In the pitch darkness.. the sound of a door creaks open. And a sliver of light shines upon a tall woman, however, the light was not enough to completely illuminate her features.
"Mom is that you?" Asked a small pretty girl, with delicate features, who while hugging her knees, was unable to tear her eyes away from the silhouette.
The door abruptly close. Then darkness once again enshrouded the room.
Unable to forget the silhouette, the little lass groped along, searching for the knob. After a long time, she was able to find open the door and open it.
She found herself in a small room, with two doors were on opposite sides of the room; one under the light, while the other, only an outline among the shadows. The girl found herself faced with a choice, which of the two doors would lead to her mother?
However her gut feeling was telling her that none of these doors were the answer.
"CRASH..."
Selene jolted into awareness.
Smoke and fire filled the room.
Shrill cries filled the air.
"Great, by now, they have already realized I'm alive. Wait, where was the little angel?" Selene wondered.
"Kid, where are you?" She shouted. The smoke made it nearly impossible to see anything. Luckily, she heard some coughing, then saw a small bundle lying at the floor; she went towards it and confirmed that it is, indeed, the child. Carrying the child, she quickly left from the burning structure.
At the exact moment they reached the outside, Selene felt an extreme headache. Their situation could be said to be jumping from the frying pan into the fire. Six black garbed individuals appeared blocking their paths.
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"Go back inside, today, you cannot leave alive. Die and accompany those that you have killed." The one at the front declared.
Left with two equally dangerous options. Selene had no choice but to fight her way out. Unfortunately, she also needed to protect someone and was left at a disadvantage.
She once again used her [Mirror Puppet Art] and headed towards the dark forest. Because of her lack of energy she only managed to conjure two clones. From the six, two assassins still chased them, on the other hand, the remaining ones chased after the other clones.
"Swish... swish... swish... swish"
Four arrows shot towards them. Even though she was running in a zigzag manner, Selene only managed to dodge two while one pierced her back and the other her leg. Seeing that her chances at survival was already dire, she suddenly remembered her cloak. Using the last of her energy, she utilized her skill[ice shoes] causing her speed to triple. Then she quickly climbed up a large tree and hid. Selene wondered if she was a monkey in the past life, especially since these days climbing trees became a necessity.
"Do not move until I come back alright? I'm sorry for dragging you into this. Stay safe." After one big slap, the child awoke and was ordered by Selene.
She then removed her cloak and wrapped it around the child. Placing the child near the trunk, she then erased any sign of her presence in the area.
"HUFF.. HUFF"
Selene persevered to run as far away from the child's location.
Before long Selene can no longer run. Instead, she just kept on walking, wanting this nightmare to end. After a while she just laid down, the pain and exhaustion caught up with her.
"Mother, I'm tired. At least maybe I can finally meet you now." Closing her eyes, Selene welcomed the familiar darkness.