[Moments Earlier]
Alicia slowly opened her eyes.
Everything was so loud, and the world seemed to be collapsing on itself. As everything trembled and rumbled, she was slowly pulled out of deep slumber.
Casting her blurry gaze to the darkened sky above, she was met with a bombardment of voices from all her classmates and teachers.
"Alicia!"
"You're up, Alicia!"
"Are you fine, Alicia?"
"Take it easy! How do you feel?"
She remained still despite being overwhelmed by all of these questions. The faces of her classmates began poking into her field of vision, blocking her view of the evening sky.
'I'm still not dead, huh…?' Her thoughts trailed as she tiredly blinked, fighting back the urge to cry once again.
"I know you're just waking up, but I need to ask you something…" Adonis' voice echoed in the air as he drew closer.
"Hmm…?"
