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Chapter 3 - Delusions and Deceptions.

Such existence occur within visions,

Vibes that doesn't make any sense and reasons,

It's not reality nor fact, it's Delusions and Deceptions,

That your mind creates in Crucial situations.

You hear and You see, You touch and you believe,

What's there to believe if two options signify Beliefs?

What's the Fable behind Those Realities?

Or what's the truth Between those Made-Up Stories?

Is it truly just significant imaginations?

Or does it contains warnings for the upcoming Future?

Either way, "You're just Insane in the sane way as possible",

Thinking normal while you do inhumane Actions, Without Judgement of the people,

Pertinax Woke up, It was morning yet the skies are still dark as ever while the snow fall endlessly like winter, It's the season of summer yet the city is on the season of winter. "My head hurts..." Pertinax muttered and grunt as he scratch his hair, His head was aching, Was it the voices That evening?

"I should... Venture outside if there's something to see." He said to himself as he just shook of the ache from his head. He looked down and saw his hand, Covered in ice. "What the? Am I freezing? I didn't even feel any cold." He shook his hand and the ice came off from. Despite not feeling cold, Is he truly numb now? Something seems off as he think.

After a while he ventures out, Walking down streets, entering establishments and trying to find anything he could scavenge or if he can find any signs of life in the city. "The city really feels odd... I feel like I'm being watched by someone..." He proclaimed as he wanders the city, He feels a little anxious Moments by moments.

He heard a blast on his back and he then turned around yet there was nothing. "I swear, I heard a blast." He looked around and then he heard screams at his back, He turned around again to see nothing... Pertinax then gets anxious by it. "What the? Am I losing my mind?" He slapped himself trying to gain his composure. "Stay calm Pertinax... That's The svobodin speciality, Staying calm it is.

He kept venturing in the streets as he stumble upon the mall. He entered through to see anything he can find... After a while, The mall seems empty, yet there was supplies of canned foods and more water bottle. He grabbed a bag from the store and put the rations inside. "Well, more supplies I guess?" He muttered.

As he take the supplies he heard a girl chuckling. He turned around to see a girl waving his hand, Although the face is blurred, it was clear... It's a child. "Hey! Who are you! Where is everyone?" Pertinax shouted as he was determined to see if there are other survivor. The girl kept waving it's hand. "Hey!" Pertinax ran towards the girl.

The girl ran towards the Alleyway, Pertinax followed only seeing a dead end. "What the? Am I seeing things?" He proclaimed. He looked at the walls if there are any secret doorways, there was none. Pertinax was slowly losing his mind, He asked himself is what he saw was true or just a significance of his imagination.

He looked at the floor to see a tape. "A video tape?" He asked as he picked it up, he keep it to himself although its not a movie tape or anything, it's a newly recorded tape. He kept exploring the Mall to see if there's more to see. Once again he heard the chuckle

"What the? Again?" He followed the chuckle, running endlessly, desperate on finding the voice. "Where is it?! Where are you?" He ran in circles until he reach the bathroom of girls. "I know this is rude but, is the rule still applied in this crisis?" He asked as he enters, only to see a camera lying on the floor.

"A camera huh? I think... I can use this to watch the tape." He then sat on a nearby bench at the mall and inserted the tape recorder on the camera. He watch the footage as people were starting to run from the military, the girl was about to be shot but the soldiers froze in ice. A old man was floating in mid air froze the military, the buildings and everything... The Man also froze the girl and the camera was dropped. the man picked up the camera and ended the recording.

"What the? Who... was that?" he tries to examine the man in the video, He examines it further only to see no clue... although he kept his focus, the video was blurry and was not clear, he can see that the man has the same ring as he have on his finger. "Is the ring connected to the man?" He asked.

He stood up from the bench and was about the leave. "I can make... Videos of myself using this camera I guess... If someone will find it of course." He mutters as he try to go to the exit until he heard the girl's voice once again. "Again?" He then realize that the girl always bring him to stuffs.

"Over here." The girl chuckled as he persuade pertinax to follow. Pertinax nods and went to the girl. The girl didn't run. "Hello, little one... Tell me your name" Pertinax asked the girl. "Over here." The girl replied, seems like she avoided his question, Pertinax was disappointed but he nods.

Pertinax follows the girl towards a janitor room. "You know girl, is there something here? Survivors?" Pertinax asked yet the girl pointed at the door. "Over there." Pertinax was confuse but nonetheless he opened it only to see the disgusting revealation.

The Red Crystalized ice... The smell of flesh... It was humans inside... And he can see... the girl that he's been following, dismembered in the ice as her blood was crystalized further more with her dad. Pertinax was speechless and was disgusted that it made him puke. The girl he's been following was nothing than a ghost.