KJS_English_Storybook_3Pascal_2022

The following stories were written purely by students of 3 Pascal.


We take pride in what we do and want to try our best to create our very first class story book
and wish that you all will enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed creating it.

Unfold
By Chris






Ringgggg!!! It was school time. It was a new year of school semester 2 and Just next
few months I will graduate and maybe go to college . I just came in class normally as I was
walking there I was known as a fierce person as my eyes are like sharp as a knipe that
looks like a dragon eyes wanting to kill people every time I walked pass other students I was
scared of because of my eyes but what they don't know is just im cold as ice but still very
sociable if u get to know me




Ringg!!! Ah end of school,I offered myself to clean the class (put the tables and chair
above the table) as I was doing it I found a bag and it most likely it was violets bag and she
already went home and since we rarely talk at school I dont have her contact so i just
bought the bag back to my house and give it to her tomorrow.


I was to curious what could she have at her bag .Apperently it was a love letter to Phil
and I just went to sleep as i was sleeping a bang sound come and apparently it was Violet
bringing a pan wanting to hit me she said ‘ you seen didn't you and you read it didnt u !?’ .
How did you come in ?!’ ‘I live next to you ! And as your house was a very unprotected
house it was easy for me to come to your house !’ She nearly hit me and I immediately said
‘ THE LETTER DOESN'T EVEN HAVE ANY WORDS ON IT!!!’


She was immediately shocked and she wanted me to help her with her love life as I was
close to Philip to help her to be able to confess to Philip. I was fine with that but I also
asked for help as I also have a crush on her best friend Twintell. I was in love with her .


It was midterm and since it was a winter Twintell suggested that we should do a winter trip
and as we all agreed the day has come as were at the bus Violet can't do anything else as
she confessed early to Philip but Philip gave her a unpredictable reason or basically
rejected but in a kind way . after the day goes by Violet went missing as Twintell want to
look out for her as she was alone at the night and nowhere to be found I joined her we
found her cuddling in the snow



I picked her up and she said ‘ ah Daniel oh its Philip’ I stayed quite as I have a feeling that
she wanted to tell me something but she never told me ‘Philip you know its just the things
that I wanted to tell to Dan as he has helped me with everything as trying to fall in love with
you and apparently I was in love with Dan and just wanted to be with him as I am unable to
live without him and just want to say I love U to him’ I was in super shocked i don't what else
to say as I actually have also feelings for her, we rescued her.





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It was christmas and she wanted to give gifts and during me and other after school she















gives gifts to me ,Twintell and Philip and said ‘thank you for helping me at the ski’ and













before this things happening I told Philip just accept what she say and it was not me that
















helped her and he did but i forgot to tell to Twintell I was in panic and she immediately

















‘What!! Is the meaning of this Violet no he was the one that did not help you it was Dan!!’
















She ran off as she was crying off and went home and Twintell and I searched for her ran the


















whole school and shouted for her every time as she said ‘ Vio you want to know how I feel















for Dan right yes I love him too and I wish i could told that earlier but it was too late and I














had never wanted Daniel to leave me’ we ran and never found her and we went to the
medic as Twintell will get a nosebleed if she is too tired .Go after her I went after her.













I went to the place where I work with Violet as I was searching for money to go to















college as i was in short of money even though i'm getting a scholarship I met her again as

















I know she is not the kind of person that would leave something she said ‘ after this I want
















to talk with you’ ‘ I also wanted’ and after work was done we walked and my mom and Vio
















moms was angry at us as i promised to my mom that i will not work as she is the one will















work for my college payment and Vio’s mom was wanting her to be back with her family as

















her parents divorce I was really mad and said ‘WHo Was The one That Don't Pay Attention




To School and The one that have always worked for You I was !! And u can Still ask me to
Not work For My Onself!!!’

















We both ran off to a bridge and I just jump of the bridge as I just wanted to free she also








jumped off the bridge as we both landed at a very not that deep river of water we both sit














together and I said ‘ Violet…. ‘ Daniel i want to say something ‘ Daniel…..










I Love You we both said I loved you and we were planning to ran and get married as
we don't have any future plans we slept together and kissed
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War Story
By Filbert Grady



Blood spilled and entrenched the battleground. The smell of men plagued the battlefield. The taste
of sulfur signifies the devil’s presence. The laments heard for the wretched souls. No one was
appalled, no anyone was prepared. The corpses at the battlefront at peace and away from
Beelzebub’s cause. The living wished for the same tranquility that comes with death.

The most valiant of soldiers fell without enquiry. Their prowess may be marked upon the book of
war, for anyone alive to bring the tidings of their beast-like courage. Far from the truth, no one
escapes the grip of the reaper. Death is timely measured, awaiting whether the soul flights to the
luminous gates of heaven or trapped in clutches of Acheron. The porters of hell grow old and
exhausted whilst the angels of heaven rests, from the turmoil of the mortal world filled with so
much blood and sin.


My mind was heated. I fear of you, death, yet I stand in your harm. I fear to kill yet I held a rifle in my
clutches. The entrails of my heart, full of human kindness. Providence gave it, for he would implore
and peak through heaven to cry if I were to kill. These thoughts are as new worn garments, only
washed away once used to. To kill or be killed.

I was fazed. The dead vibrate, their bodies shook in agony along with the living. An explosion
erupted atop the soil that covered my head. Naught good could be hoped. Naught quenched the
drained life, naught cleanse the mind, as it was occupied full of scorpions. The day is the nightmare. I
had to resolve the tight feelings that tormented my inner self.

“Behold any renegades. Defectors and deserters are no more than rubbish. Possessions of no use,
better discarded than alive. Your folk here, Brooklyn thought of the same. Consequences are
teachings to hardened the weak. This weakling bounded death for his treason,” a Field Marshall
spoke.


I tilted my head. Volunteers of man holding sight on that poor lily-livered boy. The gun recoiled and
shells come out of the barrel. The bullet penetrated his body leaving pools of blood. Death in my
young eyes. I had still not known woman. It fuels my desire to become a usurper, wishes too high for
a commoner. The reigning God bestowing death to man. It fuels my rage, to end the child king.


Behind was a snoring noise. A communication officer in his swine sleep. He enjoyed the rare act of
forgetting, in the time of alert. I scanned the room, a combat knife stabbed into a whetstone.
Stealthily, approaching the knife with a watchful eye. Slowly, cautiously, I grabbed the knife. His
disguise is a vizard to many recruits, I could reach the frontlines with his outfit. I leaded forward and
sliced his throat just like milked cow’s death.









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I took hold of body and dragged to the changing room. His large body made loud thuds across the
wooden tiles. My arms quickly got stiffed. My hand was gloved in blood. Horrific but no time
reserved for remorse. For a man appeared, bulky. He swiftly act and lunged, crashing my body to
the floor.

His punches agile and precise. My head battered against the ground. My arms were bruised and slow
to grasp the murder weapon, given time for another impact. My vision became vague and my mind
dull. He took hold of the knife and pressed the brandished knife into my tissues. I shrieked in utmost
pain. He stabbed again, and again before my eyes closed.


“This traitor murdered our fellow countrymen. It is our tribute to take his life as a payment for another
life. This fiend possessed by the devil will suffer eternal pain in the hell. Die you muppet.”

My eyes twitched hardly. The bubbling pagan was the same man who thrusted the knife against my
life. His company looked freshly recruited, young and innocent. They held the ranch rifle like
cowards. Up front was the frontline, blazing of guns nearing like a razing forest fire. My body
battle-bruised, and iron locked. Fumes appeared closing in. Platoons of soldiers backing.

The enemy advanced greatly, God’s benison bestowed upon them rather than the cursed nation I
fought for. They fired mortars, landing and tearing man. Along with his curse, the bubbling pagan
torn into fragments of fleshes. His body flew past. His friends turning into ashes and fragments of
the same fate.

A brigade officer appeared and untied me. His words unclear, my ears deaf by the decibel of noises.
He handed a ranch rifle and with haste, I gunned him down. His crew swiftly reflected with fires. I
was outnumbered, I had to think. My dull mind unable to process the stressful situation as bullets
zoomed. Dumbfounded, I ran over no man’s land. Death by the enemy a better than killed as a
traitor. Death was bounded, I closed my eyes. I closed my ears.


Man shrekied, the firefight was heavy upfront. The heat felt. Intense. The hearing paid intense. A
bullet penetrated by back. I shrieked, blood spilling as mud oozed into the holes. No words could
describe the pain. My mind beginning to shut before I plunged into the gooey mud. My eyes awaked
by pain, a figure approached.

“Surprised you are alive. You crossed what no man has succeed. Your pain is not the last. Your
defection is regrettable, for you are a prize interrogation,” uttered the German.

I was entangled in a trap as like a mouse. I trusted my heel and fled before collapsing.

“Don’t run little one,” they laughed.

They hacked me. I lost too much blood. My vision closing. My eyes closed.








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The Colour Black
By James


“Yes! Finally, tomorrow is halloween. I can finally hang out with my friends, it has been a
long time since I last met them. Aww man!! I can’t wait for it!”, said Jane excitedly as she
was jumping around her room.


Jane jumped on her bed, rolling back and forth as she called her friends, Martha, Sarah
and Penny.


