The weather is cold, yet the children continue on their path towards the shelter, and they finally reach dry land. Zero kept trying to clear the bushes from the path using her knife, and Moan listened to all the sounds to determine their direction, and Lost took over monitoring from the trees, to warn them in case of any danger.

"Woah... haven't we arrived yet?" Moan whined.

"Two full days at sea... and two days while we are stuck in the forest... counting all the days... we've only spent five days... and the map says... that we still have a day's distance ahead of us."

"Damn it... I'm going to lose my mind."

"Try to endure more, Moan." Lost said.

"Don't worry... we will get out of the forest... if we just stop complaining and the heavy jokes... do you hear me?" Rêve said nervously and annoyed.

"Zero... are we close to getting out?" End asked.

"I don't know... but... I think I glimpsed something," at that moment, Zero pushed aside the bushes, to find before her a barren plain, so she raised her head to see the sky overcast with clouds, interspersed with scorching sun rays. Zero moved forward, the place was completely devoid of life, and the distorted atmosphere creates in her a deep feeling, which can be described as strangeness, gloom, loneliness, for the group to advance. Zero raised her staff, to glimpse the ethereal line leading her forward.

End stepped forward, saying: "We are on the right path?"

"Yes." Zero turned to him.

*******

'The view of the stars here is different at sea... (looking at her knife)... strange... why did I answer in that way.'

*****

At sea, two days ago, on that night.

"Do you have power... like the rest of your friends?" Zero asked.

"(Muffled laughter)... I am truly weak."

"Ah... what do you mean by your words?" Zero asked, not understanding.

"As if I would tell you this."

"You don't trust me... really."

"I might tell you... but... on condition that you answer my question."

"Which question?"

"(Turning towards Zero)... Do you make your decisions yourself... or do you improvise in your actions?"

"What is this strange question?" Zero asked in surprise.

"....I am serious... it will become more... if you tell me about your feeling.... and you do what you are ordered to do."

"Huh... what I am ordered to do."

"You will understand the matter... as soon as you tell me... perhaps... my view of you will change... and perhaps... all doubts towards you will disappear.... and I will tell you.... about my power... but... keep the matter of this world... and my power a secret... from them.... for I.... do not want them... to realize... that they are between life and death."

******

'I don't understand... my feeling....... I do what I am ordered to do.... perhaps.... I will feel as if I am ....'

{I understand his feeling of anxiety.} At that moment, Zero jumped in fright, to find that twin sitting in front of her.

'He started appearing to me more lately... hah.. I am just imagining things... this.. is nothing but imagination.' Zero thought anxiously and sweating.

{As if I am just an imagination (laughter).... Zero... did you like my addition to your staff?}, the twin said, enjoying himself.

"What is your purpose....? …. Where are you leading me?" Zero asked angrily.

{You know... don't you...?}

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At that moment, Zero woke up anxiously and very scared, to find everything as it was.

'Who would expect... that we can dream of nightmares... in the world of nightmares itself... (turning towards the children)... this... is more like a curse really.... I am without a fixed goal.... my thoughts are scattered and turned upside down.... I forgot most of my world.... and here I am wandering in a distorted world.... and I don't even know who I am currently pursuing.... I am... lost....... I will never find Regret... in this way.'

Zero lay down on the dry ground, looking at the sky shining, and the stars like lamps illuminating the universe, so her eyes teared up, reflecting the ethereal starlight.

'I will never know one day.... the taste of hope.'

*******

"Which direction now?" Rêve asked.

"Perhaps towards the east... from here." Lost pointed on the map.

"Fool... we will return to the forest in this way." Rêve said.

"Then towards the west." Moan suggested.

"We turned north after that..." Rêve added.

"Zero.... do you have any way? …. Zero."

The children turned to her, to find Zero holding her staff tightly with her hands, as she tries to contemplate her surroundings within herself. Zero closed her eyes, and silence prevailed in the place.

'That devil... may have tampered with my path... or rather... completely changed my direction..... I think.. that my direction now... is the shelter.... and if I am not mistaken.... then I am currently following people I know.... could one of them be alive.... or that some of them.... are still alive.... if that is true.... then I will follow several stations.... before I find my goal.... this is what that devil wanted me to understand.... and if I am not mistaken.... I realized who I am following.... during the opera performance... could it be.... but he died..... did he manage to escape from that doll? ..... I do not know.. but Noone... woke up before realizing whether he died or not.... okay.... I know my path now.'

******

"The path is from here," Zero pointed forward.

The children were puzzled by her behavior, except for End, who looked at her suspiciously and doubtfully.

So the children continued their journey, passing by many dilapidated buildings, and burnt forests, facing difficulties with some distorted animals, until they arrived at the place.

'The line ends.... at this point.' Zero raised her head, to find the place empty, just a barren plain.

'What does this mean.' Zero thought with muffled anger.

"This is the place... but... there is nothing here." Rêve said in surprise and confusion.

"Did you read the map well?" Lost asked.

"Yes..." Rêve replied.

"There is something wrong." Moan said.

At that time, Zero was looking upwards, and shock was muffled inside her, so End stepped towards her, saying: "There is something wrong.... isn't there, Zero?"

"No.... (Zero rubbed her bandaged eye, to glimpse something strange, despite the ethereal line penetrating forward, it stops at a strange point, it was like a wall for her).. wait."

Zero rushed towards that point, to stop in front of it, so the children followed her while they were confused.

"What's the matter, Zero?" Moan asked.

"Is there something strange?" End asked.

Zero felt a strange feeling, as she looked at that point, she was the only one who could see it. Zero swallowed her saliva, gathering her courage, so she stretched her hand towards that point.

Suddenly, Zero's hand disappeared, fear and astonishment struck the children's hearts, so she pulled it back to find her hand was fine.

"What just happened?" Lost asked.

"Are you alright... Zero?" Rêve asked anxiously.

"I understand." Zero said with realization.

The children did not understand what was happening, to find Zero had jumped forward to disappear on her own, so the children were surprised for a moment.

Lost gathered his courage, and jumped forward to disappear, to be followed by Rêve and Moan. End hesitated, but he jumped to disappear.

End jumped to find the children astonished, so he stood on his feet, to be struck by amazement.

"Is this... it?" Lost asked.

"Yes." Rêve replied.

"It is." Moan said.

"The shelter." Zero said in astonishment.

The shelter was a gigantic place, like a bunker during wars, a gigantic castle, but a huge palace, with a mixture of modernity and classicism.

'Here... my goal.' Zero said this to herself with astonishment apparent on her face.

"What are you waiting for... let's go in." Lost said enthusiastically, rushing towards the entrance.

"Let's go... Rêve." Moan rushed towards him, pulling Rêve.

"Hey... the shelter will not run away from us." End said.

Zero raised her head, to glimpse something standing on the roof, the sunlight was blocking its shape, suddenly her pupils constricted, realizing what was happening.

"Lost, stop." At that moment, that thing descended in front of Lost with force, to plant fear and shock in Lost's heart, causing him to fall to the ground. It was a strange person, wearing a tattered robe, completely covering his body, and he was carrying his bow. The three retreated slowly backwards, fear controlling them. Suddenly, that person raised his bow to pull that string, to reveal at that moment arrows pointing towards the children.

"Is this really the shelter?" Lost asked.

"Impossible." Rêve said.

The children said this while anxiety controlled them, at that moment, Zero raised her head while laughing, saying: "Don't worry... it's just.... just a simple welcome." Zero said this with a cold smile on her face.