Persephone followed Seamus, but her heart lingered in the car. She reluctantly glanced back. Morpheus was still standing there.

She couldn't make out his face in the nighttime darkness, yet she felt his intense gaze following her.

Her nose tingled, and she heard Seamus' voice again. "Miss, please hurry up!"

She paused.

Seamus, anxious and amused, remarked, "If it were still the old days, I'd gladly carry you on my back!"

"Okay, okay," Persephone grumbled. "Aren't I already walking..."

Walking? Seamus couldn't help but chuckle. Persephone's feet felt glued to the ground, each step seeming like she was lifting a ton.

He knew she still held thoughts for the man not far away. He sighed softly and patted her shoulder in a brotherly way. "Miss, time is really pressing... If you still want to see Mr. Orton after we get home, we can send someone—"

Seamus could finish, a tremendous explosion echoed from

sounded like a roaring demon in the darkness. Persephone suddenly felt dizzy. Accompanying the sound was the

the midst of her blank mind,

Seamus yelled, stunned as he

the same time, shards from the ship's explosion

and back, leaving bloody marks, but they didn't

Only in his arms could she find complete

The sound quickly alerted nearby people, and the police

taken to the

However, when the police asked her for basic information, she stared blankly at them. She still had

officer grew impatient, raising his voice. "Your name, date of birth,

her lip, struggling to gather her thoughts from the

"I... I'm Persephone Hamerton..."

"Please show your identification."

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