THE WAR BEGINS

[ROA - THE MILITARY BASE - RECOVERY ROOM]

The beeping of the machine beside the bed drowned out the heavy breathing of the girl lying in it. The room was dark and locked, and three first rankers had been stationed outside to protect it. The identity of the person inside had been declared a matter of national security and only the general were allowed in. But no one saw as a blue line appeared in the air inside the room before it expanded into a portal.

Apophane came through the portal and into the darkroom. He looked towards the occupant of the bed and he ran his hand across her hair.

Her eye's immediately shot open and she opened her mouth to scream once she saw who the person was, but a hand shot forward and muffled her shout.

Apophane smiled and the girl's eye's widened, even more, terror filling her to the bone.

"Don't worry," Apophane said gently, "I'm going to make you into a Queen~"

And in the next moment, Alice disappeared.