Chapter 4
January 21, 2024 at 8:07 AM
Sunny woke up in a dark, cold place. Her hands were chained so tightly that it was hard to move them. Looking around, she couldn't see anything but a pair of torches at the end of the corridor.
- What the...
- Oh, what an unexpected meeting, Sunny Ray... So we saw each other again. Ella's familiar voice came from the darkness.
With a click, red lanterns lit up in the room. Ella's face lit up, giving her even more fear. She looked like a queen of darkness and a princess of blood.
- Where am I!? What's with Kazuhi!?.. Sunny, trying to keep her cool, shouted in Ella's face.
- Don't worry, he's fine.
"Did he... leave without me?".
- no. We replaced you. You're a completely different person with him now. Ella came closer and took Sunny's chin in her hand.
- So it's just a fake shell?..
- Well, you could say that.
- Ella... Do you know who you are after that!? - Sunny couldn't stand it, and, without any fear, shouted it in her ex-girlfriend's face.
- Come on, surprise me. Ella, without changing her expression, continued to stare at Sunny.
- You.. You disgusting creature! Brat, you ugly thing! How can anyone love you!?
- Ahahahahahaha... You're funny, Sunny! Ah, your humor hasn't changed at all.
Sunny, realizing that she would not be able to win, lowered her head down, but Ella raised it again, forcing her to look at her.
- Don't you dare look away. Or are you weak?
- ... no!..
"Well, well, I know I'm weak. That's it, I don't have time to mess with you. Ella slapped Sunny and left.
Kazuhi's
The kid was sitting on the couch in the main room with the others, with his forehead bandaged. He thought that if he hadn't gone after Sunny, he would be fine now. But after all, she's his girlfriend... He would have done the wrong thing by leaving her to die.
Suddenly Sunny came into the room. But the expression on his face was completely different. Instead of a radiant smile, there was an indifferent expression on his face. His eyes did not reflect the happiness that they had before. It was as if she had gone out from the inside.
- Sunny! Are you okay?. Michiko ran up to her and wanted to hug her, but Sunny pushed her away.
- Leave me alone. Infuriate. Sunny walked over to the couch where Kazuhi was sitting and sat down next to him.
- Sunny? What are you?.. Michiko looked after her friend with an expression of despair.
- Nothing, I'm just fed up with you, that's all.
Kazuhi, suspecting something was wrong, turned to Sunny. He understood roughly what was going on, but he couldn't say for sure.
- Sonny, what's wrong with you!? You're not yourself... is this after Eren's injury?.. Kazuhi put his hand on his girlfriend's shoulder, but she hit him and didn't let him touch her.
"You don't have to worry about that, you damn puppy.
"Damn puppy!?.. Kazuhi thought.
Sunny began to stare at Michiko with displeasure. After a couple of seconds, she sighed:
- What are you like... nasty. No face, no figure, no voice... nothing.
- Sunny... I don't recognize you... Why are you like this?.. - Michiko, letting out tears, asked Sunny.
- What's it to you? I have the right to hate.
At that moment, Seiko entered the hall. It was obvious from her expression that she was not happy. Apparently, she guessed what was wrong. Going up to Sunny, she gave her a hard slap in the face.
- You're not the real Sunny. Where is the real Rei-chan? Admit it.
"Seiko, are you crazy?" I am me.
- It doesn't look like it. Even though I look boring or stupid, I know it's not you. Seiko took Sunny by the hair and put her hand to her forehead
- Wh-What are you doing!? Sunny screamed, trying to pull away. Already the others began to suspect something.
- I'm checking it out. Seiko closed her eyes and a green ray shot out of her hand.
At that moment, Sunny, without even having time to scream in pain, disappeared. It all happened so suddenly, but it was confirmation that it wasn't the real her.
- What the!?.. Michiko stared blankly at the place where Sunny had been standing a short time ago. More precisely, allegedly Sunny.
- M. Didn't even doubt it. It's a fake.
- I... What should we do?.. Kazuhi asked, looking in shock at the place where Sunny's clone had been before.
- To look for the real Sunny, what else? Seiko crossed her arms over her chest and thought about it.
Kazuhi looked at the ceiling and also thought about it: How do I find Sunny? She could be anywhere! She may even have died, and is now lying dead on the ground, with blood flowing out of her...
Shaking his head left and right, Kazuhi got up from the sofa and declared with firmness and confidence in his voice, just like a real leader:
- We need to go in search of her! Michiko will go to the Yumenomori Forest, Seiko will go to the Valley of Stones, I will go to the Chinookoku Kingdom. And Laura... stop... Where's Laura?
Everyone immediately fell into a stupor. No one knew where she was...
- And where is she!? A man can die here! Seiko stamped her foot indignantly.
- Hush, hush... it's all good... Maybe he's sleeping in his room.. Let's not wake her up.. Kazuhi walked up to Seiko and patted her shoulder.
All three gathered and went to their places. Seiko to the Valley of Stones, Michiko to the Yumenomori Forest, and Kazuhi.. to the kingdom of Chinookoku. This kingdom belonged to Ella and Eren, and Kazuhi was almost 100% sure that Sunny was with them. Now all he has to do is get to the place where the kingdom itself is located.
Sunny's
Sunny was lying helplessly on the floor, with her hands tightly clasped. His indifferent gaze was fixed on the ceiling, which was not really visible. When Ella left, she turned off the light behind her. So the whole room was completely dark.
An empty gaze darted from the ceiling to the corridor, at the end of which a red light lit up.
Sunny, exhausted by time, raised her head and stared at the light.
The red dot was getting closer by the second, and the heat was getting closer in the place with it. The silhouette of the man who was the owner of this light also gradually appeared.
- W-who are you!?.. Sunny tried to crawl back, but the pain in her arms immediately pierced her body, and she had to stay in place.
Whoever it was, it didn't give a name. Only footsteps, and quiet, slow breathing. I couldn't see absolutely anything, even though Sunny has good eyesight.
- N-don't come near!.. I'm not... you.. I'm afraid...!..
But the light was only getting closer. And finally reaching the room where Sunny was thrown, the fire reflected the silhouette of a girl with red hair and the same eyes
- Why are you sitting here? The girl's voice was ordinary, with an intonation of firmness.
- Don't you see? Sunny, annoyed by the stupid question, looked at the girl.
Surprisingly, the girl was wearing almost the same kimono as the guys from the clan. But what if...
- You... Anohoshi's former member?
- Listen, let's not ask questions, okay? I don't have time for you right now. The prince and princess asked me to give you the book. - the girl threw the book to Sunny and, with an angry snort, left.
The book opened to a page with a picture of a beautiful girl with white hair and yellow eyes like Sunny's. She looked like her.
- "Amy Ray. the goddess of the Sun in the world of Gagoran,"... - Sunny read softly, - stop... Does she have my last name?.. "Several hundred years ago, Amy went missing, leaving behind only a cold underground room. The research did not lead to anything, the current location of Rei is not known."
Tinkoff ID - just confirm
Sunny peered at the image: an empty stare stared at her from the page of the book. Completely empty. and although the photo was quite vivid, the eyes were still empty.
- The deity... and when will I become the same?.. probably never again... What kind of hero am I if I'm locked up here and I can't try to get out!?
- Bad! A voice came from the hallway.
Sunny stared into the pitch darkness of the hallway, and when she heard footsteps coming out of it, she couldn't do anything but press herself against the wall as much as possible and close her eyes.