Frustrated and desperate

'Call of the Void'

Mira used her talent the moment she saw Nicholas turn his back to her, even if it was just for a second.

Poof!

She disappeared from the physical world instantly, leaving behind an empty slab of rock with the bindings still attached very deeply to it.

No noise was made by her disappearance at all, and Nicholas didn't even suspect a thing.

Whether he was too busy in a world of his own, thinking about what he would do to Mira next, or something else entirely, it didn't matter.

What really mattered, was that Mira had successfully escaped!

***

'Finally made it!'

Alex panted heavily as he stopped running and completely collapsed to the ground in exhaustion.

He had been running for over 2 days straight now, and he had finally traversed over ten thousand kilometres of distance.

He lay on the ground, his chest heaving as he tried to catch his breath.