1095 DAYS BEFORE THE APOCALYPSE
Chp 60: Shira

The woman gasped for breath and stared at the source of the voice that was Zhara, in fact she had been hit by her own attacks many times before and her ears were now severely damaged, but it was still able to function even though it was not as good as before.

Of all the Five Fingers members only the woman was captured as a prisoner to dig for information, thanks to Rosalie risking her life to take the woman.

"Maybe you've heard this question many times from my subordinates but I'll repeat it once more... How many mutants did the old man have?" zhara said flatly and did not care at all about the condition of the woman.

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The woman was still keeping her mouth shut as usual, her only reason for opening her mouth was simply to let out an ultrasonic wave that was torturing herself, besides that she would continue to be silent.

But not now, he opened his mouth in front of Zhara when Adney had left Zhara alone.

"...... I'll answer that question if you tell me how Miss Evalina is doing." said the woman in her beautiful voice.

This was the first time Zhara had heard such a beautiful sound, her voice was very soft in the ears and very soothing.

"Alright, I'll tell you after you answer my question" Zhara said after admiring the woman's beautiful voice.

"You want to know our numbers, right? Then I tell you my answer." said the woman then continued after a short pause.

"I don't know.."

"...... Are you playing me?" zhara said somewhat annoyed.

"I'm speaking honestly, I don't know the exact number because my neighborhood is only with the other Five Fingers, but I've heard that Mr. Abril has a partner who also does genetic research, maybe that person has also created some mutants."

From what the woman said it does make sense, impossible Mr. The emery can conduct human research without being unknown to the state at all.

So Mr. Amril must have had a colleague help him from behind the scenes....

"Alright the next question, what is the purpose of Mr. Amril created you?" zhara asked, there is no way Mr. Abril did so far with no purpose at all.

"All I know is that his goal is only one, which is to rule this country... It seems like he has a personal grudge with this country so he wants to master it with mutant power" the woman said.

For Zhara it was a very foolish goal, no special thing to rule a country and just waste time.

But it is in accordance with Mr. A stupid and naive Amril.

"Is that all you want to ask?" said the woman.

"One more.... What's your name and what's your relationship with Evalina?"

"My name is Shira, and my relationship with Miss Evalina.

Zhara could see the sadness in Shira's eyes and did not understand what was really happening to her and Evalina.

"That's all I can say, now tell me how Miss Evalina is doing?"

"......"

Zhara paused for a moment before telling Evalina the truth....

"...... He's dead."

"!!!"

Shira was surprised not to hear Zhara's words, she knew it wasn't a lie but she didn't want to believe it.

His blind eyes began to get wet and shed tears, he was crying out for the sadness he felt.

"This is impossible, who killed him!? That must be you son of a bitch!!"

Shira cried and shouted at Zhara, she thrashed and dragged the chains that tied her hands and feet to get close to Zhara and hit the glass wall that blocked her with anger.

She cried like a mother who lost her child and continued to blame Zhara who was still silent.

Yet all these insults and reproaches instantly disappeared when he saw Zhara's expression....

'Why is your expression like that.... Why are you sad.... It was not you who made Evalina suffer until the end of her life.

Zhara's expression was indeed full of sorrow and regret, it was the expression of one who had gone through thousands of life's hardships and regrets.

His eyes looked faint with dim rays of life, he looked so desperate....

'Actually what you've been through has become like this.' Shira's inner self.

"You are free to insult and hate me as you wish, just one thing you should know that I feel lost too." Zhara then turned and left without looking into Shira's eyes.

Outside the room, Adney greeted him when he saw Zhara coming.

"Your face looks pale, are you okay?" adney.

"I'm fine, we should go back to our respective jobs" replied Zhara.

They leave Shira, who is still drowning in her grief.

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...Shira...

I can't do anything but cry over Evalina's passing. It's all my fault for not being able to protect her when I promised Ellisa...

Ellisa and I have been like a biological sister, we have been together from childhood through a hard and tiring day every day.

We had no family or shelter at the time, we slept between slum buildings and ate leftovers in the back of restaurants.

Sometimes we both steal just to survive, not only us but there are also other children who are the same fate as us, we are children abandoned by our parents, he said, some are orphans too.

I still remember clearly when it was troublesome.We built a house out of cardboard just to avoid the scorching sun and shelter under the bridge to shelter from the rain.

If one of us is sick then it will be hard to heal because we have no money to buy medicine, so there is only death waiting when we are sick, if we are caught stealing then we will be beaten to death.

No one cares how hard we cry and ask for help.

When we were in a very sad state because many died from us, a middle-aged man came to us and invited us to come with him.

He spoke very sweetly and with seduction, coming as an angel who would deliver us from misfortune, but in fact he was a devil....

He locked us in a basement and selected us one by one, people who did not comply with the provisions he will make temporary servants in accordance with the provisions will be his experimental rats.

I became one of the people who complied with the provisions while Ellisa did not, we ended up splitting up there.

At least I'm happy because my sister will be safe as a servant...

While me and several other children were subjected to more cruel tortures than the cruelty of the world, scientists injected various animal genes into our bodies.

