It's quiet... Alice thought, approaching the door and swinging it open.
It wasn't locked either. He likely just ran in here after it all went down and simply sulked in silence.
But Alice couldn't bla him. After all, she was partially at fault.
If she had knowingly purified the drugs Lar had given her, then she would've been able to make it out on ti.
Heck, she might've been able to change the outco of the entire situation.
But now, Zaria was taken by the people over at the governnt, and she was likely going to be dissected.
Nonetheless, Alice wanted to at the very least salvage Neraxis's ntality.
Therefore, she strode through his house until finally, she arrived at his room.
Alice could hear faint breaths coming from inside, and without wasting even a mont, she opened the door.
Imdiately, a furled-up Neraxis entered her sight.
He was using the bed sheets to cover himself, and only his white hair was slightly visible.
"Hey..." Alice muttered, sitting down beside him. "I heard what happened. I'm sorry..."
He didn't reply, so she continued. "Truth be told, I got a few ssages from her, but I was knocked out and I couldn't reply... But it's not really an excuse now, is it?"
That seed to make him halt for a few monts as the sheets slowly parted, revealing Neraxis, whose eyes were slightly red from the sobbing.
"Alice..." Neraxis sniffled. "Zaria's dead..."
"No she isn't..." Alice replied with a sigh. "The governnt have her, but I wouldn't keep my hopes up."
"The governnt? That's even worse than death," Neraxis remarked, anger clear in his tone. "I didn't see her die... But the blood puddle on the ground was definitely hers."
"You can try saving her," Alice said with a smile and slowly extended her hand, placing it on his shoulder.
Normally, he would've likely dodged it, as he didn't like making physical contact with people. But today was different.
Nonetheless, now that she had contact with him, Alice used a certain skill.
Catalyst...? Alice tilted her head.
So I'm basically stealing him from her? Alice thought with a frown.
However, since she realized he was slowly growing confused at the fact she still had her hand on his shoulder, Alice decided to go with the only available option at the current mont.
It didn't take long, only a few seconds. However, she could already tell Neraxis was acting a little strangely.
He had a dazed look on his face, and he quickly swatted her hand away, then stumbled from the bed, falling to the floor.
"Neraxis...?" Alice muttered. "Are you okay?"
"Sorry..." Neraxis replied. Yet the mont he turned toward her, she saw tears streaming down his cheeks.
They fell uncontrollably, and Alice didn't have the heart to point them out.
Instead, she leaned down and cupped his cheeks.
"Do you rember what we were talking about?"
Neraxis slowly nodded. "Zed was captured, and we were going to rescue him... though... are you sure you want to go, Zar—Alice?"
Her brows twitched at his near mix-up. "I said I'll follow you wherever you go. However, maybe we should sit this one out? I an, Lar and the others said they're already on it."
"Lar... right," Neraxis muttered. "He tried to help Zed and , but I was knocked out. After that..."
Neraxis suddenly put his hands over his forehead as a pained expression appeared on his face.
However, it soon went away, replaced by his previous dazed look.
All the while, Alice was staring at the situation with an equally pained look.
Suddenly, her phone rang, and when she opened it, she saw a single ssage.
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