Zero looked around, clutching her necklace. She sensed something moving in the darkness.


    "I must focus... that''s what that girl told me... a devilish creature that uses filth to hide in the darkness... but sometimes it only uses this disguise in such situations... I must investigate..."


    Suddenly, Pain appeared behind her, and quickly, Zero pointed the necklace at her, causing it to glow suddenly. Pain fell, and the filth began to fade gradually. She had dropped the knife, and quickly, Zero rushed towards her to take it.


    Pain retreated, and the light began to fade.


    "Damn it... the light is fading... I must get away from the darkness..." Zero said this as she looked left and right, and found another place with a little light, so she headed towards it.


    "All I have to do now is wait for the right moment... I must focus," she said this as she looked around with all her readiness. Suddenly, mirrors began to form around her, and Zero began to feel uneasy.


    The mirrors began to show Pain, showing Zero the knife and fear took over her body.


    ''Where is she now... Could she be in the mirrors?... Well... I won''t know until I try.'' And quickly, she rushed towards one of the mirrors, striking it with the knife. Before the shards fell to the ground, they evaporated into thin air.


    "You''ve made a mistake, Zero." And quickly, Zero turned to block her blow with the knife, and yet, she was injured in the arm.


    Pain directed her blade towards Zero, and rushed towards her with all her strength, so Zero directed the necklace towards her, causing it to glow and throwing Pain to the ground.


    Zero raised her head to see something on Pain, it was crimson.


    ''What is that thing...?''. And quickly, Zero grabbed the knife and rushed towards Pain, stabbing her in her injured back, causing a crimson color to appear in it, so Pain screamed loudly, making Zero retreat backwards, directing her blade towards her, Zero did not understand that, it frightened her, Pain got up from her place retreating backwards.


    "What just happened?... As if she''s injured... Ah, the light is fading...", Zero said this heading to another place while thinking: "In the beginning... I injured her with the dagger... and now... I felt that there is something she''s hiding... maybe... I found a weak point... I just have to be patient." She said this as she held the necklace, and quickly, Pain rushed towards her, so she directed the necklace towards her, and its effect increased on Pain, and quickly, she rushed towards Pain taking out the dagger, stabbing her in the back, to see something inside her.


    And quickly, Pain directed a blow to Zero, knocking her to the ground, so Pain rushed towards her directing her blade towards her, and at that moment, Pain''s powers collapsed, so she retreated backwards to hide in the darkness.


    Zero got up from her place and sweat began to drip on her face. "Luckily, she is injured from the beginning... I must continue." Zero said this heading to another place.


    ''I have to endure... there''s little left at most... I must be patient... if my suspicion is not wrong... then I have to inflict more damage on her... and then...'' And at that moment, Pain rushed towards her, and quickly, Zero directed her necklace towards her, throwing her to the ground and she fainted, and Zero rushed with all her strength, aiming her knife at her back.


    Zero put her hand in Pain''s back, to hold something, so Zero pulled it with all her strength, to see a human hand.This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source.


    ''I expected it...'', Zero pulled the child that was inside, and Pain confronted her with her filth, but Zero continued to pull. "Come on... I have to... do it." Zero said this as she tried hard to pull her, to finally get that child out, and Zero opened her eyes, to find herself pulling Alice''s body from Pain''s back.


    "I can''t believe it... Alice is in my hands..." Zero in shock.


    Pain got up from her place and her back was bleeding heavily, breathing was difficult for her, but she rushed with force towards the two girls directing her filth towards them, "Give her back to my spirit..."


    Zero held Pain, carrying her, and rushed towards the luminous place.


    ''Just one blow... just one blow...'' Zero said this as she looked around focused, so Pain jumped towards her, so the necklace glowed to weaken Pain more, and Zero put Alice on the ground.


    And quickly, Zero rushed holding the knife. "There is only one choice now... Pain... I am selfish indeed... because I will not give up my goal... so... I will not let you live... so die," Zero said this and stabbed Pain in that eye.


    At that moment, Pain felt as if she was about to explode, so she directed her gaze at Alice, smiled and said: "You are so stubborn... but I... will put an end to it..." Suddenly, Pain pointed a dagger at Alice.


    Zero did not understand what she was doing, everything was passing slowly for her, everything for her had gone, all that effort had gone, hope had definitely disappeared from Zero''s heart...


    "Impossible... damn it... all the effort I made... has gone... damn it... why?... why?... why do I have to live miserably all my life?... What did I do to deserve all this suffering?... why?... why?" Suddenly, Zero heard her voice saying: {Maybe... because you...} At that moment, Zero saw hanging corpses around her, they were other visions, which stimulated Zero''s body.


    Without realizing, Zero found herself stopping that knife without touching it, or moving, only, she raised her hand towards it.


    Pain was shocked at that moment, so she directed her gaze at Zero.


    "Zero."


    "Ah... what?" looking at Pain.


    "I think I''ve made a mistake..."


    "Huh... what do you mean?"


    "You''ve changed... for the better," at that moment, Pain closed her eyes, and her eyes were still filled with tears, her body began to melt, turning into dead filth.


    Zero realized that she had died, and she watched her body disappear. "Pain... goodbye."


    Nothing remained except her clothes, and that eye that was on her forehead, the darkness began to fade gradually.


    *******


    At that moment, Alice opened her eyes, raised her head to see herself, then turned to find Zero sitting on the ground looking at those clothes, so Alice crawled towards her, to take that eye, but when she reached out to take it, Zero preceded her, as she put her hand on it, Alice raised her head to find Zero covered in blood. Alice froze in her place.


    "You don''t have to bear that pain... Alice... take Pain''s clothes and wear them... I don''t want you to get cold in your pajamas," Zero said this and the eye disappeared.


    "H... Zero... I..." Alice tried to get up, and suddenly Zero rushed towards her hugging her.


    Alice didn''t realize that, the features of surprise were evident on her face.


    "Alice... you''re okay... mercy... I''ve missed you so much, Alice." Zero said this and her eyes were filled with tears.


    "Zero... I... I''m sorry... I tried to help you... but I failed... Pain seduced me... and I forgot what I wanted... fear overwhelmed me... I''m sorry..." Alice said sadly and crying.


    "It''s okay... I don''t want to see you cry... be happy... I''m here... with you... so... don''t worry..."


    At that moment, Zero fainted from exhaustion.


    Alice felt worried, and began to shake her, trying to wake her up, "Zero... wake up... wake up... Zero... are you okay... Zero... Zero"


    *******


    At that moment, the Master of Mirrors was watching what had happened through the broken mirrors.


    "Pain... you''ve failed me... you could have taken her..."


    "I... I''m sorry, my lord... I think she might have lost her memory... but something... brought it back... not all of it... she doesn''t remember everything that happened." Pain in the mirrors and her body was made of filth.


    "Damn it... it was our chance... and now... the other beasts will take her... can you find the location of the second bait?"


    "According to your orders, the location of the second bait is no longer available to us... ■■■■■■ has taken it... and I can''t take ''Remorse'' spiritually separated."


    "■■■■■■... my luck is very bad... never mind... and don''t care about what Zero took from you... there is still another group that you will return to, O Pain... instead of killing you."


    "I appreciate your kindness, my lord... I will return to it now." She said this and the filth evaporated from her body, to return to those cells.


    ''... I have no choice... but to catch them myself.'' Said the Master of Mirrors, the mirrors had broken.