Alia looked at me and said, "I will do it myself. You don't have to worry about me."
I replied, "Listen to me. I know this is going to hurt. But remember, you're not doing this on purpose. Think of it as if I forced you to do it. Okay? Okay? So don't feel guilty. If anyone is guilty, it's me. Not you. This way, maybe... just maybe, you'll feel a little bit better.
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"Why do you have to take the blame for me? You don't have to. I can do it. We all have to take our own blame. Stop. Please, I will do it. You don't have to be guilty about it," Alia said, her voice firm despite the tremor in her hands.
I stood behind her, watching silently. This was a difficult moment for both of us—a weight neither of us wanted but were forced to carry
She pulled the trigger, her hands trembling but her resolve unwavering. The sound echoed in the stillness of the domain, marking the end of her first kill.
I took a deep breath and silently removed the body from the domain, throwing it out without a second glance. Alia didn't say a word, her face pale and her eyes fixed on the ground. I knew she needed time to process everything, so I left her alone, giving her the space she needed
.
She was visibly upset, sitting in a corner with her knees pulled to her chest. I walked over, determined to lighten her mood. After a moment of silence, I decided to tell her a joke—something silly and random. To my relief, she smiled faintly, then looked at me and said, "You are the best sister I've ever had."
Her words warmed my heart, filling me with an unexpected happiness. It was a simple, sweet moment, but it meant everything. I smiled back at her and gently patted her head, knowing we both needed this small ray of light amidst the darkness
The next day, we set out to find more of our targets. Alia's first five were completed relatively quickly, as we focused on finding those who truly deserved it. My first four kills were also dealt with efficiently. It took us about 20 days in total to handle this gruesome task.
Each encounter left its mark, but we kept moving forward, driven by the need to survive and protect each other in this brutal new world.
We were walking around when, by mistake, we encountered someone with teleportation powers. During the fight, he teleported us to another country. Like, what? I thought.