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2024-10-29 19:42:56"Are you alright, boy? Wake up! Do you hear me? Wake up!"
The boy slowly opened his eyes as bright rays of light welcomed him. How long had he been dreaming? It was a long nightmare, almost eternal. He was alone, running desperately in the darkness. Everyone was dead. Only he had remained. The sole survivor in a ruined world. Was it a nightmare, though, or the precognition of a possible future? He didn't care. He already knew what destiny held for him, an inescapable trap he couldn't avoid.
"Did you finally wake up? You like to take your time, eh?"
Who was that? The boy turned his head toward the voice, scared, facing the woman who was staring at him. She had short gray hair and a pair of big round eyes. Although her face was young, its harshness disclosed the struggles and the suffering she had incurred, making her look older.
It was her! The woman he had tried to help! So, she was alright! However, the boy started to feel regret. Why d
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