This ans a lot when it cos to the city we’re getting closer to since we kind of know what to expect now. Humans that probably won’t think twice about letting us die if it ans they will live.
The selfishness of them is sothing I haven’t experienced in quite so ti. I know I have probably been thinking that way myself at tis.
But I also don’t want other humans dying if they co along with ... That’s the difference.
"Aren’t you the almighty hero here," Celeste says sarcastically.
That’s all I want for humanity... To save them from the zierel. I have thought about this more tis than I care to count.
Of course you’d be sarcastic about it, you just want to see killing more. Yet, you aren’t pushing it onto as much as you did before.
Why is that?
"You already kill without my help, what reason do I have to tell you to do it," Celeste answers.
I didn’t really think about it like that at first... You’re right. I have been killing without any push to do so which is sothing I didn’t expect from myself.
They are monsters at the end of the day so it is the right thing to do.
"Yet the woman’s death still haunts you," Celeste ntions.
A flash of Miss Roses face goes through my mind as I stop walking for a second.
I didn’t have much of a choice but to kill her, she was corrupted by the infection at the end of the day. She would’ve killed all those students if given the opportunity to do so.
Tess would’ve died in front of ...
"I’m just saying that technically she was human still in a sense," Celeste responds nonchalantly.
"Murderer."
"Yes he is a murderer now."
"Liam killed another human being."
I...
"MURDERER!"
"MURDERER!!!"
"MURDERER!!!!"
"I’m not a murderer!!!" I shout without thinking.
Alia stops ahead of and turns around, a confused expression on her face.
"Nobody called you a murderer Liam," Alia says softly.
"Sorry... Just.. I’m sorry," I respond quietly.
I just catch up to her and continue to walk while trying to forget the fact that I just shouted like that.
Ba-dum. Ba-dum.
I can feel my heart racing after all of that, a sign that I was getting quite worked up from it all.
Nonetheless I push past it while we make our way for the city. A sign finally appears before us with "Amadon 1 Mile". The thing we have been hoping to see has finally decided to show up.
"We don’t have that much longer at least," Alia says with so relief in her voice.
"Yeah, that is good," I reply softly.
"I think we should be prepared for anything," Alia advises.
"Already on it," I say while gripping my sword.
With our weapons in hand we continue our walk for about 15-20 more minutes before the city of Amadon is finally within our sight.
Walls really are built around the entire city...
It is hard to see at first with how dark it is but I can definitely see the walls. They go pretty far up from the way it looks as well, but there has to be a way inside.
"They really did build walls around this city," Alia says with a surprised tone.
"I don’t know how they did this but it is insane," I reply while staring at the wall.
"We should probably take advantage of this and get so rest for a bit," Alia suggests.
Getting rest near these walls could be smart since most zierel don’t have a way to get into this city, making it a hassle. They might not consider this place for quite so ti if we are lucky.
It just makes wonder why Airi would suggest heading here. The places she sent last were to wipe out a bunch of zierel... Is that the sa story here?
I hope that it isn’t.
"I agree, we should," I respond while taking a seat by the wall.
Alia takes a seat next to , sitting the lantern down between the two of us.
"I ant to ask, why did you shout about not being a murderer before?" Alia asks with a curious tone.
"I guess I got a bit overwheld with so thoughts... That’s all," I answer quietly.
"Do you think the woman’s death makes you a murderer?" She asks.
"I- Yes," I struggle to respond at first.
I can’t tell her that it is because of voices I heard calling a murderer.... I’d seem like I’m completely crazy. That is a possibility at this point though.
"That woman wasn’t human anymore, I saw the look in her eyes. She really did give in to her infection," Alia says with a serious tone.
"Then why do I feel this guilt over it?" I question.
"Because you are human," Alia answers without hesitation.
The guilt is sothing I have been slowly struggling with each day but maybe it is normal after all. Am I really a good person if I don’t struggle with this...?
"I appreciate you trying to make feel better Alia," I say genuinely.
"I am just being honest. You are human so it is normal to feel guilty over sothing like that, but you did nothing wrong," Alia replies.
"Thank you. I honestly needed to hear sothing like this," I say with appreciation in my voice.
Maybe I am opening up to the idea of having soone by my side for this fights, but the fear still lingers. I don’t want to watch people close to die again.
That is sothing that I don’t know if I can avoid or not... Especially with the way the zierel are out here. They also seem to be evolving into stronger variations already.
I also can’t handle a full fight against a hybrid on my own yet.
What will happen if I run into one in this city while Airi is so far away? Could I beat them by myself, or would it be possible with Alia’s help?
That is the real question.
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