Revenge After Death

Under the projector, Stephanie Carlson... AKA "me" stood, well and alive.

She flashed us a smile and opened her mouth.

"Michael... will you marry me?"

I glanced at Michael. He was influenced as well and started making his way forward.

Afraid that he'd also be affected, I held onto Steven anxiously.

Thankfully, he was immune.

He held me in his arms and whispered, "It must be a fake if the first person you call out to is Michael. If it were actually you, you'd definitely call out my name first."

I leaned against his shoulder in resignation. "How could you be jealous at a time like this?"

"Rachel..."

Zion pulled her back, but she was adamant about moving forward.

She walked toward the hologram and reached out to touch "Stephanie".

"I'm sorry, Stephie," she choked out the words. "I should've brought you away sooner."

The floor abruptly opened up again with a loud snap. Rachel fell down as well.

There was the sound of machinery.

Everyone could hear it. They could hear the screams. Afterward, they smelled the blood.

Then, blood started oozing out from the tiles where Joel and Rachel fell.

I tried to hold onto Steven's collar. My heart was beating rapidly, and my entire body was shaking.

It was that feeling again...

I'd go mad from despair, but I couldn't do anything at

numb yet aching at the same time.

I had no

out and helped me

his senses. His breathing

to be influenced and tried to walk

and yelled solemnly,

mad and tried to go over as well. He only regained his senses after Eason punched

Everyone was in despair.

it feel like to watch the people you cared about-your friends, the ones you loved-fall into an abyss and die a horrific death in front of

the projector laughed eerily, as though she was

body was shaking, but I

it anger?

kind of feeling was

best friend," the girl

she

It was Rachel's head...

all of you!" Zion struggled against

was crying in

Zion was going mad.

him with all

hid in

was looking at me

was as though Steven's heartbeat was all I

a monster! An emotionless

head felt like it was about to split

onto my knees,

accusations the children used to throw at me echoed

is an

a

saw her kill

with my