Ciara's eyes bore into that of her doppelgangers, an expression of solidarity in them. The weight of her next question hung heavily in the air, the very essence of it threatening to crush her second.
"How... did Jerry die?" Ciara's voice trembled, the words escaping her lips filled with a raw vulnerability.
She braced herself, her heart pounding in anticipation of the truth that awaited her.
The doppelganger's eyes glistened with unshed tears, her voice choked with sorrow as she began to recount the harrowing events that had stolen Jerry's life.
"They... they used me as bait," she stuttered, her voice trembling with pain. "Knowing my connection to Jerry, the Grand Federation lured him into the fray, hoping to eliminate him once and for all."
"But I thought you decided to support him."
"I had indeed made my choice to stand by his side, but I chose to help him and the Freedom Fighters from within the Grand Federation."
In essence, she became a double agent.