“Hey guys tomorrow is halloween, why don’t we hang out together and do some treats or
trick or do some pranks just like the good old days since we haven’t met each other for a
long time?”, asked Jane.

“Sorry Jane, but my parents want me to spend some halloween time with my cousin and
you know that my mom is really scary, so sorry,” replied Sarah.


“I am really sorry but my parents have been having an argument since yesterday and I
tried to talk to them but it only makes things worse, I’ll try to talk to them when they are
done arguing,” Penny said with a sigh.


“Sorry my parents want me to go somewhere with them tomorrow so I cannot have
halloween tomorrow, my bad,” Martha said with a disappointed tone.


Jane said that it’s okay and she will wait for Penny’s reply tomorrow, she then put down
her phone and then went to sleep.


When the next day came, Jane woke up immediately, wanting to know Penny’s answer on
whether she can join her or not. Not so long after Jane finished her breakfast, her phone
began ringing, it was Penny.

“So have your parents tell you if you can come with me or not?”, Jane asked.


“Sorry, about that, unfortunately, my parents won’t allow me to go out with you for halloween
after that argument from yesterday, I’m so sorry about that!”, Penny said with a worried tone.


Jane sighed and said to her that it’s okay, then she hung up the phone. She was really
disappointed with what just happened today, all of her friends couldn’t come because of
their own businesses. Jane went to her parents room to see if she could ask them
whether they could join her for halloween since they had been very busy recently.

She went into their room and her mother immediately said, “Oh! Sweety, sorry but we
cannot join you for halloween because we have a party we need to attend and we won’t be
home until late at night, but at least you have your friends right?”




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Jane sighed in disappointment as she said yes, she went back to her room and lay down on
her bed scrolling through her phone as she had nothing to do. All of the sudden, she just
remembered her friends talking about a dark web and she wanted to see something
interesting but she realized that the dark web has a lot of scary things. However, Jane just
shoved it off as she thought it was halloween and it could be fun.

When her parents had already gone out, she went through her laptop searching for the
dark web at night, not long later she found something that piqued her interest there, it said
having a virtual friend. She clicked it and it said that you could talk to a friend online.


When she entered it, she was met with an unknown person with their camera turned off.
“Um, why is your camera turned off?”, Jane asked that person.


“I just don’t like other people to see my face,” answered the unknown person.
“Oook?”, Jane replied awkwardly.


As time went by, Jane and the unknown person began to slowly get to know each other. It
turns out that the unknown person’s name is Ryan, he lives in Canada and is 17 years old.
They began to talk about what they like, their hobbies and other things in their life.

However, Ryan asked Jane a simple question, “What is your favourite colour?”

“My favourite colour is black because it could also be a good mixture with other colours
and I also like dark colours and black is my favourite one,” Jane replied.


“Oh, your favourite is black. Well, if you like the colour black, do you like this then?”

As soon as Ryan said that, all the lights in her house went off, Jane was surprised by what
just happened and her laptop also went off. Jane likes the colour black but not like this. She
tried to turn on her laptop but it didn't work even though she tried many times. Jane was
about to call her parents, however, she heard a creak downstairs. She used her flashlight to
see what was going on but when she saw what’s going on, she saw nothing. Suddenly, she
heard a loud bang coming from the kitchen, not willing to risk herself, Jane immediately ran
to her room upstairs and hid under her bed. She called the police and told them her
situation and her location, she hung up her phone and waited for the police to arrive.

However, the person, who broke into her house, went to her room, it looked like an old man,
he smelled alcoholic and seemed like he hadn’t take a shower for months, he was also
around 198 cm tall and had a butcher knife in his hand.
“Come out! Come out wherever you are, little girl!”, he said with an insane look on his face.

He was trying to find Jane in her room but not long after the police had arrived with her parents,
the man escaped while the police chased after him. After the police had finally arrested that
man, who was actually a murderer who break out of prison years ago, Jane thought to herself
that she would not ever go to the dark web again because all these things happened when she




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mentioned that her favourite colour was black to Ryan, who was a person from the dark web,
which caused the electricity in her house to went off and that old man to broke into her house.

Jane tried to suppress her fear of the colour black after that incident, she went to a therapy
which helped her little by little. After a few years had passed, Jane was already in university,
she was not scared of the colour black anymore but seldom used it too. Even until those
years had passed, she still wondered what could have happened if she was not quick
enough to go to her room and called the police.







































































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Lady in Red
By Jesslyn


It was a tranquil sultry afternoon, where amid the myriad of grays, streaks of reds and
golds ignited through the wisps of velvet clouds. Beneath the copper hues, two boys were
practicing baseball near the abandoned house belonging to the Johnson family.

“Don't be a chicken,” Charlie voiced, “It was your fault for hitting the ball too hard.”


Charlie looked pleased with himself, bat in hand and a face full of gleam. Staring at the tossed
ball deep in the yard of the old Johnson house, Justin mustered up his courage as he attempted
to brush away the appalling stories he had heard about it and its owners.

Afar, the house looked modest, but when Justin clambered up the gate, he realized that he was
about to get a lot more than he bargained for out of this trip. Around the abandoned landscape,
greens of vines and creepers grew wildly, yet a prepossessing sight had captivated him. Nestled
in the lush greenery of the surrounding nature was a house that stood in an equanimous way. As
if it had chosen solitude for itself. As if the residents were a luxury it could forgo. Around the base
of the columns were beds of withered flora, which had seemed to be arrays of white Jasmine,
and bell-shaped Morning Glories.

Justin picked the ball up, just as Charlie had instructed him to do so, and in that particular
moment, he decided that he would be taking an exploration around the deserted Johnson
house. Coyly, he led himself along the weed tufted gravel drive and to the back entrance of the
house, which portrayed a small wooden door. One turn of the rusty doorknob and the entry
opened in a soft click, soon releasing a rush of cool dampened air filled with echoes of sorrows
and lacrimation. The room he had found himself in was dark. Thick with dust. Musty and vacant
except for the erection of great stretchings of webs around the fireplace.


On the spur of the moment, there was an ear-splitting crash. It appeared to have come from
upstairs. Justin's hair stood on an edge, and he hesitated - perplexed, bewildered, and terrified.


What was that sound? Could it be a ghost?

He was at sixes and sevens about whether to proceed upstairs or turn tail and run. After
collecting his bravery, Justin tiptoed up the stairs to investigate. Reaching the highest of the
stairs, Justin noticed three doors on one facet of a passageway. With his heart pounding
against his chest and trembling sweaty hands, Justin trod carefully to the corridor, threw
open the first door, and paused on the threshold. The room consisted of dusty furnishings,
and a seemingly overpowering musty odor emanated from the room. There was an antique
carved table next to a brass bed. The pillows and sheets were in disarray. It appeared like
the occupants had left the room in such an exceedingly hurry.


CRASH! There was another raucous sound. This time, Justin speculated that the noise must
have come from the last room at the far end of the hall. As he walked warily across the bare





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boards, he noticed a framed photograph of a large group of men and women in formal
Victorian attire. They looked like executives posing for an important event. However, what
had caught his eye was a painting next to the picture - it was an attractive woman; wearing
a pair of red stiletto heels, evoking him of the vivid scenes of that night.

It had been All hallows’ Eve, Justin and his friends were sitting around the campfire,
sharing spooky tales.


“So what do you have, John?” Justin asked.

“You want to know this one?” John smirked, “There was this legend about a woman called
Anna Johnson, who was killed in her house because she had not been able to pay off her
debt. What is more interesting is that she had on a red dress and a pair of red stiletto heels
when she died. Because of that, she got the name of the Lady in Red. And guess what?
There were many conspiracies that this legend is true.”


Right after Justin had settled his nervousness with the thought that this was not the time to
look back, a dark silhouette loomed above him.

Klik, Klok, Klik, Klok... sounds of the stiletto heels boomed across the hallway of the
vacant place.

Who could it be? Could it be the one and only… Lady in Red?


Sweat broke out from his eyebrows, and his eyes remained open for a long time without a wink,
glazed and almost sightless, as he realized that he needed to run for his life. Abruptly, there was
a high-pitched voice, which had appeared to have come from a little girl.

"Who are you?"

Justin turned his back and was surprised to see two children who had seemingly played
dress-up. One was wearing a large hat, while the other was attempting to wear a pair of
stiletto heels.

The children looked at Justin in confusion as they talked. They had been the children
living in the neighborhood. They were young and bold with no fears of danger. Justin
cautioned them about the paranormal activities that might occur, but they merely stared
at him and continued playing.



















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Overcoming Childhood Fears
By Joana


The words of my skydiving instructor echoed in my ears as I hung from the wing strut,
about to let go and let gravity take its course.


“The only way to overcome your fear is by believing in yourself. It does not matter if you
failed to hold the position after letting go, whether you screamed or cried. The most
important thing is that you took the first step and let go.”


I gulped. I had fallen off a tree when I was young, trying to rescue a stray cat and while the
physical wounds from the fall healed with time, I was left with a crippling fear of heights. It
was this fear of heights that led me to undergo the rigorous training of skydiving school,
just for this big moment where I would finally be free of the grasps of my childhood fears.


