(PH:1)
That day at college felt wrong.
The sky was clear,but the light
it felt artificial. A police jeep stood at the campus entrance.
Then another...
Student voices faded,phones lifted into the air.
"Police again?"
"Who's next?"
"This is getting serious…"
Elior was there,His chest rose and fell rapidly.
"Something will happen today.
I can feel it."..
A woman stepped out of the jeep.
Black coat,Crimson-tinted glasses,
A face without emotion.
But the way she walked,cold,controlled
dangerous.
Captain Iris Crow!!!(City Crime division).
She didn't look at the students,Not
at the cameras either.Her eyes went straight to the campus.
"Close the gate," she said.
"Ma'am…?" a staff member hesitated.
she turned.Her voice was calm,
Unmovable.
"This is no longer a missing case," she said.
"This is an active situation."
Elior's body stiffened "Active"..
[Trigger:2]
While walking toward class,Elior felt it.
A tightness at the back of his head.
The world ahead of his eyes,shuddered slightly.
Tick..!!!
Time froze,just for a moment.
From the crowd,a girl.First year,Small bag.Fear written across her face.Something around her felt… wrong.
He focused.
In his vision,Lights lagged.Sounds arrived late.
"It's her,,the next one."
"Stop."!!!!! He grabbed her wrist.
She gasped....
"What are you doing?"
"Who are you?"
His breathing was fast.
"Don't go anywhere right now,"
he said. " Please."
Fear filled her eyes.
"I'm already late for class"..
Before he could finish,
BZZZZZT!!!!!!!!
Every light on campus flickered at once.For a split second,everyone froze.
Then
Her hand slipped from his.
"Hey!!!!"..
She was gone,Only light remained.
crowd moved again,As if nothing had happened.
[Aftermath:3]
he stood frozen,his hands trembled.
"No.That's not possible."
Lyra ran toward him.
"What happened?" she asked.
Elior struggled to find his voice,,,
"I…I held her."
"And then?"
He shook his head,,"She disappeared."
Lyra's face drained of color,
"Then…"
she whispered, "it's instant."
[Police:4]
Captain Iris Crow stared at the campus map.
"Time?" she asked.
"10:12 AM," an officer replied.Iris didn't smile.
"He's getting faster," she said.
"Even daylight doesn't stop him anymore."
::,
Elior sat on the hostel steps,His head throbbed.Before his eyes,.
Flash!!
One word appeared.
[Too Slow.]
Cold spread through his body.
"The next one,"Elior whispered to himself,
"I won't allow it."
But deep inside,he already knew
"this has only begun."...
From far away,a girl screamed.
Then silence.