, she was standing alone with piles of corpse laying with opened eyes that stared at her. Those who were her family, she watched as one by one of them left her.

Covering her ears, she screamed. The whole floor trembled, the buildings around cracked and all the lights bulbs shattered. Everyone lost their balances and fell. They pointed and shouted at Akane, "Monster! She's with the witch! Kill her!" Everyone starts to crowd around Akane, who's is still in despair. Her eyes lost consciousness, all she could see was the lifeless eyes of the witches she used to live with, and the blood of her teacher.