I tried to shut out my fear as I heard my instructor encouraging me to let go and take the
plunge. I thought about the pride I had seen in my parent’s eyes when I had informed them
about my decision to join skydiving school. I thought about the times I had been ridiculed for
my fear of heights.


“Jump! Or else you will fall stray of the drop zone!” I heard my instructor shout. I closed
my eyes, took a few deep breaths, and let go.


The first few seconds of weightlessness were terrifying. I screamed profanities and closed
my eyes so tightly hoping that I woulda land quickly and safely. However, after a while, I got
used to the rush of wind in my ears and slowly opened my eyes.


The sight I saw astounded me. I gazed upon the wide expanse of land below me. A smile
spread across my face as my fear changed to a feeling of accomplishment. The many
skydiving lessons I had flooded into my mind. Remembering all the drills I had gone
through, I opened my parachute and landed perfectly on the ground.


A roar of applause surrounded me as my classmates and my instructor clapped and
cheered. I had never been so proud of myself. I finally overcame the greatest enemy of
man-fear.

I was still shaking from adrenaline as we all walked back to the van, about to head back to
the base. Looking all around me, I smiled cheekily. “What do you all say about doing this
again next week?”















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Accepting My Grandpa’s Death
By Joshua





“Joshua please don’t be shocked, I need to tell you something.” My mom said calmly

“Don’t worry mom, what is it ?”I replied


“Your grandfather just passed away this morning at 1 am.”

“It’s okay mom, don’t worry I'm not shocked and I hope he is at a better place now.“

I said that calmly even though I was very upset. I ate my breakfast while trying to hold
my tears in front of my mom because I didn’t want her to see me cry,
My mom decided to show me a picture of my grandpa when he was still alive. I couldn’t hide
my tears anymore so I said to my mom that I wanted to shower as an excuse to cry. Then
ran to the restroom in grief . My heart started beating rapidly as tears began to drip down
my cheeks while I held my chest. I wanted to scream but I held it in because I didn’t want to
make anyone worried about me. The feeling of sadness was overwhelming and my heart
also had this strange feeling making it very hard for me to breathe. I thought I was gonna
pass out, but I tried to calm myself. I then went to take a shower and then went to my room
and sat down.


I tried to recall the things my teacher said for the English fye test but I couldn’t focus. I
realized that everything I said to my mom was a lie, I was actually very shocked that he
died already. After a while the test started, during the test I couldn’t really focus so I ended
up not finishing it. After the test finished I started thinking back on why I was crying so much
even though my grandpa and I weren’t that close, but my sister was very close with him and
she cried for hours and couldn’t sleep when she heard the news about my grandpa passing
away.

My paternal grandparents had always wanted a daughter but instead they got three sons
and one of them was my dad. When they found out that my dad got a daughter they were
very happy. So my grandparents are very close with my sister but they weren’t that close
with me. When I played with my parents when I was a child my sister often went to my
grandparent’s apartment and spent time together with them at the mall.I used to go there
too sometimes, and spend time together but only when I am with my parents. I used to meet
them a lot but as we were growing older, we started having more tests and activities from
school so we began to spend less time with them. We began to only see them only on
Chinese New Year and Christmas.


Although we have spent time together since I was a kid, I personally don’t know them. I
don’t remember having a serious conversation with them but I still love them because they
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because before my grandpa died I have seen a lot of people love ones died,but seeing my
grandpa suddenly passing away rom a heart attack opened my eyes about how serious
death is and started being more grateful for the people I love while they are still alive.

I wish I could have gotten to know him better before he died but I have learned that no
matter how much you cry and regret, it won’t bring anyone back to life because life will still
keep on going and that's why we all need to be grateful for the people we love while
they’re still alive.







































































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Don’t Leave Me Behind
By Kendra


Beep,beep! She needs a shot of epileptic stat. Watching through the sidelines, Emily watched
her mother trying to help a patient who was having severe seizures. Emily was an 18-year-old
girl working at the Health Life Care hospital. Her mother, Dr Stacy Green, is a doctor at the
hospital.


Emily has been working at the hospital since she was 15 years old. She helps take care of
children, deliver food and clean the hospital.


One day as she was walking to the storage room to put away some hospital equipment, she
bumped into a boy named Nate. ”You got a hard head”, Nate said. “Yeah, no need to
apologize “Emily replied as she rolled her eyes. As she bent down to help pick up the
equipment, Nate had also bent down to help. “Hi I’m Nate, what’s your name?” Nate asked
as they both stood up. Emily, she replied. She questioned what a cute boy was doing at the
hospital. He casually replied saying he liked hanging around here but he was actually in a
hurry to go somewhere and hoped to see her again soon. He waved goodbye then left.

The next day, as Emily walked into the hospital, she noticed Nate sitting in the treatment
room for cancer. She was shocked that he was there but didn’t want to say anything and
knew he had his reasons for not telling her. She instead continued with her long day ahead.
Later that day Nate came to see her. She couldn’t stop thinking about what she saw this
morning. As Nate started talking, she accidentally blurted out,”I know you have cancer?”.
Nate seemed stunned with what she said and shouted…”I cannot believe you're stalking
me!” You're not my doctor so leave me alone.


Emily was so hurt that she sprinted towards the hospital exit. The next day, every chance she
got, she tried to avoid Nate but although she was hurt, she couldn’t stop thinking about him. After
work, she was sitting on the bench waiting for her mom to finish off work when she noticed Nate
walking over to her. There was no way for her to escape so she forced a fake smile on her face
and greeted Nate.Nate stared into Emily’s eyes and said“Listen Emily,the reason why I didn’t tell


you I had cancer is because I didn’t want you to look at me as the sick boy.” Emily replied “I
would never look at you differently, I am really sorry for what happened earlier and I hope
you can forgive me.”. ”Thank you Emily”,Nate said as he sat beside her. Time flew by as they
talked and Dr Stacy’s shift was over but before Emily left, they exchanged phone numbers.

It had been about 2 days since the incident had happened and Emily and Nate were clicking
so well.They were constantly talking and getting to know each other. One day, Emily wanted
to show her appreciation towards Nate by bringing him some chocolates.











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As she handed him the chocolates, he was so embarrassed to tell her he didn't like chocolates.
Emily now felt so embarrassed for not knowing what he liked.But instead of being mad, Nate
rewarded Emily with a kiss. His sweet soft lips were pressing onto hers. She couldn’t believe
that Nate was kissing her. She could feel butterflies in her stomach.The first time she had felt
this tingling sensation. As soon as their lips were pulled apart.She was speechless.Still in the
moment, Emily suddenly realized that Nate was having trouble breathing. She didn't know
what was happening so immediately brought him to the ER.



Hearing the news,Dr Stacy immediately rushed to see what was happening with Nate. He
was lacking oxygen in his lungs making it difficult to breathe.Not being able to stand seeing
Nate like this, Emily rushed out of the ER. Meanwhile Nate’s dad,Tom,arrived at the hospital
after learning the news.Dr Stacy explained to the both of them that the cancer was taking
over Nate’s lungs and that he wouldn’t be able to survive unless treated immediately.
Fortunately, Nate was already on the waiting list for new pairs of lungs and was actually
ready for the operation with parents consent. Without hesitation,Tom signed the papers.


Before the operation,Nate had one request which was to see Emily before the operation.
Although Emily was scared to see Nate due to his condition, she knew that Nate needed her
and her strength so before Nate’s operation,she went to visit him. Nate was lying on the bed,
even with an oxygen mask,he still had trouble breathing. As Emily walked into the ER,Nate’s
frown turned into a smile. She walked up to him and apologized for running off earlier. Nate
replied saying that he was just glad that she had come to see him. Nate,trying to catch his
breath said,”Before I go for my operation,I just want to say that I have had a great time with
you and that I genuinely love you.” Emily was astonished with the words he said. She was
shocked to hear the words “love you” She did not say it back but just kissed him on the lips
before he was taken away.


During the operation,Emily prayed that the operation would be a success but little did she
know that as Nate was being prepared to be put to sleep, he started coughing out blood and
in a matter of seconds,his heart stopped. The doctors did all they could to revive him but
they were too late. “Nate Salvado, time of death 13:09.” the head doctor said. Waiting
patiently, Emily sat outside of the operating room waiting to see Nate but the only person she
saw walking out was her mom with a sad look on her face.At that moment,she knew she had
lost the love of her life and all she could think about was why she couldn’t say ”I love you to”.






















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The Wendigo
By Kenzie


Wendigo. A name of a rumored creature that resides in the depths of the forest.
Eating anyone unlucky enough to come across it. It was said that it has a deer skull for it’s
head, and a cloak covering it’s whole body with a black cloak. With teeths as sharp as
daggers, and claws harder than diamond. Based on its appearance, it looks like it was
made to disassemble your body and eat you, at least that’s what I thought.


My name is Simon, 16 years old, brown haired and sadly…..5 foot 2. Somehow my

growth spurt hasn’t kicked in yet. I live with my parents and my little brother, he’s 12. Today,
my parents are taking us out on a camping trip in the famous Elfin forest. Apparently
someone has spotted a wendigo once. Of course nobody believed them, my parents
included. But if a wendigo does live there, I would run as far away as possible.

