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Prologue:
Tick-tock-tic-tock
I waited outside the door, my heart hammering a frantic rhythm against my chest. Callisto told me to stay back, but the silence from within was getting concerning.
Strange…it's already been around 15 min? What could he be-- Bang!
“It's been a while, Penelope.”
Immediately, I recognized her voice, cold as a blade; it was Leila. She stood over the wreckage, shining a sickening smile on her face, as if she’d finally achieved something.…
Penelope, behind her!
I shifted my gaze past her as I saw a horrid sight, the dragon tooth was stabbed right in the center of the mirror shard…We were screwed.
***
"I will find you, Penelope," she shouted. "You can never run away from me."
It's been a while since Calisto, and I found this hiding spot, but we both know we can't hide forever. We needed to find a solution and fast… I mean, we could attack from the back or gather more people.
"Umm…Penelope"
I look up and see Leila right in front of me. We'll do this as we always have: proceed as we always have.
"Pathetic, hiding so you can plan everything", she smirked, "try defeating me if you're that good."
"We're up for the challenge", Calisto roars out, "unless you're too much of a coward to fight."
Leila smirked with an agonizing hunger. "Bring it on."
***
The metallic taste of blood filled my mouth as I slammed into the wall. It hadn’t been long since the fight started, yet we were already on the brink of defeat. Calisto lay unconscious on the ground, and I didn’t think I could keep going much longer.
Suddenly, I turned to see Leila charging at me.
I closed my eyes, and a final thought drifted into my mind: At least this digital hell gave me someone to love. I waited for her knife to stab through my heart.
"I wonder what's taking her so--"
“WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING TO MY SISTER!”
I snapped my eyes open to see Reynold, in a mess of bloody bandages, standing over a dazed Leila. In his hands, he gripped... a broom? He had knocked out a sorceress with a cleaning tool.
"I can't defeat her; only your magic can," he says desperately
Instantly, I jolt up and realize what he's saying; only my ancient magic can beat the powerful relics in her hand. I took out my ancient relic and put it right on her heart.
"You can never beat me and the Leila's---Shing".
She was dead, gone forever
Vrr-Wrr-Vrr
{ [system] Would you like to go home [No or Yes] }
I look up to see the system panel in front of me. I reach up to click no, and suddenly my vision and my body go blurry.
"Penelope, wake up!" Reynold yelled
"It's me, Callisto, open your eyes."
For a split second, I saw another message on the screen, and it sure wasn't a good one.
{ [systeam] Thank you for choosing! You have chosen: Yes
My vision completely faded, and my world turned gray.