"Complicated," said Claire. Thinking out loud in the scorching sun was surprisingly hard to do. John almost gave up, he leaned against the tree trunk with sweat pouring down.
"I think we just burn the city first, then we think about the next step," said John.
"I think John is right. The longer we think, the hotter the sun feels," Leon replied.
"How do we get up there?" asked Claire, pointing at the city fortress towering over them.
"Damn!" exclaimed John.
Leon sighed, they were already limp from dehydration. In a few hours they might pass out.
"I know!" exclaimed Claire suddenly.
"How?" asked Leon.
Leon wanted to curse and tell John to shut his mouth, but he couldn't do it anymore. His throat was so dry that his lips began to feel dry and bleeding. Sweat flooded his entire body, it felt so hard to even just breathe. His head felt dizzy, it felt like he could fall over at any time. The fire burning behind them made the atmosphere even hotter.“Leon!! Leon!” John's voice sounded faintly in his ears which began to buzz."Get up, bro!" John's voice was now clear, causing Leon to focus his thoughts on staying conscious. The big man walked towards them. The pounding of his feet seemed to make the ground tremble, but maybe it was because of Leon's head that felt so dizzy. With his big hands, the man grabbed the front of John and Leon's clothes and then lifted the two men up with a laugh.In Leon's mind, a
"Like I said, Claire. I always pay attention to you. Of course, I'm your uncle," he said, smiling lopsidedly. Claire glared at him.“My brother died because of you and your mother. In the first place he shouldn't have chosen your mother. If he doesn't marry your mother, he will become a successful politician instead of living poor in a puddle and dying in a puddle too!" he exclaimed in a suddenly rising voice."My father died because of illness!" exclaimed Claire.“He won't be sick and poor if he didn’t marry your mother! We're a respectable family who should rule the world! We never allowed him to marry your mother let alone have a child like you!” he exclaimed again. Claire's tears began to peek at the corners of her eyes. She will not let anyone insult her mother.
“Leon! Please stop whatever you are doing! Calm yourself!" exclaimed Claire in panic, seeing Leon looking very sick."Claire! Our bodies are out there! In a state of coma… Arghh!” exclaimed Leon while lowering his aching head, as if it was about to explode.“Leon, I know! Calm yourself first!" exclaimed Claire again. She was afraid that Leon would die right away because his face was so red, and his veins turned blue all over his face and neck."Ahhh ..." Leon shouted again with tears peeking in the corner of his eyes. Tears of pain.“Take a breath, Leon. Take a deep breath, exhale ... Please, Leon!" exclaimed Claire, full of worry. Leon tried to calm himself down, he took as deep breaths as he could even though his chest felt tight. He took one more breath, and felt better. The warm liquid was felt to flow out of his nose after that, flowed and then dripped onto the floor. Fresh blood stained the stone floor below Leon.
Claire closed her eyes trying to remember. Her head felt very dizzy, but she didn't care. She began to remember the events of that day. Suddenly Claire felt herself being sucked in. Then the next thing she remembered was that she was like being in an opaque plastic ball. She could see a room full of computers and many people in it. She saw in front of her a short fat man was standing with a lot of tools affixed to his body.Claire felt something was wrong. A memory now seems to force itself to surface. Her head began to feel spinning even more violently. Claire wasn't in a ball at the time, but she felt like she was waking up in a bed. She opened her eyes slowly, but they were very difficult to open. At that moment, she could vaguely see what she saw.“That's… a bed. I woke up on a bed!" exclaimed Claire."Did you see anything else at that time?" asked Leon."Ahh ..." shouted Claire in a choked voice. Trying to endure the pain in his head.
Claire dragged her feet with difficulty towards the only door in the room. However, she fell again to the floor. She found her hand connected to the IV tube. Claire pulled out the IV line until her blood was splattered. With great difficulty, Claire tried to crawl towards the door. She then reached for the handle of the door and opened it. The room outside was very dark. But Claire's eyes saw something that didn't seem quite right. She then stood up holding on to the door handle. A light switch might be around there.Claire's hand reached out to the wall next to the door. Armed with light emanating from the room where she was lying, she finally found the light switch and at once the room became very bright. Claire narrowed her eyes at her glare. After her eyes adjusted to the dazzling light, Claire could barely breathe at the sight before her. Lifeless bodies lay in the room with blood pooling around them.The lifeless bodies looked new, fresh blood still flowing out.
The beep of the time bomb sounded faster, Claire knew she was running out of time. And boom! Claire and Leon's bodies bounced so hard they fell heavily on the ground which was full of gravel. Their ears were buzzing and it was very difficult to move. Leon looked at Claire who fell next to him with blood flowing from her head. He wanted to help, but his body couldn't move at all.Who knows how long later, Leon heard Claire's voice calling out to him even though it was faint. Claire also tugged at Leon's body with great difficulty. Leon tried to move his legs but it was very difficult. Leon felt Claire carrying him and then took him somewhere. Leon is barely aware of what happened next, the next thing he knows is that he wakes up on a soft bed in a small, clean and comfortable room.Leon looked around, a drip tube in his hand, but this is not a hospital. Leon tri
“Leon, are you aware? There’s some guys out there, it seems like they are following us?" asked Claire."I feel it. Men in black?" asked Leon with wide eyes. He thought he was the only one who felt that way."Yes," replied Claire.“Shit! We have to meet your mother. Where is she now?" Leon asked worriedly."I'll call her," Claire replied as she took her cellphone, pressed a few buttons and then pressed it against her ear with a worried expression.Meanwhile, news about Boston Hopkins was still being heard on television."People have started to carry out demonstrations on the streets. Although the current government will still last for another four years, they are
Leon had no other choice but to chase after Claire, but his stiff legs couldn't make him move faster. Claire was already in the hands of the men in black inside their apartment, her blue eyes stared at Leon for the last time before her head was attached to the cable again. Instantly Claire came back into a coma."Noooo!!!" exclaimed Leon.But too late, Claire's body had fallen on the floor. The men then grabbed Leon and dragged him away. Leon couldn't hold back the tears that fell down his cheeks because of this despair. The cables were attached to his body without resistance. Leon just looked at Claire who was already lying with the cable fully attached to her body. Leon did not remember how the process was carried out, which was clear that he suddenly felt completely dark.Leon felt himself being sucked into another dimension and he knew where it would end. Suddenly the dark place became bright.'Welcome back to The Myth.