"Annabelle..?! Pull yourself together. Let me go!..Please..! Stop this..!"

A loud agonizing cry echoed through the hallways of the abandoned Cold Court.

A vile woman's laugh soon followed.

"Oh~my! Annabelle , I didn't know you had such dedicated friends. To even care about your worthless life, betraying them, as well as betraying your own mother. What's your use?"

The woman laughed haughtily as dark magic flowed through her hand, as countless of shadows enveloped her figure.

Her ebony hair and soulless eyes were filled with wickedness and sadistic pleasure.

The scene of the court could only be described as a bloody massacre. Bodies after bodies, piled up, the scent of blood is thick.

The wicked woman stood above two figures grovelling down on the floor. Two young girl's are seen hugging one another.

Clearly one was shielded, while the other endure the hits.

The magic in the wicked woman's hand flickered wildly and struck the teen again and again, piercing through the young girl's skin.

Annabelle, being hit let out a small whimper gritting her teeth as she continues to use her body as a shield the other girl below her.

Chasity struggled to push the other's weight off her. Her Mana, was long exhausted along with her strength. Her tears continued to flow, while she struggled. She couldn't bear to watch anymore of this. Annabelle was protecting her in the expense of her body.

"Mmm~? You still continue to persist huh? And here I was being a good mother, letting you off with just serious wounds and not taking your life. Be a good girl and let me kill that thing under you okay? Or else, mommy will be forced to kill you, ok~!"

The wicked woman laughed and the magic in her hand cackled and was building up a good amount of power. Surely, Annabelle thought, it will kill her.

Her mother will kill her.

Such a fate ..

She deserves that.

Her glassy mixed sapphire and gold eyes fluttered, as she released a sigh. She stared down to a pair of scared silver eyes, her eyes held mountains of emotions, adoration, love, regret...

Mouthing before she was struck with magic.

"I'm sorry sister."

Annabelle then mouthed a magic curse of relation to herself and her mother.

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"Hey, hey, hey! ∎∎∎∎ are you really sure we should add this to the game?"

Her co-worker called out to her from his desk stall. The fast clicking on the keyboard stopped, as the small giggle turned into a proud laugh was heard emerging from the woman.

"Haha! Of course. In that beta of course. I'm still testing the waters with that one. But it had to be done. Aren't you bored with the re-current trend of games nowadays? So stale!"

She called out to the guy, voicing out her opinion and confirmation with what he asked.

"You do have a point there."

[Sigh]

"Well if that's what you want Boss. I'll do it."