[…Wake up, Nephis.]
Hearing the familiar voice whisper into her ears, she slowly woke up.
[Your nightmare is over!]
Pain, unimaginable pain... that's what she felt right now, unsure of what was happening.
Nephis couldn't really comprehend what was going on. Her mind was in blinding pain as her aspect activated without a thought. She remembered finishing the nightmare, so why was she being attacked by the assassins again…?
She was unsure of where she was or what she had been doing. She exploded forward with her destructive flames, tearing everything apart in her vicinity.
'Mind Attack' — yes, that's probably it... or was it? She felt so lucid and unfamiliar, a foggy haze blurring her thoughts. 'Kill' — yes, she had to kill, after all that's what she had been doing for the last 2 years.
A shadowy cage surrounded her as she tried to move forward. Unfortunately for the cage, it was trying to trap the ruthless Changing Star. Incandescent flames flowed in all directions, destroying the cage within seconds.
She felt a powerful presence in front of her. 'Begone' — as she tried to choke that person, it suddenly moved. However, it allowed her to grab its arms. 'Huh?'
Unsure of what to do, she summoned her sword and thrust it towards the assailant's throat. Just as it was about to pierce its throat, a loud voice resounded in her ears — an achingly familiar voice. Suddenly, it gripped her arm.
"Stop!"
'Who is it?' She tried to speak, but no words came out of her mouth. Why was someone yelling at her to stop? Unsure, she tried to strangle the person who was against her. After spending 2 years in that hellhole, she had forgotten much of herself.
"Stop! It's me!"
'This voice… it feels familiar?' Not releasing the grip on the assailant's hands, she increased the heat. Her sword bit into the skin of the assailant, although no blood seemed to flow out of it.
"NEPH, IT'S ME, SUNNY!"
Her hand trembled. The stark inhumanity of her face grew less frightening. It's him. It has to be him... but why was he with her?
"...S—Sunny?"
Sunny forced out a pale smile.
"It's me! Snap out of it, damn it!"
She froze, finally hearing the warmth of his voice again. How long had it been? Probably 2 years. Her heart felt heavy. She couldn't quite describe this feeling — was it warmth? Was it relief? She didn't know. Feeling glad that Sunny was with her, she moved towards him, catching him into a tight hug. 'Please stay here,' her mind pleaded… during the torturous journey she realized that she might never see him again. But now, in his embrace, she felt all
her worries extinguishing, and along with it, the fire surrounding them seemed to have become peaceful.
'Ah, it hurts.'
She slowly let go of her powers, the blinding radiance dimming by each second until it was extinguished.
Her hands trembled towards Sunny's face. Caressing his cheeks, she finally felt the warmth of a person... a person she deeply cared about. Feeling a sense of relief and safety, she let herself fall unconscious. Fortunately enough, Sunny reacted just in time.
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