Alice was shocked and terrified. Suddenly, the hand jumped towards Alice, and in the nick of time, Alice deflected the hand with the knife.


    Alice gripped the knife tightly, but her hands began to tremble.


    "You''re really strong... Pain," Alice heard this voice, coming from that hand, she couldn''t comprehend, and at that moment, that eye appeared on the hand, and gradually changed, becoming a hideous face.


    "(Trembling) Impossible... You... You''re not an ordinary hand," Alice said in fear.


    Suddenly, mold began to wrap around that hand, forming a deformed entity of mold, Alice felt paralyzed in her limbs, and a heaviness in her feet, as if she were sinking in the mold.


    "You should have stayed with me... not betrayed me... oh Pain."


    In the blink of an eye, something rushed towards Alice, throwing her to the ground, she raised her head to see Zero standing.


    "Zero... Impossible... Zero," Alice said in fear and shock.


    "I won''t waste much time this time...(cracking the monster''s fingers)..... Zero... Show her how a puppet is obedient."


    At that moment, Zero rushed like a beast to hunt its prey, directing a punch towards her, so Alice blocked it with the knife, causing a deep wound to Zero''s arm.


    "Damn it," Zero rushed towards Alice, directing several blows at her, Alice tried to fend them off but she couldn''t, so she threw her to the ground, and quickly, Zero grabbed Alice''s hand, waved it to finally point it towards the wall.


    The monster began to applaud, "That was fun... now... Zero... finish it."


    Alice tried to move her hand, but Zero had pointed the knife at her hand, Alice screamed loudly, as if she had been crushed, so she rushed towards her, grabbing her neck and squeezing it.


    Alice raised her head slowly, to see Zero''s devilish face, she was like an embodiment of a beast, Alice did not expect that the seal was a trap. "Zero... please... don''t let the Mirror Master control you... cut the strings... you''re not a puppet... you''re a free girl," Alice said this and blood was pouring from her mouth.


    "Hurry up, Zero... finish her off..."


    At that moment, Zero whispered in Alice''s ear, saying: "Fool... I move myself."If you spot this tale on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation.


    At that moment, Alice was shocked, she couldn''t believe it, how could her friend betray her so easily, so she raised her head to be more shocked, something was coming out of Zero''s bandaged eye, light, fog, Alice couldn''t see it clearly.


    "You... you''re not Zero..." Alice said in surprise.


    "I am... ■■■■■."


    At that moment, Zero felt something coming towards her, so she jumped back.


    She raised her head to find the Fairy Man carrying something, a black fog.


    "Stop this... Zero... Your condition has worsened... Let it disappear... this devil..."


    Suddenly, that fog rushed from the Fairy Man''s hand towards Zero, wrapped around her to burn what was inside her, so that aura entered her bandaged eye, and a seal in the shape of an eye appeared on that bandage, so Zero fainted.


    The Fairy Man turned to the monster, saying: "As for you... to hell with you," at that moment, the mikraby rushed towards the monster, burning that mold, so that hand appeared.


    The mikraby grabbed it, and his fog burned it, and only that seal remained, and he threw it on the ground, in front of Alice, and it began to erode gradually.


    Alice noticed the seal as she tried to remove the knife, and turned to find the mikraby heading towards Zero.


    "I won''t lose you again," and as he extended his hand to take her, a blade of mold pierced his hand.


    So he raised his head to find Alice had placed the seal on her forehead, carrying another blade of mold.


    "Leave Zero... oh mikraby."


    The mikraby raised his hand and his fog rushed to burn Alice, but she had resisted it with her mold, which covered her whole body.


    "Pain... go back to your place," suddenly, winds began to blow Alice, pushing her back, the resistance was difficult, it was a strong and violent wind.


    "Impossible... What should I do... this deformed... I can''t move forward... What... should I do... Wait... I feel... something hot... the seal... it''s glowing... Wait... why do I see Zero in front of me... Wait... her shape... is changing... Wait... this girl... is familiar... Wait (I will be happy... if we become... friends..) Is Zero she...? ... Wait... I feel the wind starting to subside... Is it possible?"


    At that moment, Alice rushed towards the mikraby directing her blade towards him, so he evaporated into thin air, and appeared behind her to catch her, but she retreated in time.


    "Strange... you''re still here... you were supposed to go back..."


    ''I understand... I think... part of Zero... is inside me... protecting me.'' Alice said this to herself and quickly, Alice rushed towards Zero, grabbed her, and jumped upwards, to enter the ventilation opening, to find Nomz had returned and was carrying a flashlight, so he was surprised to see Alice in that state.


    "Don''t worry... I''m Alice... Take Zero to a safe place... okay."


    Nomz pointed in agreement, and began to pull Zero.


    And quickly, Alice confronted the mikraby''s fog, and landed on the ground with her tentacles.


    "Where is Zero?", he said this and turned to the direction where Nomz took her, Alice realized that the Fairy Man could track Zero, so she directed all her tentacles to the mikraby.


    "Listen, mikraby... I advise you... to stay away... from my friend Eve."


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    Meanwhile, Zero woke up to find Nomz pulling her while carrying the flashlight, so she got up quickly asking Nomz: "Little one... where is Alice...?"


    Nomz did not answer her, but pointed to the way.


    "Is she there?", Zero asked worriedly.


    Nomz shook his head to say no, and pulled Zero towards that path, until they reached a crossroads.


    Suddenly, the necklace moved on its own, pointing forward, Zero was surprised by this.


    "What''s going on?", Zero said in surprise and worry.


    So Nomz pulled her to that path, continuing to crawl until the necklace pointed downwards, and quickly, the necklace rushed downwards, breaking the rusty iron, so Zero fell, but Nomz threw the rope for her to hold. It was a dark place, a dark abyss, but the necklace still pointed to that place.


    Zero turned to Nomz, and smiled, saying: "Thank you for everything... Please help Alice."


    At that moment, Zero let go of the rope, and fell into the abyss.