I was just checking my luggage to see if I had missed anything when my parents
sent my little brother to get me. We got to the car and we drove to the forest. After 30
minutes, we finally arrived at the Elfin Forest. We quickly set up camp at an open spot
and grabbed our luggages to unpack. After a while I decided to try to explore the area a
bit. After 15 minutes of exploring, I decided to head back, but the thing is, I have zero clue
on where I am. I kept on wandering for a bit, until I heard a loud scream.


I was curious to where the scream came from, so I cautiously walked to where the
sound came from. What I saw made me freeze, it was a wendigo. It was huge, towering at
approximately 6 foot 7, with it’s deer skull head and cloak. It was leaning on a boulder as if it
was scared of something in front of it. When I saw what was in front of it, it made me
question reality……A cockroach. A 6 foot 7 monster with one of the most intimidating looks
I’ve ever
seen…..is afraid of a small 10 cm cockroach.


I was unsure of the decision I’m gonna make, but I walked and killed the cockroach
and looked at the wendigo in more detail. It’s skull is hollow, there’s no brain or nerves or
anything. When it’s eye socket met my eyes, it almost looked scared of me. I carefully
signed that I came in peace. It’s head tilted to the right, as if motioning confusion. Why did I
think that signing it would work in the first place?


It then ignored my existence and just walked away to an open area in the forest. I slowly
followed it to see where it’s going and to my surprise……it was farming? It was spitting water to
some crops which was pretty gross, but that confirms that it doesn’t eat people at all.

I then recognized this area as the pathway that was near my family’s camp. I then
left the wendigo to do it’s thing and followed the pathway, leading back to camp. This
experience has certainly left quite a memorable moment in my head. Maybe other myths
are true? Maybe they are also misunderstood like the wendigo?



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To Be Beautiful
By Nathalvyn Kurniadi


‘Large and plum’ those were the two words that Holly saw every time she saw herself in
her mirror. “Everyone else is beautiful, why can I be like that?”


She thought to herself ,”why can’t I be like them.” All the girls in my school just laugh and
comment on my terrible looks, my heart shatters. Almost everyday my teachers would find
me weeping in the restroom stall saying I need to be beautiful.
As Holly was going back to school, she decided to take the long way through the scrapyards
to clear her mind of all the negative comments. As she was passing cars and machinery
being crushed, She heard a sudden rattling sound coming from one of the cars that was
about to be crushed. Quickly she ran to the hood of the car and opened the lid up and saw a
body. It has a slim almost hourglass like body, wearing a ballerina skirt, its neck was
elongated almost looked like someone failed trying to pull its head off its body, its face if you
could call it a face. It‘s features were scarcely formed, crude and shapeless. The body
suddenly raised its hands slowly reaching out to me with its green eyes glowing. It said with
its sickly almost feminine voice,“ help me”. She then grabbed the robot by the arms and
quickly pulled it out of the trunk.

The robot started to stand up, it towered over Holly, with its neck like a giraffe it bent down
and looked at her. It looked up and down almost like she was scanning Holly.


Holly was nervous, her legs felt shaking and she felt like she was about to throw up by
looking at the robot’s scary face. The robot suddenly turned around and grabbed a nearby
bunny mask with a soft almost bloody interior. The robot covered its face with the mask.


“Thank you for rescuing me.” the robot said “My name is Vanessa, I will grant you one
wish”. Holly thought and thought. Then Holly told Vanessa,”Make me the most beautiful
person in the world.” Vanessa replied,``Ok, come back tonight and I will grant you your
wish.” Holly then quickly runs home.


At Midnight she went back to the scrapyard and saw Vanessa. Vanessa then waving her
robotic arm puts Holly into sleep. In her dream Holly hears sounds of chainsaws,drills, she
looks at the floor. One bag contained a human leg with a human arm sticking out. Blood
was splattered at the bottom of the bag, but the limbs had been cut neatly, like in a surgical
amputation. Then another bag with bloody snakelike tubes and what appeared to be a liver,
fell to the floor with a wet splat. She shook it off and thought it was a nightmare.


Holly then woke up and found out that she was in her bedroom, she quickly ran into the
mirror and looked at herself and what she saw shocked her. Just like that Vanessa
granted her wish. She looked like one of those models in the magazines. Flawless skin









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and beautiful face. As Holly was looking at herself she saw a small note on the side of the
mirror. This pendant is my other gift to you. When she left her room everyone looked at
her like a pop star. No one could believe that this girl used to be an ugly and sad teenager.
She became the center of attention for months.


As she was in art class crafting a backdrop for the school’s play.There were rocks on the
bottom of the stage to hide the supports. Suddenly a kid bumped into her and she fell off the
second floor of the stage and hit her head on the rocks. The boy that bumped into Holly
helped her up to make sure she was ok. But when the boy looked at her, a blood curdling
scream filled the room. Holly quickly ran to the bathroom to make sure that she was ok. She
ran into the restroom and saw not only her face but parts of her that are slowly glitching out.
Like a glitching image she slowly starts to transform. Her face had what looked like a giant
dent in her skull, mixed with bloody parts that should not be there. Her mouth was both cut
vertically and horizontal exposing the bloody interior of her jaw held by two small metal rods.
Her body turned oily black with several rods protruding from her back. Some parts of her
arms and legs were sliced cleanly mixed in with robotic parts to hold it together. She looked
down and she realized that the pendant was missing.


Suddenly Holly felt like she was underwater struggling to breathe. The life from her body
was slowly fading from her as her robotic body fell to the floor in a bloody mess. She then
saw that the pendant was just outside the restroom. She tried to crawl for it, slowly inching
her way. Then a metallic hand grabbed the pendant and put it on her neck. Vanessa then
looked down at the remains, “I made your wish come true, Holly…and in return…”.Vanessa
laughed, she shook and shook…her body slowly transformed into a splitting image of Holly.
“Well you made my wish come true.” Those were the last words Holly heard before fading
into black. She didn’t want things she wanted to be beautiful.







































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Demons in Halos
By Nethanie


I had zero interest in everyone, to me all people are the annoying bugs. I enjoy pulling off
the wings and to watch my enemy suffer, but it is nothing personal. How could the devil be
personal with a bug? No, it is simply the devil’s game. What I am after is the destruction of
creation, to destroy their life forms, to watch them suffer and die.


Upon this sunny day. The atmosphere had an aura of brightness as the light flickered
through. The sun finds its way from the horizon to the summit of the sky, piercing it's
lucid sunlight to a city full of sinners.

I put on my watch and I passed my nephew’s room. I stood still and I inhaled, I realized how
cold I am to my nephew, Elijah. I don’t know how to express my love for her.

I tried to knock on her door to see her before I went to work, but all of the sudden I
realized the door is not closed properly, so I rushed into the room and I didn’t see her. I
panicked as My face started to be washed by my sweat. My hands started to shaked, and
my brain started to switch off. I scream her name loudly.

“Elijah!!” That's all I can do. But I suddenly saw a piece of notes. “Come to the warehouse
- Jeremy Jucker.” I knead the paper as my face burns into flames.

I take out my phone and call my partner, Jason.

“Come here and bring inspektur Jayden to my warehouse.” I asked as I clench my fist.

“Whats wr-“

“NOW!” I cutted him with a shouter, he understood my words and hung up the phone.


I rushed to the warehouse, and I arrived with my body washed by a bucket of sweat and the
nerve coming out of my face felt like my face was going to explode anytime. I finally saw him
tying up Elijah who’s already fainted.

“let her go!” I screamed loudly.

“I’ll show you what a real hell looks like, and I’ll make sure you can’t judge me on the court
tomorrow.” He drops a lit matc h to the ground and I’ve just realized that the ground is
already flooded by oil. Jeremy Jucker escaped through the window. The g round started to
light up flames as I ran towards Elijah to untie her and I carried her on my back.

I rushed all of the flames and I saw Jason and Jayden running towards me. They told me
that they took a video of him already and I asked them to catch Jeremy. I took Elijah back
home and rested her in her room as I tried to catch my breath, but suddenly Jason called
me.

“We got our suspect sir, someone set him free yesterday, and I might know who it is. I saw
him on one of the president's talk shows and he’s close to the president.” He explains while
he’s catching his breath.

“Now we know who’s behind this all, see you at our meeting this afternoon Jason.” I inhaled
roughly.





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“Take care of Elijah, see you too.” He hung up the phone.

The next day

I walked bravely as the chief judge with the other judges besides me, Jason and Madelyn.
We bow to the camera as we enter the court, the first person I saw was Jeremy Jucker
laughed fearlessly.


“Good morning to everyone who’s watching this live. Our suspect is not foreign anymore to
anybody. Yes, he’s Jeremy Juker who does brutal actions on his streaming! And yesterday
he kidnapped my nephew.” I speak firmly to the camera and point back my views to
Jeremy.

I inhaled and sat down, I started to show the video of him with his subordinates doing the
brutal action on live stream.

“HAHAHA, so? I’m sure everyone has watched this already. Well, I got a lot of views on that
video.” He laughed as he doesn’t take it as a serious problem.

“Sir Justin, may I give my words?” Jason cutted and I nodded to let him speak.

“It’s weird when you don't care about the solid evidence that we have presented, is it
because you know that someone will pro tect you from getting any consequences? To be
safe from the police we need someone that can control them, am I right?” He stood up and
explained his point clearly as he directly shows Jeremy’s video having good interaction
with the president and also playe d the video where he tried to kill Elijah.

