Samantha, walking through the Land Of Trila with a dark-blue hoodie on, looked up at the moon, which was reflected off all of the windows and sliding glass doors that sat in the village she was in. However, the only reason for her solicitation was one thing - she felt something weird, as if someone had changed something in the land. The only thing she had to do, however, was to find out what it actually was.
"I've gotten a report of the latest crime rates in the country." a voice claimed, catching her attention almost instantly. She looked around the corner of the building where the man that was talking about the crime rates and another man, a scar closing his right eye shut, listened closely. "It seems it's gone down. The weather has also been weird since the village in the west was destroyed…" The other man nodded, acknowledging his observance. "Maybe the festival tonight has something to do with it - However, something makes me feel like this will be the last night the Trilan people will have to live in fear…"
Suddenly, Samantha's eyes turned blurry, and the scarred man had a purple glow looming over him. However, this sensation only lasted a few seconds before it changed back entirely. "What the hell was that!?" she exclaimed, looking back at the crowd of people who swarmed the village.
About half of the people walking had the same effect on Samantha. Seconds later, she noticed a purple cloud-like snake right next to her, hissing as it tried to leap at her. "Who the hell are you!?" she exclaimed, noticing that the buildings and people around her were melting. "There's really nothing you can do…" the voice echoed, getting louder and louder each time. "You're already stuck in my illusion." Samantha noticed that she was back in the real world, but now it was a more chaotic version - fires erupting from across the city, the screams and agony of the citizens becoming nothing more than a pleasing melody to her. "I sense something in your heart." the voice continued. Seconds later, Samantha felt a cold touch on her heart, as if someone was holding it tightly.
Suddenly, a shadow appeared behind her, its hand going straight and gripping tighter and tighter into Samantha's body. "You are at ease." it concluded. "I'll give you an illusion where you can relax for the rest of your life."
Samantha pressed against the beast, feeling a rip in the back of her body. The illusion, which was just a white background, faded away before her. Now, everything was back to normal and she had no wounds. But, was that an illusion or was it something more complex than that?
Shortly after the events of Hamila had been released to the world, multiple reactions sparked an uproar of chaos and freedom. Now that the Romanti Clan had fully disbanded, Team ENTITY had succeeded in their fateful mission of getting their second-strongest soldier, Gerald Romanti, back from their clutches. Now, Team ENTITY was sailing back to the Land Of Trila - where their alternative mission that they had not yet completed. Would Team ENTITY be able to take down the Trilan government and the other forces trying to infiltrate it, or would they find themselves in a major problem? This is ENTITY Volume 11, Land Of Trila, Part 2.
Volume 11, Chapter 4 - An Unsettling Feeling
Trilan Bathhouse
Throwing down her towel in relief, Samantha leaped into the hot springs, leaving behind a giant splash on a group of women who overlooked her every move. "Isn't that the woman who… came in here with two boys!?" one of them whispered, catching Samantha's attention almost instantly. Her mind then shifted back to the moment her, Keith, and Matthew all ran into a soul stealer and had to run back to the ship. "She hasn't even hit puberty yet!" another woman jokes. Samantha's face turned red, followed by another splash. "I can't be fucking bothered from what happened literally last week! Do these idiots not know who I am, goddammit?"
This was the Trilan Bathhouse in Tyla - a home for peeping toms, perverts, and women who just wanted a break.
"I heard staying in the hot springs for an hour or so makes you become more of a woman…" she thought to herself, putting her towel over her head and glancing at the woman that had clowned her just earlier. The woman looked back at her and continued to giggle mischievously.
Samantha's slight smirk turned to a frown, thinking of what she would do to get the women off her ass. "These people are going to be the death of me…" she muttered, her hyperbole being heard by the women on the opposite side of the bathhouse. Suddenly, Samantha's view changed once again. She noticed the same purple snakes from earlier from her illusion, but they were closing in on all of the women that had joked about her. As each and every one of the snakes bit them, the purple smoke cloud crept slowly into their bodies, each of their faces more relaxed and at ease.
The entire bathhouse fell under a blanket of silence broken by Samantha seconds later, who could be seen jumping out of the hot spring and putting the towel over her body. She looked up at the ceiling once again, a sudden x-ray like flash causing her to see what was above the ceiling. She had seen a man in an identical hoodie, but it was a mix of black, white, and grey on the sides of it. "Who the hell is that…?" she muttered, putting on her hoodie and running out of the bathhouse.
"Project: Control is going swiftly." the mysterious figure summarized. "Excellent." Sahua muttered, his voice filled with pleasure and happiness. "Once we finish this experiment, we will be able to manipulate all the Trilan citizen's minds to our liking. You're a really good subordinate, ____."