Silva woke up from a full night of sleep before her alarm rang. Despite the weight on her chest, the blind girl quickly stood up from her bed. She put on the jacket Emely gave her, took her firearm, and stepped out of her room, ready for everything.

"It's time!"

The ship's crew all stayed together just in case Silv attacked them. Everything seemed calm until they entered the main hall and saw numbers painted in red on the wall. The group looked around for the culprit while Neige approached the wall with curiosity.

"06072023... It's probably coordinate to a world..."

"I'll check." Emely took her phone out, everyone gathered around her but couldn't understand the language on her phone and had to wait for her to give the result "That's strange, I don't have data on it."

"So it's not a world?" Neige asked with surprise.

"It is, but it's not one I have information on. This means that this isn't a world that's inside the leader's diary, it probably was created another way. I managed to track Silv's watch, she's in this world for sure."

The leader stared at the screen in disbelief, completely focused on this strange world.

"Created another way... An artificial world... Silva, Neige, Sepide, we already agreed you would take care of it. Just... Be careful, we don't know what's happening in there."

"We'll manage!" Confidently said Silva "I'm not letting Silv get away this time, she'll be taken care of for good."

"I know you can do it, good luck."

The trio lined up together and waved at the rest of the ship. Today would be the day that Silv's chaos is tamed, they would make sure of it.

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In front of the group was a strange sight, a straight road leading to the horizon that looked like it was painted. Not only the path but the whole world was painted, mountains of paintings in frames filled the scenery, adding to the eeriness of the place. Neige and Sepide stepped forward but quickly noticed their friend lagging behind. Silva seemed terrified of something, shaking and looking everywhere around.

"Silva? Are you alright?"

"I... I don't know... It's like I've seen this place before..."

"You've already been here?" Asked Sepide with concern.

"No... Like, I saw it, with my eyes. The moment I entered in this world, it's like I suddenly knew what it looked like."

"Do you want to return to the ship? We can always-"

"No, let's hurry. I don't like this place."

Silva continued, leading the way for her two friends. Despite her clear uneasiness, the blind girl was determined to end it once and for all. They walked for an hour until they were led to a small house made of wood, or rather paint that looked like wood. Silv was standing there with Emel like they were waiting for them. The three friends took their weapons in hand, ready to act at any moment. The girl slowly clapped with a blood-curdling smile on her face.

"It took months, but we're finally here. Can you imagine? A hundred and seventy-three chapters and I still couldn't make you fall Silva, you're a tough one. But don't worry, it's almost over."

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"Are you being self-aware?" Asked Silva with cold words "We'll make sure it's your end!"

"Come on, I'm the main villain, I can't die in one chapter." Silv took a deep inspiration before taking a firearm from behind her back "Silva, do you know who's the most dangerous thing for you?"

Silva stared at Silv, not giving her the satisfaction of an answer.

"Come on, even you know it. The biggest problem in your life is yourself, you were on the right track for a while, trying to get rid of the parasite in your life."

"I know it's wrong, I changed."

"You know what we do when we paint with the wrong color? We paint over it. On the outside, it looks like the sun is yellow, but give it time, and the paint starts to go away, revealing the real color of the star. No matter how much you try to change, your heart is still the same."

"It's in vain Silv, you won't sway me!"

"You seem anxious for someone confident. After all, you're just a coward deep inside. Your heart, it's still the same one that didn't have the strength to stand up against your parents, the same one that took pleasure in their fall, the same one that wanted everyone's attention."

"That's not me anymore! I'm no longer the lonely little girl I once was!"

"You don't need to lie, we're basically the same person..." Silv looked away, a feeling of sadness on her face "I know how you feel, you're afraid to hurt your close ones. We're not healthy enough for that, all we do is hurt others even when we try our best."

"That's not true. I won't let my friends be hurt under my watch, even less by myself!"

"Your heart wavers Silva, are you perhaps... Uncertain?" Silv took her firearm and pointed it at Emel, surprising the girl.

"S-Silv? The bad guys are in front of you!"

Silv stared at Silva in silence, even if they both couldn't see it, the two girls felt the heavy gaze of the other on them. Emel stared at the firearm pointed at her with terror in her eyes, hoping it was one of Silv's sick jokes. But this time, she could feel that something was different.

"Silv? You're scaring me..."

"I hurt people in my madness, with time, you'll do the same."

Silva took her weapon in hand. A loud bang echoed in the empty world but she knew it wasn't her firearm's. Emel's body fell lifelessly on the ground while Neige and Sepide ran toward Silv to stop her. To their surprise, the girl disappeared from nowhere, not leaving a trace behind her. The only thing left of her was the echo of her voice in the painted sky.

"How much time until your real self hurts those you love?"

Silva's rage almost blinded her but she managed to keep her calm and hurried to her friend's side. Neige took a look at Emel, who just took a bullet in the chest and had her eyes closed.

"Is she alright?" Asked Silva with concern.

"I can give her the basic healing, she should live if nothing vital was touched. Gwyn probably knows better, we'll take Emel with us when we go back to the ship."

Silva kneeled at Emel's sides and touched her hair, dread filled her when she felt how similar they were to her beloved's. Neige firmly put his hand on Silva's in an attempt to comfort her.

"You're not going to hurt anyone, as long as you keep trying, everything will be alright."

"Yes, of course."

Silva stood up, only slightly doubting herself. Once Neige took care of Emel, the trio grouped back together, still a bit shocked about what just occurred. Sepide turned toward Emel's body, resting next to the house.

"Did Silv really do that? But why?"

"I guess it's the reason she brought Emel around in the first place, she was trying to find a way to make Silva doubt."

"Well, it's not working." Silva said, trying her best to look confident. She turned toward a seemingly random direction and pointed with her finger "Silv is there, I can feel it."

"Feel it?" Sepide looked toward the direction pointed by her friend, a bit confused "Did you become a compass or something?"

"Maybe I have a magic finger, Emely will be happy if it's the case."

"Can we focus on the matter at hand?" Asked Neige "Silv is so close, we can finally get her."

Silva and Sepide nodded and followed the directions pointed out by Silva. The road continued for a while, they had to walk over a bridge that went over a river made of paint. Silva chuckled when they passed over it, a bit amused.

"I won't need to get paint anymore, I can just come here... If it wasn't so creepy here..."

Silva expected Sepide to agree or Neige to be annoyed but instead noticed that none of them was there. Instead, another voice answered her.

"How can you be so calm? Aren't you worried about all the bad you could cause?"

Silva turned toward the source of the voice, her firearm in hand.

"I told you Silv, I'm not like you."

"You don't need to point this thing at me, it doesn't work here. Anyway, do you really think the world is better with you? Have you ever thought about a world where you don't exist? Don't answer, I already know the answer. When you were such a burden for Neige and the others, all you wanted to do was disappear. But what if you did? What if you were never born?"

"Then Neige would have no one to annoy him."

"You know it wouldn't be the case. A world without you, doesn't it sound like a wonderful world?"