Alexis opened her eyes and her butt was sore, it seemed like she had just been dragged down.
Wait, that meant she had been separated from Ryu, now she was completely alone.
"Oh my god, why? I've been separated, what should I do? I've never been in this situation before"- Alexis panicked
"Calm down first, you're not going to solve anything by being scared"- Wiro
The wolf jumped to the ground and looked at the girl who looked confused and scared and didn't know what to do, Wiro looked around and used his nose to sniff around. Both of them heard something coming from a closed room, the doorknob clicked and the door slowly opened. The sound of the door creaking was creepy.
From the darkness, a hand reached out from there and then another hand reached out from there, slowly crawling out of the room. Alexis was scared and grabbed the wolf cub and ran away as fast as she could. Because there was only the light from the phone, it was hard to see and she could only run as fast as possible. "What should we do? What should I do if I don't have a weapon? Ah, right, maybe there's a tarot card that can help me with something. Like the minor arcana card 'sword'!"- Alexis
"Wait, don't be so stupid!"- Wiro
"What's wrong?"- Alexis
"The minor arcana cards are just support cards, you have to use the major arcana card first and then use the minor arcana card"- Wiro
"Then I just need to draw the major arcana cards, right?"- Alexis
"It's not as simple as you think, there are 22 major arcana cards, you have to find the right card that represents me. You can't just randomly pick a card!"- Wiro
"What should I do, running around is not a good way!"- Alexis
"The most important thing is that you have to calm down, your energy is too chaotic. If you don't focus on regulating your energy, you won't be able to "I can't draw a card!"- Wiro
Alexis quickly hid behind a wall and turned off the light on her phone, she covered her mouth to keep from screaming. The creature ran past her, the sound of the creature running away then she let out a slow sigh. Her mind was confused and panicked.
"I was never taught these things, I'll be killed!"- Alexis
"Calm down, breathe. Take it easy"- Wiro
Looking at his master made Wiro move closer to comfort him, even though he was ignored by his master, he knew what kind of person his master was. This was really too sudden and too much for Alexis.
After a while of breathing, she noticed Wiro was still rubbing against her leg continuing to comfort her, Alexis felt sorry for the wolf cub. He was clearly her tarot soul, he was so strong, she should be as strong as him, but she was so weak.
It was really embarrassing.
"Okay...I've calmed down...now tell me what I should do"- Alexis
"Get into a sitting position that you feel most comfortable in and close your eyes, relax your mind, focus on letting the surrounding energy gather into you"- Wiro
The sitting position that she found most comfortable was meditation, her mother had taught her that sitting in this position would help her find calm and peace of mind. Alexis crossed her legs together and clasped her hands together with her thumbs touching each other.
Alexis was a little scared, slowly closing her eyes.
A feeling of fear enveloped the girl, sitting in an abandoned building and being chased by a terrifying creature. Alexis couldn't concentrate, her mind kept being distracted, wondering what if while she was concentrating, that terrifying creature attacked her?
"Don't be afraid, concentrate, don't let the things around you distract you. Feel the energy around you" - Wiro
It seemed like she saw something, blue lights were floating around, they were very similar to the color of the plants in that twisted world. Alexis was about to raise her hand to grab it when suddenly something was approaching her.
Red... it was a blood red footprint...
And it was approaching her, there was also a creepy growl as if it was an extremely ferocious beast. Alexis was about to retreat when a strong force pressed down on her, looking straight into her eyes, the glasses reflecting the red eyes that were shining.
Suddenly, Wiro's weak cry woke Alexis up, she was shocked to see that the little wolf was seriously injured. Holding the wolf in her arms, she couldn't help but worry.
"Wiro...what's wrong?"- Alexis
"Run...run...!"- Wiro
Alexis looked up and saw the creature in front of her more clearly, it's face had turned purple, its eyes were wide open and its tongue was sticking out of its mouth. She was about to scream when a noose was wrapped around her neck and thrown hard against the wall, Wiro fell out of her hands. The force was so strong that it tore open the old wound on her body, the noose pulled Alexis up high to hang herself.
The air gradually disappeared, Alexis looked at the creature that still had the noose around its neck that had not been released.
"It's you...you're that man..."- Alexis
Her vision gradually turned blood red, it was because of the blood flowing from the poor girl's eyes.
Red...blood red...it was exactly the same color as the dark creature she had seen...
The red color of the eyes of a predator, as if it wanted to tear everything apart. The predator was very cruel, showing no mercy to anyone.
When facing a dangerous enemy, that predator would...
Violently tearing apart its prey, staining the prey's blood everywhere, proving the predator's strength.
"Wiro!!!"- Alexis shouted
The Strength card in the deck immediately lit up and flew straight into the darkness.
