Alexandra stumbled to the ground and fell on her knees, gasping for breath. She looked up in panic and realized she was in the 'replica gard'. Immediately she got up on both feet, ignoring her aching chest begging for air, and glanced around. Alexander sat on his chair and the guy who had dragged him, teleported, or whatever kind of weird thing he had used to take her from her family to here in a matter of seconds, was standing beside the devil.
"Didn't you warn her?" Alexander asked the guy in the red gear, a playful tone in his voice. The guy merely shrugged. Alexander sighed and stood up. "I'm sorry he didn't warn you about the downside of being teleported with his technology. You see Alexandra, my friend here is very powerful, a lot more than you can imagine."
"Am I supposed to be scared?" Alexandra asked with a sudden burst of confidence. The guy's shoulders seemed to shake as if he had laughed but it soon stopped. He gave Alexandra a nervous f
".... Okay." Alexander simply said and handed the blade to Alexandra. "Give it to them." It was a test, Alexandra knew. She took it with a nod of her head and walked straight to Adom who was the closest of them all. Alexandra didn't know if Adom had realized she was actually walking forward since he seemed in a confused daze. His eyes were so open, there was so much sadness Alexandra had never seen him show, so much pain and heartache. It made her look away."Please help him." Was all Alexandra planned to say but she just wanted to have as much time around Adom as possible. "Help Win. Please watch overour family, and tell Win I'm sorry. I promised, and I failed. Please tell him I'm so sorry."and to Alexandra surprise Adom smiled softly."You have not failed any of us, Alexandra." Adom felt like crying and she was sure Adom could see her eyes watering. "He'll be proud.""Proud of what?" She laughed bitte
The door closed with the click of Alexander order and Alexandra watched as he began to do something in computer tinto . in a matter of seconds there a big machine which came inside the ground . The pentagram lightened in white blinding light and Alexandra eyes widened."What are you doing?!" She screeched."You think I will risk you leaving my side again?! I'm not that fucking stupid, baby!" Alexandra felt the guy come closer to her and she flinched away, though she didn't know why since the guy simply walked past him and towards Alexander."What are you doing?" She asked again."Closing any way in or out from here." Alexander grinned and with the white light it looked even more terrifying. "That's the only way I can make sure you don't find a way out or your friends a way in."Alexandra noticed the guy in red gear had some machine in his hands yet Alexanderdidn't seem to notice. Alexandra walked cl
Whoever the boy in the red gear was, he was powerful enough to take Alexandra all the way back to headquarter. She had wanted to confront him but when Alexandra was bent on his knees gasping for breath he looked up in panic only to realise the boy was gone.The worst part of it all was that Alexandra had been dropped off in Forest, with short breaths and seeming about ready to collapse in exhaustion. Alexandra didn't know what was causing her such a headache but she bet it was due to the teleportation. That must be something.Alexandra had to walk all the way back to her home. It took her several hours but by the time she arrived, all the roads were empty and the only light she spotted came from the Gard. Shw contemplated whether to go there or someplace else. Hee family was most likely at the Gard along with everyone else or maybe they were in the part of the Gard they had taken residence in. Despite it all she will have to go there, may
Words can't describe what Adom felt when he left Alexandra behind. He had to ignore every inch of himself telling him to stay beside Alexandra, to fight for her. But he didn't. He doesn't know why he didn't. He trusts Alexandra, he believes in her. Alexandra felt like that was the right thing to do, even though Adom believed there could be another way - that there had to be another way. But there wasn't another way. Alexander had an army who would've barged in the room the second he called for them, he had an unusually powerful boy on his side, and he wouldn't have stopped. And in the end, Alexandra did it. He came back to her.When Alexandra woke up, it had been three days after. Adom- who was by her side every second of the day- had been so excited and relieved. The day after that, Alexandra spoke to Samnatha and everyone else how she managed to get back to city. And then they all left back to town with Samantha's promise to keep a look out for the mysterious powe
"Back when I was 15, I always seeked out- I would go out all the time for long hours." Win nodded, surprised that Alexandra was even telling him. "My brothers thought I was having some fun. I wasn't, I was dating someone. He- was nice at first, but after he met Prea he was abusive. I never did anything, couldn't use my weapons because he was a civilian- I thought he was a civilian. After a while, one night-""One night we disappeared. Me and Prea." Win nodded."He locked us up in the basement. He had these eyes, they were all black. I don't remember much of what happened then, Prea would know, but I never asked her. All I remember was this agonizing pain. He injected balcl blood in me. After a while I would black out, and when I came back, he was on the ground, twisting in pain and a pile of blood around him. Prea would stare at me with fear in her eyes. And the next thing I remember was hearing loud howls and I knew i
Win left to his date with Pheuk after that. Alexandra had to drag him all the way to the door for him to leave, reassuring her friend that she will be fine and that she would help Nora sort some papers in the library.It was 5 minutes past midnight. Alexandra was in her room when she heard Nora calling for her. It was rare since Alexandra had thought Nora was asleep and she was calling for her from downstairs. Despite that he walked to the living room, knowing that was were she would most likely be at.And sure enough, there she was. A hand on her throat and her face bloody. The same boy from Alexander stood in the middle of the living room holding Nora by the throat. He had the same red gear on with the hood up.Nora stared at Alexander wide eyed, confused to what was going on but also seemed weak and unable to move."Alexandra- go, run." She shook her head incredulously at her.
Adom wrapped his hand around Alexandra. Their fingers interlocked and at first, Alexandra hand was limp until Adom gave her a reassuring squeeze and Alexandra tightened her grip. The headquarter was full of soldiers and authority members- including Dean.Alexnadea hasn't spoken a word since it happened. When Win and Prea had entered the living room, Yanyan was gone. It was Win who called for Adom. A simple message later, Adom walked through a door followed by his father Dean and Samnatha. He hasn't left Alexandra side since then."Alexandra." Alexandra didn't move. They were outside, Win had to physically take Alexandra away from Nora and drag her outside along with Prea who was on the stairs crying her eyes out. Beside her was Pheuk and Mike- Mike parents had arrived soon after Win called them. "If you don't tell me what happened, we won't be able to find whoever was responsible for this.""You won't find
It was 3 am and Alexandra has barely finished telling Prea, Mike, and Adom the same story she had told Win about her past. It would make everything easier to explain if they knew. They were in Adom's apartment and Mike and Pheuk had decided to stay and leave for the ceremony the next day with them."I'm glad you finally told them Alexandra." Prea smiled softly, her eyes red and teary. "But why now? You haven't told us what happened to mom yet and I know you know." Alexandra sighed and closed her eyes before continuing her explanation."Turns out the back blood in me is not gone. It's been inactive you could say. If I have one more dose of that blood, I don't know what would happen.""But that's not gonna happen." Mike- said. "Why would anyone want to continue what that guy did to you?""And how do you even know the blood is still in you?" Prea gasped. "I- is that how mom-? Did you..?"