**Forty minutes earlier**
"What do you mean, it's done?"
My eyes widened as I stared right at Chihiro's amused face.
"I mean exactly what I said, kid," the man grinned in a way that contrasted with the usually serious and dignified look on his face. "We only brought like ten crystal-based sensors with us," he revealed with a shake of his shoulders before adding in a casual tone, "all the other devices were put in place the day after the near miss."
My eyes kept growing wider while the strange, unfamiliar pain in my chest continued to grow more and more profound.
It was only when my body started to choke and gasp for air that I realized I was actually holding my breath to the point I was starting to self-suffocate.
'He got me…' I thought, taking in a desperate breath, only to then slowly exhale it out.