“W-well it is stated that I have mental issues.” Jeremy was shaking and looked up to his
lawyer with a pale face.

“Sir Justin, may I start to defend my client?” He cutted Jason and I lifted my hand to allow
him.

“First of all in the document it’s told that my client had mental issues, he actually doesn't but
the percentage of him getting this issue is big.” He stood up.

“What are you-“ Jerry’s words were cutted by his lawyer who told him to relax.

“But my client had a miserable life, his parents are both scavengers, and this is the
message from them, let’s play the video.” He started to play the video. Jeremy’s mother
was begging and burst into tears in the video.

“Not only that. As we know my client always said that he does such things for this city to get
rid of useless people who keep on doing democracy, but there’s this video where his
ex-girlfriend said something about him.” He played a new video about his ex-girlfriend who
was showing a document about Jeremy who received a big amount of money after he does
brutal action every month from the same rekening.

“What are you trying to do?!” Jeremy shouted to his lawyer.

“That’s all from me, please give a light punishment as we knew that he just needs more
attention and we also knew his family background.” He said it naturally to me and he
sat.





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Jeremy started to get on his knees and begged with his face wrapped up with his sweat.

I hit the table as I stood up and it tooks everyone’s attention. I came towards him and
gave him a chance to admit that he’s doing this under someone’s command, but he
rejected. I tried to settle my emotions and decided to give the most suitable punishment.

“You’ll regret it soon Jeremy, anyways since you said you do it on your own then you need
to handle your consequences on your own as well.” I smiled at Jerry.

“Since you need more attention I decided to give you 5 years jail and 3 years of using a
GPS bracelet where everyone will kno w where you are from the application that we
already have.” I explain as I put up my phone.

I asked the audience to give more attention to him and help him, where I actually knew that
people would make him drown in pain.

He attacked the lawyer without any mercy, he blamed everything on him.

“Security! Get him out of here! Now!” Medalyn screams to ask the security.

“I will kill you! He won’t leave me alone!!” he shouted with confidence.

It was yesterday at the meeting, me, Jason, and the lawyer, Martin. We set everything up
and played the drama lively on the court. I settled everything with them. Martin was the only
lawyer that the president believes in, but unfortunately they hurt his parents, and I helped
him.

I was driving my car on a gloomy night after I’m done with my work, and suddenly I got a
message from Martin, “Sir we’re havi ng a small party, come over!” I laughed a bit and I
answered “I’m on my way.” I changed my destination to Martin’s house instead of going
home. I arrived and I saw he’s door was not locked, I was very confused as I tried to get in
and I tried to stay positi ve.

I was really shocked that I saw Martin was hanging with a rope tied on his neck. Blood
came out of his mouth, with a wine glass under he’s dead body that contained his blood
from his mouth and a note stuck on it.

It says, “the devil game has just begun.”



























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Troubled Mind
By Ricardo


Yesterday, the day right before school started, Edgar's father had lost his life in a horrific
car accident. When he was told the news, he refused to believe it, not wanting it to be true
as they were very close. That night and the few days after were very challenging for him.

Going to school the next day was tremendously hard for Edgar, however, he just had to
manage it. In the front of the classroom, he reunited with my best friends, Esther and Finn.
They saw his face and immediately realised that something was wrong. Edgar told them
the tragic event that happened yesterday and they helped console him to help with
dissipating his grief.

But suddenly, someone from behind shoved Edgar out of the way, causing him to lose
balance and almost trip. That person was Susie, known for being extremely ill-mannered
and quite tough, she had eavesdropped on our conversation. She would always pick on
other students, but she is unexplainably more rude to Edgar. Usually he would keep calm
and ignore her insults but today, he lash out at her, startling and shocking both Esther and
Finn. Fortunately, before Susie was able to react, Esther exclaimed that it was time to go to
class, saving him from her reaction.

We entered the classroom and took our seats. When Edgar sat down, his mind started to
wander, thinking about the pleasant times his had with my father, holding back the tears,
not wanting to attract any attention. He barely paid any attention to what his teacher, Mr
Rei, was lecturing about. When he snapped out of it, class was already over.

“Just before you go, remember that tomorrow we will go on the field trip.” Mr Rei announced.


The next day, Edgar saw the dirty, yellow bus which would take us to the location of the
field trip, a campground with a cabin that they were going to sleep in for a day. He thought
that the field trip might be able to distract himself from what happened.

Once they reached the campgrounds, it turns out it was quite the opposite. During the
different activities they did during the trip, all the enjoyment felt overpowered by the
amount of misery and sorrow Edgar had felt, not even his best friends could help me cope
with his sadness. Moreover, Susie also seemed a lot worse to him today, more frequently
insulting me or pushing him to the ground during the trip.

That night, Susie shoved Edgar and best friends into one of the cabin rooms and trapped
them inside just before they were leaving for our last activity for that day. Susie continuously
taunted us in the room and they tried helplessly to get out but all of a sudden, they heard the
sound of the door being locked, they rushed to the front door, tried to open it and they were
mortified. The cabin had been locked by the teachers when they and the other students
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Edgar snapped at Susie for locking us inside the cabin with no way out. He was
immensely tired of her during the trip and he did not want to deal with her anymore. Susie
and Edgar started to shout at each other and Esther and Finn had to hold us back.


"Why must you act like this? Especially after knowing that I lost a loved one." Edgar yelled.

"At least your parents actually cared for you!" she cried.

Edgar was speechless. They stopped arguing, and he suddenly was not filled with
sorrow and grief but instead pity for Susie.

Suddenly, they heard an unlocking sound. The teachers came back to unlock the door
after realising they were missing and got them out of the cabin.


As they were going out of the cabin, Edgar realised that although he did lose a loved one,
he still had many people that care for him, he realised that most of his sorrow and grief had
gone and that he felt better.
























































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Haunted Or Not Haunted

By Samuel


There was a house in Bintaro, Jakarta, that everyone knew was haunted. It was an old,
run-down house on a side street in the city's historic district. The most lovely smells
emanated from the house on occasion, filling the street with the heavenly aroma of freshly
baked bread. People would always assume that the ancient house was a bakery or, at the
very least, the former home of a fantastic baker whenever this happened.


Neighbors would occasionally hear music and laughter coming from the empty house, as if
there was a beautiful party going on. "It sounds like a nice party; I wish I was invited," the
neighbors would say whenever this happened. Whatever ghosts haunted the old house,
they were benign and friendly ghosts. Even the friendliest spirits can be frightening, and no
one has ever entered the house. No one ever stepped foot on the front porch, with the
possible exception of a young child who was dared by his playmates.

A man from a distant city arrived in town one day. "Who owned it?" he inquired of the
neighbors after seeing the vacant house. The owner was unknown, and the property might
be purchased for delinquent taxes, he was told. No one told the stranger about the peculiar
history of the house. The property was purchased at an auction center by the man. Unusual
things began to happen soon after the new owners moved in, including strange noises in the
middle of the night, strange lights wafting from room to room, the scents of baking from a
frigid kitchen, and, worst of all, the sound of a party while they were attempting to sleep.



After a few days, the man's wife decided she couldn't live in such a haunted property any longer
and moved out with the children. The male eventually gave up as well. He was compelled to
relocate, but he was enraged at his neighbors for failing to tell him about the house's bad
reputation. He was furious with the people at the auction center or failing to inform him that the
house was haunted by ghosts. He was enraged at how horribly everyone in town had treated
him. So he went to the mayor to express his dissatisfaction and ask for his money back. The
mayor insisted that he had never misrepresented the house as anything other than what it was.


"Just because a house is haunted doesn't mean you can't live there," he explained.
Making friends with the spirits and learning to get along with them is the key."


So the man went to the local church's pastor and told him about his predicament. "You've
been in town for a month and only now, when you're experiencing a difficulty, do you come
to see me?" the Pastor asked. So, please have a seat and tell me what's on your mind."












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As a result, the man sat down and informed the Pastor about the haunted house he'd
purchased. Now, in this community, the Pastor was seen as a wise man who was fixed in
his ways and conservative in his ideas and demeanor. He wasn't interested in fresh
ideas, but he reluctantly agreed to go to the man's house to see what he was talking
about.

The man was escorted to his home by the Pastor. The Pastor's noticed a lovely smell as
they neared the neighborhood where the house was located. He inquired, "What is that
beautiful smell?"

“It’s the ghosts baking bread or something,” the man replied.

The Pastor came to a halt as they approached, pausing to listen. "I hear music," he said
as he turned to face the man. Is there a party going on?"


“Oh WOW are the ghosts having a party now,” replied the man.

They entered the house and took a look around. While the man looked for something to
feed his guest, the Pastor sat at a table. He dug up an old bottle of whiskey and poured
himself a drink and one for the Pastor. They drank and toasted one other's health.

The Pastor inquired, "So you moved from Malang to Binatro, Jakarta?" "My parents
live in Malang, so I'm familiar with the area."


It came out that the man knew some of the Pastor's relatives. They talked and joked about
what they had in common, and a relationship grew between them. They were having so
much fun that three hours had passed before they realized it.

