Maya stood in front of the door.
She knocked once.
No answer.
She knocked a second time.
Still nothing.
She knocked a third time.
Maya: "Room service."
But just then—
Boom.
An explosion went off inside the room.
The door blasted open—
Slamming straight into Maya.
She flew back—
Her body hitting the hallway wall hard.
The door crashed against her face before dropping.
Before she could recover—
The girl ran out.
Fast.
Maya pushed the door off herself.
Then immediately gave chase.
The hallway stretched long.
The girl turned a corner—
Maya followed instantly—
The moment Maya turned—
BAM.
A punch landed straight on her face.
Maya flew back—
Crashing into the wall of another room.
She stood up.
Maya: "Ow… that hurt."
A slight pause.
Maya (thought): How the hell can she hit that hard…? Is she a hybrid?
She looked forward.
The girl stood there.
Calm.
Girl: "I knew you guys would find me sooner or later."
Maya rolled her shoulder.
Maya: "I don't have time for this. Just give me what I want."
The girl let out a small laugh.
Girl: "You think I'd hand it over just like that?"
A smirk.
Girl: "Please."
Maya sighed.
Maya: "Whatever. Suit yourself."
A step forward.
Maya: "I'll just beat you halfway to death… then you'll tell me where you kept it."
They moved.
Fast.
Blow after blow—
They clashed.
Scene Shift
Void stepped out of his car.
He paused.
People were running.
Away from the hotel.
His eyes lifted.
Black smoke.
Coming from above.
His expression changed instantly.
Void: "…No."
He vanished.
Running.
Straight for the building.
Up the stairs.
Fast.
Void (low): "Please be okay… please be okay…"
Scene Shift
Back upstairs.
Maya stood over the girl.
Bruised.
Breathing steady.
The girl lay on the ground.
Unconscious.
Maya raised her gun.
Maya: "This ends now."
A blur—
Void appeared—
Driving a kick straight into Maya's ribs.
She flew back—
Sliding—
But caught herself.
Void didn't look at her.
He dropped beside the girl—
Pulling her into his arms.
Void: "Lyra… are you okay?"
Void: "Lyra… wake up."
He shook her slightly.
No response.
His jaw tightened.
Then—
He looked up.
At Maya.
Slowly—
He stood.
And began walking toward her.
Calm.
Angry.
Maya raised her hand slightly.
A small smirk.
Maya: "Maybe next time…"
Maya: "…you should look at your surroundings."
Void paused.
He looked down.
A small device—
Right under his feet.
Too late.
Boom.
The explosion went off beneath him.
The floor shattered.
Void fell—
Crashing through floor after floor—
Until—
He hit the ground below.
Scene Shift
Maya exhaled.
Maya: "That was close…"
A small laugh.
She walked to the hole.
Looked down.
Maya: "Damn… I knocked him out."
A smirk.
Maya: "That was actually kinda cool."
She turned—
Toward where the body was.
Paused.
Lyra—
Gone.
Maya's expression dropped.
Maya: "What the hell…?"
Maya: "Where did she go?"
Then—
Sirens echoed in the distance.
Maya clicked her tongue.
Maya: "Tch… I need to get out of here. Fast."