Chapter 434: System's Trust

"And how do you plan to stop me?" Zala laughed, but there was a touch of frustration in her voice. "This is my body now."

'For now.'

Zala tried to take a step again, but her leg refused to move. A growl of frustration escaped her lips.

"This is ridiculous!" she punched the wall with her fist. "LET ME END THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL!"

'Not while I exist.'

"You're just residual consciousness, you don't exist anymore!" Zala began fighting for control, her erratic movements betraying her frustration. "You should have vanished already!"

'And yet,' Zara's voice was soft but relentless, 'here I am.'

Zala slumped against the wall, laughing without humor. "This body... is perfect for me... but a little girl is winning control from..."

The two consciousnesses remained silent, at a deadlock of opposing wills.

"This isn't over," Zala finally muttered.

'For the first time we agree on something.'

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Five days without water...