They had been gone for so long that the man's wife became concerned. She thought to
herself, "He went to the Pastor's house hours ago." "Perhaps he was captured by the
ghosts." So she got up and went to the Pastor's house, where she met the Pastor's wife and
introduced herself. They went to the haunted house together, pooling their fears of ghosts
and their concerns about their spouses. They peered through the windows and saw two
men drinking, laughing, and having a good time at a table. When the wives joined their
husbands, they discovered they had a lot to speak about.

The laughing and talking attracted the neighbors who stopped by and introduced
themselves. Pretty soon the kitchen was filled with the smell of cooking. A neighbor
brought his fiddle and another brought his guitar. And just like that, there was a party. The
old house was filled with real smells and real laughter. It was alive again and that, of
course, was what it wanted all along.

From that day to this, the old house came alive again and its ghosts were laid to rest never
to be seen or heard of again










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Melissa
By Shannon


“Do you know what we do to thieves here, Melissa?” The King asked, his voice
booming throughout the whole room as Melissa gulped.


“No.” Lady Melissa answered quietly.

“We chop off their heads.” The King said, his voice sending shivers to Lady Melissa’s
body as she tried to stop herself from shaking.


“However, I’ve been looking for a fiance….and it seems like you might just be the perfect fit.”

The King said as he looked down at her pale and timid body, letting out a smile, his red
eyes staring intensely at her body.


Several months had passed ever since then, as Lady Melissa took off the crown on her
hair, looking at the mirror. Today was the day that she and her soon-to-be fiance would
be announcing their engagement to the whole world.

The past few months were spent preparing Lady Melissa to become the Queen; she hadn’t
felt any sort of emotion these past few months. The reality of the whole situation had finally
hit her during that period of time.


It was a masquerade ball that she was going to be attending, hosted by none other than
the Crown Prince and herself, though the public didn’t know about her, at least not yet.


“Don’t forget to smile while we’re there.” The King said, entering Lady Melissa’s room,
as he took the crown that she had put on her desk, placing it on her head.


The King had been more lenient than she thought he’d be, though it wasn’t as if he had
fallen in love with her, his eyes were dull, yet whenever she saw them, it would spark an
interest deep inside her.

An interest that she’d be better off not testing.

“Get ready.” King Gaston said as he intertwined his hands with her, the both of them
making their way to the party, their own masks already tied to their faces.


“Now introducing King Gaston and Lady Melissa!” The herald said, his voice booming
throughout the whole room, as Lady Melissa could already feel the number of jealous
stares on her.








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Lady Melissa and King Gaston waved their hands to the nobles. Lady Melissa could already
see a crowd approaching the both of them, already wanting to leave the King’s side.


“Your Majesty, it’s a pleasure to be invited to a ball being hosted by the royal family; I am
Baron Peter from the Maxwell estate.”

The man said as he bowed his head down, respecting the King whilst merely ignoring
Lady Melissa.


“It’s a pleasure to see you as well.”

The King said as he scanned around the room, wondering wherever his soon to be fiance
had gone. If they wanted to convince everyone that they were in love with each other, she
should be beside him.

Meanwhile, Lady Melissa was too busy entertaining her own guests, a group of
women approaching her, as she could feel their jealous gazes on her.


The group of women greeted Lady Melissa politely, showering her with numerous praises
and compliments. However, Lady Melissa could easily see right through them.

They were waiting for an opportunity to strike, waiting for her to let her guard down and
accidentally slip something up and attack. She had been one of the most influential
women in society before this had happened, so she knew how it worked.

“Unfortunately, I must now go. The King is searching for me.”


Lady Melissa said as she saw the King’s gaze on her multiple times during the conversation
she had shared with the group of women.

Lady Melissa didn’t go to where the King was, though; she had gone to the balcony,
noticing that something was off there, and decided that it’d be best for her to take a look for
it herself, as well as take a break from this entire thing.

However, she didn’t expect to see a man there, and as soon as he turned his head around,
her breath hitched.


Lady Melissa’s heart was racing faster than it had ever done so, as she was met face to
face, with none other than her ex-lover in front of her.

He was wearing a dark blue mask, as it fitted his deep blue azure eyes, Lady Melissa

resisting the urge to keep staring at him.

Lady Melissa had dated him before this, though she was forced to break up with him
because of the King.






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She had never expected him to appear here, of all places, especially since he was now
their enemy. However, it’d be a lie if she said she wasn’t ecstatic seeing him.


Lady Melissa could feel Duke Mason’s intense gaze on her, as she could feel the passion
she once had for him bubbling up; she had thought that she had finally moved on from him,
yet here she was.

“I missed you.”

Duke Mason said, his eyes filled with mischief, as well as a longing- a longing for her.

Lady Melissa was pulled in a kiss, as her eyes widened- in surprise, though she didn’t
once at all fight it, she had wanted this for some time too.


She knew it was wrong for her to cheat on the King like this, but it wouldn’t matter, right? No
one was going to find out.


As if on cue, a voice interrupted the both of them, Lady Melissa turning her head in surprise.
There, standing right in front of the both of them, was none other than the King.




















































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The separation
By Shiny

During the year of 2017 where after semester 2 finishes, graduation of course happens am i
right? That time was the happiest yet the saddest I’ve been in a position of a little sister, as
our birth year was 7 years apart. Ryan, yes his name, graduated to proceed his dream to be
a doctor was not easy for him and neither do i, why me? Yes, I have to let him go to
Yogyakarta while I have to continue my primary 5.

Ever Since we were young we both were never apart from each other such as taking care of
one another, fighting for food, randomly debating who gets most attention from our parents
and other things that we mostly would do together that will be called childhood memories
with a sibling.

In that year he was really focused with his studies as he needed great grades to be able to
achieve his dream as a doctor, he was very serious about it. I remembered him ignoring me
some days but I have to understand and need to always support him to get the strength. He
spends lots of hours late at night passing by to study and once he is finally done with all the
tests he will finally get a rest and an award.

Days turned to weeks he got his results, as mom said, “Don’t be afraid of the grades you
have gotten, you have done your very best and we’re proud of it.” Listening to what mom
had said my heart started pounding harder than his although it was his own grades thinking
if i will be treated this way and so as my grades as his.

As he opened the email, we were waiting badly for the results and as he opened, he was
accepted by lots of universities, for example as UGM or ITB, Indonesia's best university yet
hardest to be accepted. I blinked and realized my brother has got a lot of hardships and
happiness at the same time. He was like a role model for me to follow his footsteps and
hardships, stress and lots that he goes through.

Graduation happens, I went to his graduation seeing lots of families and friends my age that
have a sibling who is graduating. As the time to announce the graduates of 2017, graduates
then pass an aisle in the middle to walk proudly to their individual seat arrangements.
Students then were called one by one to head to the stage and be called as graduates of
2017 and the path that they choose in which university or college they would go to.

A week after graduation, I bid my brother goodluck choosing his path alone and being able
to create such great memories before we will be apart for a while. Arriving at the airport, I
cried silently in the car not knowing my brother was looking at me and felt the same way but
hiding it. He then stepped down the car, we hugged warmly and now I have to realize it's my
turn soon to have the same path of hardships but differences in academics and major
applications.


Now in Chinese new year 2022 I was able to meet him after a while. I hope he will have a great
integrity and mindset to work harder and so do i. Hope to meet him soon again. Thank you.


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The Diamonds
By Winston


“Ring…Ring” Alice woke up to the sound of her alarm clock. She then continued to jump out of bed
and do her usual morning routine which included showering and eating breakfast. After eating
breakfast, she headed to the “Hair4Ever” saloon and started to work. Despite it being a Saturday,
Alice still had to work her job as a hairdresser since most women used their Saturday time to get
their hair done. She honestly didn’t like her job and was bored of doing the same thing over and over
again. It was boring and she was looking for something to spice her life up. Little did she know that
her wish was about to be granted when a blond-haired woman dressed in black walked into the
store.

It was lunch break and Alice headed towards the breakroom to have her lunch when the
blond-haired woman walked in.


“Excuse me,” said the woman “I’m guessing you are Alice. I was recommended by a friend that you
are a really good hairdresser so I came here to try. I know that it is your lunch break but I have
something urgent later and don’t have the time, could you please help me?”

Alice wasn’t hungry so she decided to accommodate the customer. She was halfway done cutting
the woman’s hair when the woman’s phone vibrated. She took the phone out of her pocket and
started to text. Alice would usually ignore the messages as they could be personal to the customer
and wouldn’t want to anger them, but it caught her eye this time.




“Meet me at the Warehouse on Offlane Street at 7.30. There will be no one there, we can get the
diamonds and make some money.”

Alice was suddenly curious, it seemed like it was a robbery. The warehouse was just a few blocks
away from her house and she wondered if she could check it out. After finishing cutting the woman’s
hair, her day seemed to fast forward as her mind kept wondering if it was an actual robbery.

At around 7.00, her shift ended and she headed to the warehouse. She was debating with herself on
whether she should inform the police or not. If there was no robbery and she informed the police,
she would be seen as a complete fool. She decided to sneak in and check things out, making sure
that it was an actual robbery before calling the police.





