Despite coming from a wealthy family, Persephone stubbornly decided to work at a cafe where usually crowded places isn't a normal occurrence. From time to time, whenever the place was actually crowded with people— the place only ever got recognition when parties from the city were held.
During those hours, Persephone would easily go through the list of orders and impress those within sight of her. Her impressive skills saved the cafe's popularity and prevented it from bankruptcy, that's why she got promoted to manager fairly quickly from just a few months there making her the most loved from both costumers and employees. Coming from a family with success, people assumed and took suspicion that the daughter was spoilt and aggressive to those who didn't look her way but luckily, her parents were strict from both manner and looks and disciplined her well enough for her to not grow up into an ill-mannered and discourteous lady.
Even with her parents death holding sadness in her heart, she still remained humble and polite. People found her lovable and employees rejoiced when she finally came out of her room after weeks of tears not wanting to leave her face. They comforted her for months until she was finally able to ready herself. Persephone was not rude to anybody yet even the best could receive hatred from jealous people.
Few people grew to be hateful towards Persephone and used her kindness to achieve their own selfish desires. She saw through this and abandoned them causing them to grow more immature and repulsive. Rude remarks and aggression were examples of those creatures wanting to make her stable life hell. Once, Persephone almost tore off their limbs after making an insensitive comment about her parents and she should be happy that she inherited their money. Anger rushed through her mind for the first time ever since she kept ignoring them not caring for their insults but this one was the definition of "way to far."
Unfortunately, these people regardless of foul energy leaking through them constantly were all decently attractive people. Persephone wouldn't call them drop dead gorgeous but their looks made up for their narcissistic personality.
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"Sofia, Liam and Andrew." [ "All come from families with power making them harder to assassinate." ]
Persephone thought jokingly. Her mind grasped this as the trio obnoxiously brags about their wealth infront of her. She sighed disappointedly when her mind seemed to imagine an old memory where these three morons were actually once her friends she cared about deeply. She raised a hand and only then had the trio stopped talking and looked at her confused.
"I should file a restraining order, you three are sickening." Persephone stated not phased as their expression went from confused to fear. They backed up and sat on their private seat as they glare at Persephone grinning from victory. Persephone being childish, she stuck her tongue out to the three and made a face implying her win and how they would go to jail if she ever did sign the order. If these three wouldn't stop, she actually might be serious about it.
She spun her straw from the chocolate drink she ordered and sat like an employee who won over the promotion from the other worker. Pride filled within her as she smiles happily.
Although this happiness did not last as the doors from the room erupted and from shock, Persephone dropped her drink on her lapped and looked at the stranger..or.....strangers. She was about to get up but when the masked people tried to pull something from their pockets, her instincts knew somebody was not going to get out of her injured or..alive. Her body stiffened as what seemed to be their boss inspects the room, probably eyeing on who was the richer person they were going to target
( Bad decision Persephone. She should not have gone to this stupid party. )
She prayed silently as she tries to think of an escape with also protecting these people from the party. If not for her Yoga training she did last year, her heart would have exploded in pieces far more than her wealth. By now, these people started to crawl on their knees and beg for their lives as they offer loads of expenses in exchange for their survival. The money they offered were way more than hers but the offenders seemed to still be hesitant which confused most of people including Persephone.
Assuming that there was higher currency, none of the masked people left making her think to herself what the reason was.
Are they looking for a specific person? is this an assassination? Did someone plan this to
happen..?
No, I think none of them planned this. If so then their acting skills are on point. Everyone here looks completely petrified. Persephone realized after making a doubtful assumption. She shouldn't suspect anyone without proof, she said to herself.
The stiff people finally broke out from their paused movements as a well built man steps into the room and starts to intimidate everyone. He then walked to a guy who was the same height as him and threatened to hand over his belongings. This continued until it finally was her turn. Visibly shaking, she tries to calm herself down by breathing in and out but she coughed on her own breath as she hears the man say "This is her." to his fellow group. She shot a fearful look and stepped back but failed when she was pushed into the center of the room. Gun pointed at her head, the killer stated that they would need to pay larger prices for this woman to be released. Feeling betrayed as she sees her quote on quote other friends turn their heads away from her not giving her a look. Sweat drops on her face when none of the people were actually willing to save a life.
The masked intruders then stated again but instead shot the gun up from the roof leaving shouts from people and more dreadful thoughts for Persephone. She kneeled to the ground scared to look up and not believing why they have no reason to save her. They clearly had the money so why..? The intruder's lack of patience as he visibly shows it made Persephone more uncomfortable than ever. The masked man then pointed the gun at her stomach and before she could show any signs of emotions, he had already shot her.
Limping from what seemed to be the most painful experience from her life, she tries to call out to guests in the room as her vision darkens from every step and second it takes. Balancing was to hard to manage making her lay down on the floor with her own pool of blood. Her mind spun in circles when noticing that the color she saw from the world was beginning to fade into a TV show that only black and grey were seen available. She emotionlessly smiled and collapsed on the floor as she hears shouts of terror from people making it the last sound she ever heard again. Her eyes closes shut when surprisingly, a voice is heard from her mind and as the voice spoke, she analyzed the voice as it seemed to be every voice in which games would normally count it as their guidance or a person who mostly gives out tutorials. Not knowing what to do with this voice, she calls out for it when the voice spoke a sentence that seemed to final and then a strong and horrible light appeared from her vision making her yelp in surprise. She hears the voice and turned to look at it but immediately catches on that it was not a person that was narrating it. She knew it was some sort of director.
"Level 1, Skills added. Preparing for modification." The voice spoke out loud and clear.... Persephone Anderson, Completed.