Faced by the shadow of her teammate, Aurora couldn't get herself to do anything. Every hateful world that the darkened reflection spat held some truth.
She had been overconfident enough that she could protect everyone until they grew into the ultimate defenders of humanity, but it was all just a pipe dream.
'I'm sorry.'
To the dead Mark, to her hurt companions… Aurora let out an all-encompassing apology as she shed her guilt. She knew that unspoken words weren't worthy of forgiveness. However, the one that could still be saved took priority.
If it was to stop at least one of them from suffering, Aurora was ready to pay back her dues ten times more!
'You are not real.'
Although her heart could already tell that the vengeful manifestation before her wasn't connected to the true victim, Aurora still had to convince herself that this wasn't something that could be saved.
