(Migumi’s POV)As the guards took her away, I felt guilty, helpless. I couldn't save them all. What I could do, though, was to try. What I could do was fight. What I could do was to protect this city and the people in it from the menace closing in to consume them.I turned and walked away, my heart heavy with the weight of my responsibility.She said that the city was reduced to shambles, the plague spread, and the darkness closed in. Yet, I refused to give in, to allow Diana to win. I would fight for this city, its people, Aiden. The next second Aiden was running up to me in alarm and grabbed me in a firm embrace. "Migumi," he whispered, his voice filled with relief. "You're back.""I'm here," I said, my voice shaking with emotion. "I'm here to help."We drew back, our eyes locked in a mute exchange of concern and reassurance. He was pale, his eyes shadowed with fatigue, but his gaze held a flicker of hope."The plague," he said, his voice heavy with despair. "It's worse than before.
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