The warehouse was dimly lighted, there were a lot of crates stacking upon each other. Each step
would make a rustle and the floor was littered with shards of glass. Alice checked her watch, it was
7.30 but no sign of the blond-haired woman or her accomplice. She was about to head home when
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down behind one of the crates. After waiting for a minute, she took a peek to see who it was. Sure
enough, it was the blond-haired woman along with a male which she assumed was the guy who she
was texting earlier. The male is carrying something silvery-black on his side which Alice assumed was
a walky-talky.

“So Karina, are you happy with all the money we are about to get?” said the man


“Ahh, Karina must be the blond-hair woman’s name.” thought Alice to herself

“Well that depends on the number of diamonds we are going to steal, and by talking we are not
going to get any so hurry up and help me load our bags,” said Karina


Alice, who was still hiding behind the crates, witnessed this all and now that it is confirmed a
robbery, she reached into her pocket to get her phone and make a call to the police. In doing so, she
accidentally knocked down a small box next to her.




“WHO’S THERE” shouted the man and he took out the silvery-black thing from his side which now
under the light could be seen that it was a pistol. At the sight of a gun, Alice realized that her life
could be in danger and she hopped in a crate hoping that they did not see her. She then started to
call 911 and inform them about the robbery.

“Hello? 911? Yes, I am at the warehouse at Offlane Street and am reporting about a robbery-

“whispered Alice before she got interrupted as the crate she was hiding in toppled over and spilled
her on the ground. She looks up to find Karina and her partner looming over her with a smile on
their face.
“Wow, really Alice?” questioned Karina, ‘I may have interrupted your lunch break but I didn’t expect
you to repay it by interrupting our robbery.”

“No sudden moves or this gun goes bang” warned Karina’s partner, Jason.

Alice knew that she was doomed, she couldn’t do anything as she was being held at gunpoint. The
only thing she could hope for was that the police arrived in time to save her so she decided to stall.

“You wouldn’t kill me, right?” challenged Alice “I’m just a helpless woman with no way to defend
myself.”


“True, but there cannot be any witness this time so I’m afraid I have no choice,” said Jason.
Alice’s heart was racing. She thought she heard some footsteps approaching but she could just be
imagining it.

“So anyway, I’m sorry,” said Jason as he took aim and pulled the trigger followed by a loud bang.

When Alice opened her eyes, she saw lights. She thought that she had died and was entering heaven
but it seemed like floodlights. S.W.A.T filled the room and arrested Karina and Jason. Alice was
ecstatic that the police came on time until she realized the blood pouring out of her leg. It turns out
that a second before Jason shot, a police officer jumped on him which cause him to miss Alice’s head
but hit her leg.

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“I’m ok” cried Alice before falling to the ground.

She woke up in a hospital where her leg injuries were being treated. Waiting next to her was the
captain of the precinct in charge of this area. He thanked her for being very brave. It turns out that
Karina and Jason have been wanted for several previous crimes.

“Next time, it is better to inform the police even though you are not sure.” Advised the captain, “No
civilian should get hurt.”

And from that Alice vowed to contact the police rather than checking it on her own and risking her
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The Target





By Jonathan


The ebony sky engulfed its surroundings in complete darkness, only the moon as its source
of light. Dahmer walks in the abandoned paths of the forbidden forest, enjoying the silence

as he drags a heavy sack behind him. Crickets accompany his silent journey and he savors
the feeling of comforting loneliness despite the ache in his arms. Being a man of little words,

his job was a straining task. Telemarketing and the bustling urban cities were simply not his
thing and he has finally had enough of it. At a loss after his recent unemployment, he
purchased an abandoned cottage on a whim. Truth be told, he made a fortune out of his job,

while he did not like it, he was exceptional at it. Frugal in his ways too, it allowed him to retire
early.


Walking on the dirt roads, a sack of his items clanging, he failed to take notice of the
shadowy figures in the trees. In a split second, the unknown person jumped in front of him

and slashed him right at his jugular veins, causing his quick and painless death.


18 years have passed since Dahmer was decapitated, his estranged son from his divorced
wife was now a full-fledged adult, heir to the Dahmer’s sizeable amount of fortune, Lucas
was like the modern-day Cinderella. 21, newly orphaned and jobless, Lucas was at a loss.

The only thing he could do was manage his dead father’s estate. And so he did.


Walking in the same path as his father had, felt odd. The once dark and lightless gloomy
path was now a well-developed area. It had been turned into a holiday destination for the
bourgeoisie from the hustle-bustle of the city. As he passed through the other humongous

cottage-style estates, an idea struck him. Why not use his father’s estate to open an
affordable bed and breakfast? True to his words, Lucas’ bed and breakfast was opened.


His first group of customers was a peculiar batch of people. Dressed in all black and in long
sleeves, they weren’t dressed like everyone else. While everyone was dressed in bright

sundresses and polo shirts with khaki pants, they seemed to have been from a funeral. That
night, Lucas kept having odd feelings that he had never felt before. It was an

unshrinkable,ominous feeling. The next night was the same exact repetition. Whispers,
chants, and dim lights were often for the whole one-week stay of that particular family. On
their last night, that was when his curiosity got the better of him.


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And so, when those chantings resonated in the house again, he crept up to their room and
put his ear at the door, making sure he was doing it all sneakily. “He must not know of our

secret,” the mother said, clearly displeased. But that night, luck wasn’t on Lucas’ side. His
cell phone rang and the door flew open, with the patriarch holding a strange weapon that
resembled a curved knife.


And in a split second, that knife was lodged deep into his guts.


This was called the mystery of the bed and breakfast. Even years after those 2 murder

incidents, no one was able to figure out what had actually happened. Police failed to locate
and interrogate the strange, murderous family nor the reason for their actions. All that
remained of them were the CCTV tapes that were blanked and showed no trace of other

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The Day He Died





By Velove



I woke up to the sound of my mother’s wailing. I checked my phone and it was six in the
morning on July first, 2021.


“ Why is she crying early in the morning? ” I questioned myself.


Even though I was confused, I felt even more curious as to why my mother was crying so I

hurriedly went to my mother to check on what was going on. I went to the living room and
saw my mother’s red puffy eyes while calling my aunty. I overheard their conversation and
what they said left me appalled and clueless at the same time.


“ At what time did he die? ” My mother asked my aunt while stuttering as she could not hold
her tears any longer.


I knew right away that she was referring to my grandfather as he recently got infected with

the coronavirus and it was obvious enough for me to know that he will die not so long after
he got the virus. My heart really felt like it was struck by thousands of lightning. Without
thinking twice, I immediately confronted my mother so I could mollify her but I was too

speechless to even talk. I just softly tapped her back, hoping that she would soon stop
crying.


In less than an hour, my mother's phone started to ring. This time, it was my sister. My
mother then picked it up with her shaky hands and tried her best to answer the call with a

normal voice. But after a few seconds of calling, my mother could not help, but cry again. I
really felt bad for her as this was my first time, after 14 years, seeing her cry like this.

Minutes later, my mother ended the call and told me to get ready since my sister was going
to pick us up to go to my grandfather's funeral. I nodded and immediately went to my room to
change my clothes to a full black attire.


Once both I and my mom were done changing our clothes, we took our bags, wore a mask,
and went outside of our house to check if my sister had arrived or not. Not so long after a






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few minutes of waiting, I could see my sister’s car from afar and as soon as the car stopped
in front of our house, I helped my mother to open the car door as I could tell that she was too

weak to even pull that heavy handle. I held her arm so she would not fall when going inside
the car and after helping her, I opened the front seat door so I could sit beside my sister.
Nobody talked inside the car and the only thing I could hear was my mother’s sobbing.


When we arrived at the funeral, we could only stay in the car because there was the

possibility of catching the coronavirus once we went outside the car. There were my aunts
and uncles who also got infected with covid there, so we did not have to worry much. I could

feel how my mom really felt at that time and without even realizing it, tears started to drop
out of my eyes.


Suddenly, a loud thunder could be heard. It also started to drizzle and in less than a minute,
that drizzle turned into heavy rain. My mother, sister, and I became extremely worried as we
did not expect that there would be heavy rain on the day of my grandfather’s funeral. Not

only that, my mother’s crying was also getting louder and louder and so I immediately went
to the back seat to calm her down.


“ Everything will be okay, ” I whispered to her ears while hugging her tightly.


I did not know how long we had been watching my grandfather’s funeral from afar but I really
felt like we needed to go. My mother’s tears kept on flowing out of her eyes uncontrollably

and I could also feel her body shaking so much. With no hesitation, I told my sister to drive
both of us back home and she just nodded her head.


As soon as we arrived back home, I thanked my sister for driving us home and told her to
just go back to her house as she probably needed to rest and calm her mind. After that, I

held my mother’s arm and went to her room so she could also have some rest. Before
leaving her room, I hugged her and said something to my mother in which I hoped could

make her feel better.

“ It’s okay to be sad. Everyone in this world, including us, will have to experience the feeling

of losing someone that's important in their life.


It is difficult for us to accept at first but as time passes by, we will soon feel better. So, I hope
you’ll feel better tomorrow, mom, ” I said to my mother soft-spoken






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Special Guest





By Clarisa



“Wake up Young Master Chaoxian, it is time to prepare for the spring festival”,

Madame Ping woke me up.


“Morning Madame Ping, can you wait for 5 minutes? I am still sleepy”, I mumbled and went
back to sleep.


