Antebellum

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“Raven.”

“ You can’t outrun from your destiny. ”

“You have my blood. Accept it for who you are. ”

Rachel startled from her peaceful slumber as she heard the inhuman voice in her head. Her palm and forehead are sweaty, her breathe become rapidly as well as her pulse rises. ‘Raven’ is a name she wish to forget. A name that gives her trauma and one of the reason that turn her home into ruins. 'I am a monster… ’ she thought as her tears start to rolled down. ’ Mom, i.. I’m really… “ she start to crying.

”…sorry….. “

'Azarath.’ a voice fill her head. Rachel began to stop crying. "Azarath? ” she recalled a name. The name of her home.

Quickly she grab her little notebook and looking at AMZ initial word. “This. Could it be? ” she write the mysterious acronymn by side and and wrote Azarth on A. “I got A solved. But how about M and Z? ” she puzzled as she tap her pen on the page.

Rachel sighed, Maybe that was her mother’s voice comfort her. “Mom, if only you’re still here. Please give me a sign or something to solve this. ” Rachel pray in her heart as she closed her eyes. She… Still didn’t get any clue on solving the mystery puzzle. She put her notebook away as she saw the the clock on the wall struck at 2 o'clock in the morning.

Adjusting the pillow that has been supplied by the ward she land her head and pulled the blanket up. She thought of waffles, Harry Potter scene from the movie she watched last week to keep her forgetting about the ill memories she had and to dozed her to sleep. Suddenly, Robert came to mind. 'oh, shit of all the time. ’ she sat up back again.

Unintentionally, she grab her phone. 'Eh, what am i doing? ’ she thought absent minded. 'I should be sleeping! ’ she screaming internally as she keep reminded her to rest. She put her phone at the side table then lay down and close her eyes. Forcing to sleep.

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“Sooner or later, tomorrow is the day. ” said Edward as their group gather at the campsite of the forest. Natalie nodded as she lean on the tree near by.

“After all these times, we finally found her. ” Naise smiles. “Hey, if it wasn’t me, we’ll stuck here for years you know! ” said Natalie as she exclaimed herself. “ Unlike our info gatherer…” Natalie sneered at Bianca and Susan.

“ Hey, it’s hard being intel, you bitch! ” Bianca snapped at Natalie. Natalie does the whatever gesture.

“Guys, stop fighting! We need to do it once and for all or else, Blood Brother won’t give us funding anymore! ” as Locke tried to calm down the heated argument between the blondie and the brunette.

“He’s right guys, just stop it.” said Susan as she came between the the two girls. The girls silent slowly walked away from each other.

“We have to be patient, my brother and sisters. If the ceremony succeed, Blood brother will grant us access to the elite community. ” Phillip preached to them.

“I can’t wait.” Edward smiled as he playing switch blade with his right hand.

“Long live blood brother. ” said Phillip as he put his hand on his chest. “Long live Church of Blood!!” all of them salute the menacing cult. Tomorrow,the whole world will be soaked by crimson and darkness.

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