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2024-10-29 19:42:56Diana
SOME STORIES DO not start from the beginning. Stories like Diana's were just thrown into the middle.
And like most stories, hers had a happy beginning, but her story started when everything went down. There were three sides to her; the leader, the child who never grew up, and the damaged version.
For three years, she had strived to bury the last two parts where they could never surface, but after her last nightmare, the damaged version of her awakened.
For the next week, Diana worked herself to the bone, preparing for the attack they planned to launch on the zombies in the next two weeks. She lived on two hours of sleep a day, and sometimes, she got none.
She would wake up in cold sweat every night when she did manage to sleep, plagued with the same damaging nightmare. It seemed like something or; someone was trying to tell her something, but she cou
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Diana "OUCH!" DIANA HEARD Sia groan in pain. Diana pulled herself up —thankfully without a scratch— and walked over to Sia who was holding her right arm and moaning in pain. "Here, let me take a look at it," Diana requested, and Sia took off the hand covering the wound. Taking one glance at the wound, Diana looked back up to Sia with a blank yet incredulous look on her face. "It's just a little scratch," Diana deadpanned. Sia pouted while looking up at Diana. "But it hurts!" Diana raised both her eyebrows. "Really? You have got to be joking." "Small wounds hurt more," Sia defended. Sighing, Diana rubbed her forehead in frustration. "You know what, I'll just grab the book so we can get this Crown activated." Diana got the book and climbed down to the centre of the square where Sia now stood, thankfully over her tiny cut. "Are you sure you are ready for this?" Sia asked as Diana handed the book over to her. "No, I am not," Diana instantly replied. Sia threw her ha
