her past

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Fiona just shut up before her shadow disappeared and a spotlight landed on a picture of a picture of a young girl hugging a cute kid and two adults that looked like their parents. The boys looked at the paintings and Aquas theme by Liz Robinette started to play as each painting showed part of the story.

Each painting looked normal until, the girl looked about preteen. The girl looked angry and yelling at twelve elderly men with pig faces. The next few you could see bruises and cuts on the girls body showing she had gotten into fights.

After a few more you could see the girl happy showing her parents a letter and them looking proud of her. Until, the next one where it looked like the girl had chains binding her in a corner of a morgue and what looked like zombies attacking the boy and kids that looked about his age.

Fiona slumped in front of the painting and sobbed, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry Ryu...I swear, I didn't know it would create them. I-I was just an intern. I didn't...I was just so, scared...I couldn't...It was my first time..."

Victor and Logan put a hand on her shoulder. They finally knew why she didn't want to talk about it. When whatever project she worked on was activated it caused monsters or Shadows as she called them to be summoned and they attacked her little brother and she was so scared she froze up.

In the next painting it showed that a man in robes came out of a blue flame and fire rushed out of his fingertips killing the monsters and she was hugging her little brothers body crying.

She then started to wipe her eyes before the men saw the next painting. It showed a variety of monsters attacking people, causing destruction. Those in the order camp herding humans into a section of the city for protection. While, others were trying to hide or get supplies. This large painting looked like hell on earth.

Fiona sniffled, "My boss was trying to use the Shadows as a power source while, looking for a girl he saw in his dreams. Part of the building exploded releasing them and the energy out. I didn't find out what they were doing until, I found Mary with my friends after."

Victor said, "So, you blame yourself for something you had no control over? that's stupid, you said it yourself, you didn't know about that...and aren't you trying to keep others from going through the same thing? I figure Ryu wouldn't fault you for that."

Logan said, "Victor, you are too crass though, we both love to fight but, she's still grieving."

Fiona looked up and saw that they were going to fight. She said, "He's right...blunt as he is, Victor's right. He would be upset at me if I didn't let go of my guilt." She moved to get up before a new card appeared in the middle of a stage as if waiting for her.

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