Day One | Lessons Learned

—Marysworth Hospital | 2 Hours Before—

Evalyn walked with Ray, the rude soldier, to the main ward of the eighth floor.

The more they walked, the grimmer her face got.

"You get it?" Ray scoffed.

Screams were coming from rooms on every side. Nurses were treating fellow nurses in areas protected by soldiers using silenced assault rifles identical to the one Ray carried.

The walls were riddled with bullet holes, and blood from bodies dragged from rooms lined the floors.

Evalyn took a deep breath. While she wanted to pity the people, Kaze's voice kept resounding in her head, stuck on repeat, haunting her like a broken record.

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"You can't save these people, Evalyn. If they're not on my list, they'll be dead by next month at the latest.

You can only save the women with techniques from defilement and pray the remainder will get the sickness sooner than later."

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