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Chapter 12: Aftermath

"And now we have an update on the largest scaled simultaneous demon attacks which happened around our continent earlier this morning." The first thing you hear as you come to was the familiar voice of Suzy. The ever-annoying reporter who seemed to love lingering around the front of the headquarters building. 

You let out a groan mixed with frustration and pain. A reporters' voice was not an ideal sound to be greeted with when waking up. It was also because of the throbbing pain in your shoulder. The pain caused your eyes to snap open. However, you had to quickly close then back again due to the bright lights of the room you were in. 

Where are you?

You allowed yourself to readjust to the white light around you, your blurry surrounding now forming a space you feel somewhat familiar too. 

"Just earlier this morning, operatives of V.I.R.T.U.E around the world faced attacks upon their museums."

The first thing your eyes laid upon was the white curtains, encasing you in a small space with a tall metal framed bed and bedside table. Above the curtains laid a flat-screen which was playing the news. You immediately recognise the room to be the headquarters infirmary. 

"Dozens of buildings surrounding the museums were severely damaged during these battles and many citizens injured." You watched the news flash videos of the destruction from each of the cities affected. The site left your mouth slightly ajar. 

You were in the fight itself but you had no idea the damage was to this extent. The Korean museum was basically no longer there, all that was left was a small room which was hanging on its hinges. A lot of the other museums were no better, some completely destroyed. 

After the news flashed videos of the surroundings of the museums. Streets were cracked with chunks missing, apartment buildings missing entire floors, houses completely crumpled. The sight caused you to gasp. You have never seen such a large-scale attack before and to have it synchronised with each other...your suspicions where right. There was definitely something going on.

"After the break, I will be going down to inspect the damages made. I will also be personally speaking with a few victims." As soon as the break was cued you looked down upon yourself. You were surprised to find that you were no longer in your black cargo pants, black cut out  jumper and yellow top. Now you looked more comfy with a pair of tracksuit pants and a white t-shirt. You assumed Minjin had changed you which you were comfortable with. You had been to the infirmary a few times so this wouldn't be the first. 

You had had enough of sitting so you tried to push yourself off of the bed. But once you put weight on your arms, you felt a burning sensation return. This caused you to divert your eyes to your shoulder. It was wrapped neatly, preventing you from seeing the damage of the wound. You fought the temptation of peeling it away but before you could a loud voice stopped you in your tracks.