I walked through the dark, white hallways, with an attentive yet curious gaze. It was the first time I had left that room, and I can't be blamed for wanting to explore a bit. Although my goal is to find someone, I doubt that person would be very happy to be found by me.

I mean, my eyes literally shine in the dark. Plus, while my appearance might be considered cute, it doesn't change the fact that I look more like a ghost than a human. I’d probably scare anyone who tried to get close, but, well, what can I do?.

Speaking of the hallway, it was quite long. No matter which way I looked, there were white metal doors everywhere. After seeing them repeatedly, I wondered if they were hiding something. I myself came from one of the rooms equipped with those doors, so it wasn’t hard to imagine what could be on the other side.

Honestly, my curiosity grew: what would they be like? Would there be another like me, someone I could ask about what we were? But of course, I wasn’t crazy enough to just open all those doors and unleash whatever might be inside.

As I got lost in thought, I noticed something strange ahead: the shadow near one of the doors had moved. It was the same feeling as witnessing a flicker. However, this was peculiar; the hallway was practically dark, with minimal light, except for my shining eyes. There was no way a shadow could move. Besides, do shadows really move? At least, my common knowledge said that was impossible.

Yet, there was something indicating that the figure I saw wasn’t just a simple reflection: the shadow had a glowing heart in rainbow colors, similar to what I’d seen in humans and monsters. Well, actually, it didn’t possess a heart in the conventional sense. Instead, there was a faint line moving, leading somewhere, with the shadow as its endpoint. In summary, it seemed there was a starting point... probably.

I continued walking towards the shadow, watching the line that seemed to stretch further down the hallway. I paused for a few seconds, pondering whether I should approach or not when suddenly, a siren began to echo through the corridor. I didn’t know what the siren meant, so I decided to just ignore it.

When I looked at the shadow again, it started to twist strangely and somehow just sank into the floor, disappearing completely from the hallway. I glanced around briefly, but there was no sign of it. Moreover, the colored faint line had also vanished. But, whatever; I already had an idea of where that line was going.

Once again, I moved my little feet down the hallway, heading towards where I remembered the line ended. It didn’t take long; about two minutes later, I found a door that seemed special compared to the others. It was closed, so I tried looking around, but found nothing that could help me open it.

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But no matter how much I looked, that door clearly stood out from the rest. It was as if it was saying, “Look, I’m special, come open me” However, I had no clue how to do that.

Yet, it wasn’t that I had no idea who could open it. As I walked down the hallway toward this point, I noticed a fork in the path with a sign clearly indicating that from there on, it was the area where the scientists and security team were located.

I turned back and began following the direction of that corridor, which was relatively close. I quickly arrived at it and walked, observing the environment around me. However, no matter where I looked, there were no scientists, let alone the security team. Strangely, there were many items scattered on the floor, like lab coats, weapons, security clothes, and vests, among others.

(Seriously, what’s happening with this place? Or, better yet, where did everyone go?)

As I continued to explore the hallway, I finally found something: an ajar door, through which a faint light was seeping. This light was bright enough to partially illuminate the room, but no more than that.

I didn’t think much of it and simply opened the door, stepping into the room. To my surprise, I found two people I hadn’t seen in a while: Emily and Laura. I tilted my head towards them, questioning what they were doing there, and both looked at me with the same expression of confusion.

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(POV - Emily Parker)

Emily couldn’t hide her surprise upon noticing the small being that had just entered the room. The only question lingering in her mind at that moment was: “How did she manage to get out of her containment?” As far as Emily remembered, the walls were made of super-resistant and special metal, capable of containing even Anomalies with anomalous strength powers.

“Ma’am Anomaly! You came to save us! I was so scared; I really thought this time would be my end!”

Laura, as always, showed an extremely positive attitude towards the Anomaly. Even Emily, who initially considered this absurd, couldn’t deny that now that the Anomaly was with them, for some reason, they both felt much safer.

Emily watched with a serene look as the Anomaly easily freed itself from Laura’s embrace and focused its attention on the projector on the table, which illuminated the place. Luckily, Emily remembered that the projector worked on batteries and that she had brought it with her earlier.

The Anomaly slowly approached the projector, with a curious look, and extended its hand. Immediately, Emily stood up, feeling that her life was in danger. If, for some reason, that projector broke, she and Laura would definitely meet their end this time.

In a moment of desperation to save the projector, Emily tripped over the chair due to the darkness and, while trying to balance herself, knocked the projector to the floor with her elbow, shattering it into a thousand pieces. She stared blankly at the remains of the projector as the room plunged back into darkness, with the only visible light coming from the Anomaly’s golden eyes, now blinking in confusion.