15 minutes later, Madame Ping grabbed a bowl of rice porridge and she placed the bowl of
rice porridge under my nose just enough for me to wake up.


“Ah! Porridge, my favorite, thanks for making one for me Madame Ping”, I thanked Madame
Ping excitedly as I grabbed the bowl of rice porridge.


“No problem young master, enjoy your breakfast.


After finishing eating, Lady Daiyu wants you to go down”, Madame Ping left.


I quickly wore my Hanfu and ran down to the living room. My parents brought me out of my
palace to walk around the well-designed spring festival town. When I arrived in town, I heard

plenty of happy youngsters, salespeople hawking their goods, and bands performing. I could
also hear several people greeting me and my parents on our approach since we were the

town's most well-known Wei clan. There were some delicious almond cookies on my hands,
and I approached a group of bands performing in the middle of the town.


“Do you enjoy it, Chaoxiang?” My mom asked me.


“Of course, I love it! By the way mom, can I try to go to the mountains?” I asked her excitedly
since I have never been to a mountain.


“I’m sorry Chaoxiang, I cannot let you go to the mountain, it is too dangerous for you
because you cannot see anything”, mom answered worriedly.


I sighed, then we went back to our palace. After a few hours passed, many special guests






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arrived at the Wei Palace and they waited at the area where a performance will take place.
Me and my parents sat in the front row, waiting for the spring festival show to begin. I

remained frowning, upset that my parents had refused to let me walk to the mountain.


A melodic song played, it pleased all the audiences’ ears. I suddenly stopped frowning and
was amazed with the song I heard.


After a few songs ended, all the guests were brought to a huge dining area to have their
lunch. I was not hungry since I ate lots of almond cookies this morning so I tried to ask

Madame Ping to find the special guest that played the Guzheng (a Chinese plucked zither)
just now. The dining area was crowded so I waited at the outdoor area, and suddenly I heard
footsteps after a few minutes.


“Young master Chaoxiang, are you the one that wants to meet me?” I heard a deep voice,

then I looked back and greeted him by bowing.


“Yes it’s me, Hello uh sir-“

“It’s Lan Huizhong, you can just call me Huizhong, I’m a traveling musician”, Huizhong

introduced.


“Huizhong, you were on fire when you performed just now! I love the way you played the
guzheng.”


“Thank you young master, it is my job to amaze my audience.” I'm curious about his
appearance; I have a feeling he's appealing.


My parents were still chatting with the guests, so I decided to take Huizhong on a tour of the
palace. I invited him to take a walk around the palace, and he agreed. We discussed a wide

range of topics. I asked how he was able to play the guzheng so well. Huizhong suddenly
asked if he could take me up the mountain. I had a strong interest in visiting the mountain,

so I went there with him.


Huizhong guided me along the way, we then stopped somewhere on top of the mountain, it
took around an hour to climb up. I could feel the sun setting down, the wind was blowing my
hair. It was one of my best moments standing on the mountain. We waited until night to hear

the fireworks.





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“Thanks for bringing me here, Huizhong ”, I thanked him.


Huizhong giggled and we went back to the palace since it was pretty late.


When I got to the palace, I heard footsteps approaching and was quickly pulled away from
Huizhong by someone. Although my father scolded me for going outside, I did not feel guilty

because I enjoyed going up in the mountains. Father escorted me to my room, and I was
disappointed that I would not be able to see Huizhong again. I walked over to my bed and
sat down. Mother entered my room and asked whether I was all right. Huizhong would be

leaving the palace the next morning, she informed.

It was morning, and I dashed down to the palace's entrance, hoping to hear footsteps, but

there were none. I was quite upset when he left. I flinched as I felt a tap on my shoulder. I
then turned back,


“Huizhong! Is it really you? I thought you left”. Huizhong smiled,


“Yes it’s me, I haven’t left yet, I was waiting for you, young master.” “


I see, thanks for everything, here’s a pendant Huizhong”, I then gave him a pendant I made
last night.


Huizhong patted my head with a warm hand. “Thanks. I will come back soon, farewell young

master”, the sound of the footsteps then faded away
































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Zero Point




By Charles



The world around me has changed, now protected and recreated. The map has
much more variety, it contains my home and my family after the reality changed. However,
now I am unaffected by the loop and the storm, allowing myself to see the world around me
restart over and over again. You must be new to this, I will start from the very beginning.

The world I live in was not like this 30 years ago, I live in a reality in which time keeps
moving and everyone ages and passes. We control what is called the zero point, which is
the holder of all reality, and supervise ‘the Map’. The zero point is being held under the map
which is along with our base since we are not considered to be part of ‘the Map’, we would
not be affected by its effects.

The zero point is really interesting, it connects everything including other realities in the
Omniverse. It possesses the power to alter reality at any time at any given moment. It
changed reality every 22 minutes or until the storm closes, then the dimension would be on
shutdown and restarted. It has all the power to create reality, alter reality, annihilate reality,
empower itself, make itself a black hole, and vault items into an unexisting realm. It also
contains a bloom, where it heals itself for the sake of reality 0, which contains the Map. This
was not known by the ‘players’, the inhabitants of ‘the Map’, until one of the Seven launched
a rocket, creating a rift in the sky that links realities and different dimensions of ‘the Map’.The
Seven came here through a secret rift when the zero point was unstable and landed on the
map. It was the first time the zero point was hinted at.

As the imagined order needed to keep the order of the Map, we were not able to intervene in
the actions done. Soon afterward, rifts were seen as cracks in different areas of the map.
During season 5, a purple cube, named Kevin, was spotted being created onto the map. It
traversed around the map until it reached the location of the zero point, which was kept a
secret. The reason for this unknown attraction was soon figured out in the next chapter. The
zero point was guarded using the vault and was discovered by the players. It was then dug
up and used to unlock items along with being kept to be used for infinite energy. Since
countless realities crashed, the energy is used to recreate the Map and it became how it
used to be. It became very unstable as energy was being excessively used, and became
unstable. Monsters were being sent to the map and heroes needed to keep the zero point
safe hence more of the energy is being consumed. It destabilizes as the season ends. Just
when reality 0 was about to crash, the scientist, the member of the Seven before the
explosion, created a device that stops reality altogether. He came to the Map through a rift in
the sky. He created multiple rift beacons to stop the zero point from eliminating itself. This
will lead to a black hole and reality zero crashes entirely, creating a new type of dimension in





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the same reality. However, as a side effect, the area around each rift beacon is replaced with
a bubble containing an alternative version of a location from the Map’s past.

Chapter 2 was created along with its specific events. A chapter is 10 years while a season is
a year. The loop was reset and it is now stable, a few locations of the past Map survived.
The Zero Point is now stable and contained, hidden deep underground at a top-secret
Imagined Order facility built as a bridge between the current map on the other side and the
original map. A rogue from the Imagined Order Crew went and decided to destroy the loop
which may ultimately destroy everything in the Omniverse. It failed miserably as it only
pushed back the storm and the rebel went missing and was never seen after the next
season. 2 seasons after the incident, Galactus arrives on the island due to the instability of
the zero point and now different people from countless realms arrive on the Map to assist in
protecting the 0 point from Galactus. Which was successful but created portals to different
areas in the Omniverse.

This is where I was put into the problem. When the zero point went unstable, I was told to
handle the situation but instead, it went out of hand and I fell onto the portal. I realized the
only way to save reality was to break the loop which was allowing the zero point to live in
peace. It was left exposed and since I needed to get back to my original reality, I used a
shard of the teleporter to travel around the omniverse searching for people who could assist
me in the mission. Guards were protecting me without realizing my true intentions and I was
able to call the seven to restabilize the zero point, allowing everyone to go back to their
original places. The process allowed people to travel to reality 0. I betrayed the imagined
order and cut off all ties with my former head, Doctor Slone. I was able to call the
Foundation, another member of the seven, using the shard teleporter, and made a deal with
him. If he stabilizes reality, I would find Geno and the Sisters, the remainder of the Seven.
He sealed himself in the zero point and the last reality wave hit, changing the Map once
again to its primal times and by then the next season just started.


The reality waves hit and an alien mothership arrived, it stole the power of the zero point.
Even though the zero point was not connected to the island, as long it is within the range of
reality zero or as long it doesn’t stabilize, reality would not corrupt. I infiltrated the ship along
with the Players and realized the cube we saw in the first chapter was part of the ship and
within the ship contains thousands of Kevins. The Rift tour was discovered on the ship and
we learned more about the loop and the Omniverse through it. The queen of the ship was
summoned to subdue us as the energy of the zero point was being consumed. The ship
went into a malfunction as the energy being consumed was too great and it had a crash
landing on the Map. Amid the battle, I was taken in by the Imagined Order to get interrogated
and eliminated from existence. Luckily the foundation was on time to rescue me and we
were able to avoid a crashing reality. The map reversed to destroy the queen and zero-point
reversed itself.

We arrived at the opposite side of the island, which is the Map that you are seeing now. It’s
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still unknown and would be sought by the Order. The zero point has not been completely
isolated as reality changes still exist and the loop keeps on repeating itself. The situation we
are in could soon turn into a disaster if the zero points' whereabouts are discovered. The
mission here is to find it first.













































































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