? Aeri ? Aeri where are you ? ?

  Enma was standing alone in the middle of a forest. It was dark and humid. She was scared. The woman had never seen trees like this before. They looked very real, alive. As far as she knew, forests were long gone. There were a few artificial trees but not that much. Enma looked and screamed for her sister. No response. Something cracked under her feet. When Enma looked at the ground she saw dream catchers covering it. They were all either burned or destroyed.

  ? What the… Aeri ? Aeri ! Answer me, where are you ? ?

  The anxiety rises up. The sky was getting darker and she had nowhere to hide. Her instinct started to kick in, telling her to run. So she ran. As fast as she could. Enma was, for no apparent reason, fearing for her life. She saw a cabin ahead and decided to hide there. She barricaded the door. And layed on the ground. She didn’t see anything but could hear some kind of beast growling. Tears were flooding Enma’s face. She was repeating to herself to calm down, she had a feeling that the beast could smell her fear. And it did. The beast started attacking the door. The growlings were getting stronger and stronger . The beast seemed angry. Enma was unable to move. The door fell. The beast jumped at the girl. When she opened her eyes. The beast was gone. She was back in the forest. No cabin. No growling. Enma wasn’t scared or anxious anymore. She strangely felt the need to take out her heart. The woman used her mechanical hand and pierced her own flesh. It didn’t hurt though. She grabbed her heart, it looked like nothing she ever saw. It was a big yellow glowing stone. Enma suddenly had a hard time breathing. Her body fell on the ground. She tried to look around her for help, the beast was here again. It was calmer this time. It slowly approached Enma and tried to eat her heart. The girl screamed at the beast to leave. Her heart stopped beating. And she woke up.

  Aeri was at a restaurant. A shadow was sitting at her table.

  ? Who are you ? ? asked the girl

  The shadow’s figure slimmed down. She now looked like a young red-haired girl.

  ? I am here to make it fair. ?

  ? Make what fair ? ?

  ? Isn’t it unfair ? ? asked the shadow girl.

  This conversation was very confusing for Aeri. She didn’t know what to do.

  ? What’s your name ? ?

  ? I don’t have one ?

  ? What do you want ? ?

  ? I want to make it fair. ?

  ? What do you mean ? ?

  ? Don’t you think it’s unfair ? ?

  ? What is unfair ? ?

  ? Your life. ?

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  Aeri’s confusion turned into panic.

  ? Where is my sister ? ?

  ? In the forest. ?

  ? What ? ?

  ? She is in the forest. ?

  ? What forest ? There’s no forest. ?

  ? The forest where she died. ?

  ? What ? Who died ? What do you want ? ?

  ? She died and it was unfair. I want to make it fair. ?

  ? What do you want from me ? ?

  ? There is something inside you that can help me make it fair. ?

  This conversation was way too weird for Aeri. She stood up and was ready to leave. The restaurant turned dark.

  ? You can’t leave ? said the shadow girl ? give it to me so that I make it fair. ?

  A green light was glowing from Aeri’s chest. She poured her hand inside and pulled out a green stone. It was her heart.

  ? What happens if I give it to you ? Will I die ? ?

  ? Yes, but I promise to take revenge on the people that made you like this. ?

  The shadow girl extended her hand towards Aeri. The teenager was afraid at the thought of dying, but she was also afraid of what her future might be.

  ? Promise me. Promise me that it’s worth it. ?

  ? It is ? said the shadow girl. She grabbed Aeri’s heart. It was over.

  When Enma opened her eyes, she was tied and gagged. She looked around and saw her sister also tied and gagged at a chair. Enma tried to call her sister, but no noise would come out of her mouth. She saw Aeri waking up. Her little sister was calm and collected. She didn’t look scared or surprised. Enma tried to draw attention to her, which was of no use, Aeri was completely ignoring her. Her little sister looked too busy using her robotic parts to cut the ropes. When it was done she looked at the room. Since Aeri wasn’t going to help her older sister, Enma decided to use the same technique as Aeri to get rid of the ropes. She shouted at the teenager.

  ? What’s your problem ?! Why didn’t you help me ? ?

  ? You didn’t help me either. It’s only fair that I don’t help you. ?

  ? I didn’t help you ? What do you think I’ve been doing all this time? If it weren’t for me… ?

  Enma didn’t have time to finish her sentence when two people entered the room. One of the two attempted to stop the fight between the two sisters. But Enma was too pissed to care. She threw multiple punches at the person. The other person jumped on her, grabbed her by the back of her neck and pulled her down. Enma used her mechanical leg to bounce back on her two feet. She squeezed her opponent against a wall and kicked his head with her elbow. Once the attackers were down, she looked for Aeri. The teenager had already left the room. Enma went out looking for her sister.

  ? Don’t move ! ? screamed someone behind Enma’s back. ? Try something and I shoot. ?

  ? Listen, I’m only looking for my sister. ?

  ? I don’t care, I’ve got orders. Go back into that room and stay quiet until the boss asks for you. Do that and we won’t have problems. ?

  ? What about my sister ? ?

  ? You shouldn’t concern yourself with her right now. ?

  ? Okay, okay I understand. ?

  Enma slowly turned around and walked back into the room. The person closed the door. The woman sat on one of the chairs. Wondering what will happen to her now. She had to wait for a couple of hours before hearing someone knock on the door.

  ? The boss wants to see you. ?