Revenge After Death

He stayed by my side all these years.

Michael and Eason were violently knocking on the tiles, trying to get Joel out.

However, I couldn't pry them open, and neither could they.

Zion knelt on the floor, his hands covered in blood. His fingers were still in the gap in the floor tiles, adamant about getting them open. He screamed and struggled in despair. My numbed senses seemed to have gradually sharpened.

This was what despair felt like.

I knew it for a fact-this was despair.

"The first person who triggers the destructive mechanism can get out of here alive. The price being... everyone else will end up dead," the creepy voice said once again.

I instinctively looked toward the far end. Taylor, who was usually unnoticeable, had already run to the end of the hall without us knowing.

He stared at the red button on the wall. Then, he turned to look at us with a shaky gaze.

"Press it and the exit will appear," the voice said, tempting him to press it.

Everyone held their breath and stared cautiously at Taylor.

He shook his head, sobbing. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. I'm too afraid. I want to leave. I'm so sorry..."

This was human nature-sacrificing everyone else was a valid option if it meant one could live.

"Taylor!" Quinn screamed his name while crying.

But he pressed the button anyway.

them," Taylor cried, shaking his head. "I've been doing

Simmy to fend for themselves during

order to live life like a regular person. Why was I brought to a place like this? Why?" He screamed and cried in agony. Subsequently, he bolted for

"Autonomous device, on."

wanted to escape, a metal barricade dropped down where the exit was. We were all trapped inside.

sensor beams were aimed directly

fact that there were multiple machine guns being

to

The creepy girl reappeared in

him, only one can stay

Steven and Michael. She wanted me

entire body was shaking as I clenched my fists. An impulse to destroy everything was brewing from

the direction of the camera. "I'm going to kill

helping you

where your heart lies," the little girl

"Don't you want to know

19,

Michael nor Steven spoke. They just stared at

knew that they were also waiting for my

ax and swung it down onto

tell me what to do," I said in

I ran diagonally toward the wall in front. Stepping off the wall at the side, I jumped up and tore the infrared sensor down. I smashed it on

of the way and promptly

quickly stepped aside

shooting in the pre-aimed