S44

11. End Like This

          S44's POV:
The moment we enter COLOSEUM we start running. We watch each others back and do not separate. That is how we did this test for the past month. Scientists don't seem to mind that, because they didn't try stopping us.

Zack is in front, getting rid of all the monsters that come our way. Masha is in the back, watching our back. I was going left and right, everywhere really, setting traps.

We had passed already some distance from the enterence so we stayed in the area where we had a lot of set up traps. All Zack, Masha and I led the monsters in those traps. I was setting more traps along the way and everything went smoothly, really. Until...

"Wha-" I heard Zack start screaming something but he was cut off. Masha and I turn around, but there was no sign of Zack.

"Zack!?" I scream, not minding if monsters hear. "Hey, Zack! Where are you!?" I then start to panic.

No. Not Zack. Where is he? I didn't see him getting killed. But he is not here. Did he get swolowed whole? No. Zack. Not you too. Please! Don't leave me.

Masha seemed panicked as well, but I didn't pay much attention to her and run into the forest looking for Zack. I was running around like a lunatic, looking left and right, above, everywhere. But I couldn't find him.

This is bad. Really bad. Not now. No. Not ever should have this happened. I got careless. It was all just fine just a moment ago. I let my guard down. It's all my fault. Zack is gone. He is gone all because of my carelessness.

"AAAAAAAHHHH!!!!" I hear a girl scream behind me. I turn around. All covered in bruises and cuts.

No. This is not happening. It's impossible. No.

I run as fast as possible to where I heard a scream. I ignore every monster or obsticle and remove them easily out of my way. I also ignore every injury that I get on my way, every cut or bruise.

Once I got there I see what I feared the most of. My eyes wide, my body couldn't move. I was trembling and couldn't control my body even if I wanted to. But I didn't care about how I was feeling at the moment. My world is falling apart right now, no amount of blood coming from my wounds can distract me from the sight I was looking at. It was Masha. On the ground. Laying down. Covered in her own blood. With a big, massive wound on her chest and stomach.

"M-mm-mash-a...?" I questioned, still not sure if what I'm seeing was a real thing or just a nightmare. Yeah. A nightmare. That must be it. I'll wake up after this in my bed. Probably scared out of my mind, but at least I would have Zack and Masha with me, alive.

But no. This was real. I kneel down beside her, taking her dying body in my small arms that were still shaking.

"E-Ss-sy..." she tried talking but couldn't. Yes this.... Was real.

"Masha! Please don't! Please don't die! Please don't leave me alone!" I started screaming and panicking. My tears that were nowhere to be found before were starting to fill my eyes and then they were all over my cheeks. I was sobbing and begging a dying person to stay alive.

I then felt something cleaning tears on one side of my face and looked to see Masha's shaky hand trying to clear my tears.

"D-don-don't cry, S-s..ah..kah"she tried saying through coughs.

" You will be fine, right? "I asked her while sobbing and using my healing power that I wasn't so good at on her. But she took my hands and stopped me. I looked at her surprised, she just smiled.

"Don-t both-ear. The-re is no use any-anyway." she said she said and I tried it again but...

"Listen to me, S!" she yelled, not coughing nor interrupting herself this time. I only looked at her with tears in my eyes.