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...

from

aching at the same time. I wanted to cry, scream, and go

I had no energy to fight back. I was desperately trying

and

senses. His breathing was

and tried to walk

solemnly, "Get a hold

over as well. He only regained

Everyone was in despair.

the ones you loved-fall into an abyss and die a horrific death in front of

as though she was provoking us. "And

shaking, but I didn't know

anger? Was it

kind of

was your best

up, and she held

It was Rachel's head...

Zion struggled against Eason's restraint like

crying in

Zion was going mad.

him with all

in

looking at me with bloodshot

it was as though Steven's

she's a monster! An emotionless

felt like it was about

onto

the children used to throw at me echoed in my

is

a

saw her kill

my