The wave has finally dispersed.
The village has regained its calm, or what remains of it.
The damage was much less extensive this time; my "comrades" were frozen in the snow.
Their dead eyes.
The inhabitants had gathered all around the pulpit fence.
Me especially.
Some immediately back away. Others lower their eyes.
This old woman even dropped her cane when she saw me.
I think I understand, I feel like I ate them, even if we all survived, I'm the only one left to point the finger at.
Geise finally crosses the Madwoman and heads straight towards me.
Tall. Thick. The kind of body forged to survive here.
He doesn't seem to despise me.
Her eyes never left mine.
Then he stops
– Chief, has the little girl disappeared?
I frowned.
– What girl? This Ki-moon is a boy.
The man sighed in annoyance.
– no, the little one who arrived a month ago, the one who insisted on treating this ki-moon.
Silence.
Then another man raised his head slightly
– Ah… the player?
He chuckled slightly.
– The one who sang everywhere that she was waiting for someone?
The old woman let out a long sigh.
As if this memory bored him more than anything else.
Then she simply shrugged.
– She must have gotten tired of waiting and went back to the game.
I turn my head slightly towards her.
But his expression doesn't change.
– I think I'm the only one who doesn't know who you're talking about
The man eventually laughed softly.
A bitter laugh.
– It's nothing, she wasn't really one of us.
He lowers his eyes towards the ground.
– At least she's still alive… If I had her luck, I could run away.
Silence.
The icy wind took hold of the disappointed man.
My eyes slid over my "comrades" before I turned away.
I gathered my things and returned to my tree.
"They don't need me anymore," I said.
I let out a tired little laugh.
The first one in a long time.
And that almost annoys me even more.
Kim Young
The tips of my fingers were freezing, I hit my face to stay conscious.
Again.
Always.
I have been losing my soul for so long that my arms no longer even seem real to me.
My fingers are bleeding, sweaty and purple.
My legs are trembling.
But I refuse to look elsewhere
A scream tore through the air again.
Here we go again
CRACK ! .
I close my eyes and cover my ears.
I can't stand watching them die anymore.
Kang is no longer climbing.
I grit my teeth.
- advanced…
My voice is broken.
Almost inaudible.
I discreetly slide my hand against my watch.
The screen hidden under my sleeve lights up.
My lines are still blocked
My eyes scan the characters at lightning speed.
Then I modify it as best I can.
A few more seconds is all I can offer.
I smile weakly.
- …Again.
But even that is becoming difficult now.
They started blocking certain orders.
Gradually.
I slowly raise my eyes towards the drones.
They float all around the tower.
Like vultures.
I look at Kang again.
against my will…
I'm really counting on him now.
I'm stuck, completely.
The creator of this horror.
I let out a nervous laugh.
Pathetic.
– I just wanted to…
And now I'm stuck in it like everyone else.
CRACK !
Bones explode against the ground and a pool of blood splashes me.
My vision turns red.
Only once.
Even if I have to tear this tower down stone by stone.
Even if I have to use Kang.
Even if I have to sacrifice everyone.
I'm going upstairs.
Even if this game has to burn with me.
One last chance to unplug this machine.