From the darkness, a pair of red eyes flashed, attracting the creature's attention. The beast rushed out, bit the creature's body, then slammed it to the ground three times in a row before throwing it out the window. Alexis removed the noose around her neck and walked towards the window. Blood flowed from her mouth, and she wiped it lightly. The red blood immediately turned into a long black blade with a wolf pattern on it.
Alexis's eyes immediately glowed red with blood. She looked at the creature with deadly eyes.
"You've finished your hunt. Now it's my turn to hunt." - Alexis
The creature immediately controlled the nooses to attack Alexis, but she disappeared in a flash, causing the nooses to catch air.
Alexis floated high up in the air and fell straight down to the creature. It let out a loud roar and used its legs to jump up. She immediately swung her sword down to cut the noose, just as the blade was about to cut near the creature, a voice rang out.
"Why...why did it turn out like this..."
As the blade slashed through the creature, Alexis landed on the ground and the creature fell hard to the ground. The fall was so hard that the creature only twitched in pain. She turned back towards the creature and saw that it was crying, tears streaming from its eyes and its mouth, although blocked by its tongue, was still able to utter a few words.
"Sister...I'm sorry...I'm sorry...I couldn't do it...I wanted to fulfill my wish to become the person you wanted me to be...I failed..."
Hearing those interrupted words made Alexis heartbroken, it turned out that this man wanted to fulfill his family's dream and tried every way to become a foreign ambassador to make up for it. But everything collapsed when his family passed away, perhaps because of that, he ended his life without being able to bring his family's dream to fruition.
"You really shouldn't have done that... your sister would have been very sad if you ended your life like that. You should have lived on, lived on for your dead sister. You can do anything, that's what I'm sure your sister would have wanted"- Alexis
Those words made the creature's tears flow more, perhaps he was really wrong like the girl said. He shouldn't have done that, in a moment of not thinking and doing something, he would be imprisoned in this place forever.
"Hey...what's your name...? May I...know the name of the person...who freed me?"
"My name is Alexis, a tarot reader"- Alexis
"Alexis...Alexis...what a kind name..."
Then the creature gradually dissolved into specks of light and flew away.
At this moment, a sudden pain made her drop the sword and clutch her head, this boiling feeling that had not stopped was it not enough just now?
She really wanted more, wanted more. Wanted to kill, wanted to see more red.
"Oh, it seems you have resonated with your tarot soul. What a fast move!"- Ryu
The gaze towards Ryu made him feel a little cold, Shadow who appeared beside him also felt it.
"Hey, master. It seems like something is wrong with her"- Shadow
"Of course it's not right, she is resonating with the tarot soul too quickly. Now she is even compatible with the tarot soul's personality"- Ryu
Immediately, Alexis picked up the sword and rushed towards Ryu, quickly swung the sword up to slash, but Shadow threw it away so hard that both the sword and the person holding it were sent flying. Behind the long sleeves was a set of very long and sharp iron hands.
"Should we...resonate?"- Shadow
"What are you thinking, do we have to resonate with this? Just give me strength and support me"- Ryu
So Ryu took out a knife and lightly stroked his finger on it, and sigils appeared on it. Alexis charged forward again, and Ryu also charged forward. When the knife was about to reach, Shadow deflected the knife so Ryu could use the knife to cut through the air.
A small black wolf emitting a red light left Alexis' body, causing her to immediately faint. Shadow flew to the small wolf's place, using his finger to pick up the wolf.
"You evolved quickly, huh? Taking advantage of the moment when your master's spirit was at its weakest, you took the opportunity to absorb her energy." - Shadow
"This is give and take, she abandoned me when she first brought me back, I was very angry at being abandoned. I just wanted her to feel the pain I had to go through!" - Wiro
Ryu walked closer and looked at the little wolf that was continuously howling, then smiled contemptuously.
"As expected of a dog that knows how to bite its master back. Looks like I have to teach you a lesson, huh?" - Ryu
That threat made Wiro scared and he cried out louder, his voice became even more miserable, then a hand grabbed the little wolf and pressed it against him. It was Alexis, the girl who was still injured but still tried to get up.
"You did a great job Wiro, thanks to you we're safe. Brother Ryu, please don't blame him, he's just a little too energetic"- Alexis
"Are you serious, didn't you see what the wolf did to you?"- Shadow
"I knew it, I knew that sooner or later Wiro would do something to get revenge for me abandoning him so I kept quiet. Now we're even"- Alexis smiled
Looking at the naive girl, Wiro opened his eyes wide in shock, Shadow didn't know what to say and Ryu could only sigh.
"Alright, if I say so then I won't say anything more. Consider it all over, let's go back"- Ryu
"Is that how it ends? You really aren't serious about your work, master!"- Shadow
"Shut up"- Ryu