The experiment lasted for years and was very painful.

Some of us died miserably and were thrown away, while the ones who succeeded in the experiment were only five people including me.

I lost my sense of sight and my hair turned white, but my hearing ability and my voice are so great and beyond human reason, it's all because the genes I'm putting in my body are bat genes.

As well as others, they gained the ability from animal genes that were inserted in their bodies such as frogs, chameleons, bulls and cuttlefish, the five of us later became known as Five Fingers.

We could only see the sun again when we were fully grown and mutant, the five of us were required to follow our master's orders because otherwise we would die, believe it or not that person could kill us with just the push of a button.

The person I'm referring to here is the person we met as a child, the middle-aged man is now a big old racket, he is Mr. Emery.

So we inevitably had to obey him even though we hated him so much for making us suffer so much....

Apart from that I am very happy to be reunited with Ellisa who works as a servant in the Alastrine family mansion which is our master's family.

However, I was very unaccepting of what had happened to my sister when I met her again.

Apparently during his work at the mansion Ellisa experienced a lot of sexual harassment from his superiors namely Mr. Alastrine or the son of Mr. Emery.

I hate that person so much but there's nothing I can do because I'm just a slave in that demon family, I can only hold my hatred inside and promise to protect Ellisa and the baby.

Long story short the baby was born and named Evalina which means strength and intelligence, he grew well despite not being liked by people.

But Ellisa and I will always love her sincerely, until the fateful event happens...

Ellisa was poisoned by Madame Alastrine before my own eyes, I was very angry but unable to do anything, I hated this weakness of mine, I was always afraid of death so I could not betray.

If only I had dared to prevent Mrs Alastrine at that time, Ellisa would still have a chance to live, then Evalina would definitely not lose her mother....

But what can I do? I could only look at my sister who breathed her last.

Just like back then, I couldn't protect Evalina either, I couldn't protect the person who was precious to me for the umpteenth time.

My friend, my sister, my adopted son, I couldn't protect them all in the end.... What is the point of living in this world? in the end, I too will die just to wait for time...

That's right, I'd rather just die now.. The sooner I die then my regrets will disappear faster, so I can apologize there....

I held the chains that bound my hands, lifted them up with both hands and wrapped them around my neck, I will end my life in one strong pull.

With that, everything will be finished...

"Ellisa's..... Evalina...."

That was my last word, I closed my eyes though meaningless and with a single tug of regret, I strangled my own neck....

Criings....

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"Shira's....."

I heard Evalina's voice in my mind, her voice sounded very far away and shouted at me.

I can't see anything, there's just the usual darkness.

However, the darkness suddenly turned into a very bright and dazzling, arriving I was already in a very beautiful meadow with a large lake in the middle, he said, the sky also looks very bright and beautiful.

This is a sight I have never seen in my life even in a dream.

The air in this place was also so soothing that it made me want to sleep, but there was one thing that was most important than sleeping, which was that I could see!!

"It's so beautiful, isn't it?"

I heard the voice of a girl next to me, I turned my head there and found a girl sitting under a very beautiful green tree, it was a girl I knew very well but was a little different.

"Ellise?" muttered.

"Pfft... did I look so much like my mother that you misidentified someone?"

The girl laughed a little, hearing her words like I knew that the girl was not Ellisa but Evalina.

"Hm, you look so much like your mother that I don't recognize you.." I said.

I'm fascinated to see Evalina, I think it's the first time she's been so happy like this so seeing her happy makes me happy too.

"Shira, there's no need to feel guilty about my and my mother's departure, we both don't blame you at all..."

I was stunned after Evalina said that, how could I not feel guilty for all the things that happened? I'll never be able to live quietly if I don't make up for it.

"I can't do that. Everything that happens is because of my weakness, so I won't be able to calm down without making up for it..."

Hearing my words Evalina let out a long breath.

"Well, as your mother told you, it's stubborn, yes." said Evalina, then stood up and stared at the end of the lake.

"Shira, do you know? mother also felt guilty for letting you experience the cruel event as a child, she always regretted not being able to save you when you were her sister" said Evalina calmly and then looked at Shira.

"So instead of us blaming each other, we better make peace and live in harmony, that's what mom says."

"Evalina......."

"Shira, you are my second mother, I don't want to make you live in regret like my real mother, so please live according to what you want."

Along with Evalina's words, my body suddenly shone and began to fade, I was very panicked because of that and reached for Evalina to hug her, but I couldn't touch her at all.

"No, let me be here! I want to be with you!" my yelling.

"Shira, you still have something you have to do in the world, it's not time you're with us yet."

"No. I don't want this..."

"No need to think about me, I'm very happy with mom here..."

Evalina smiled softly, she looked very beautiful like a real angel, since she was already happy with Ellisa, I think it's time I let her go.

So I also smiled gently at him before I disappeared completely....

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"Akhs! uhuk!"

I suddenly woke up from my fainting and then coughed many times while holding my neck which looks purple because of the chain ties.

It seems that I did not die even though I was suffocated that hard.

But what was that? I'm sure it's not just a dream, I really met Evalina in my subconscious, but..

...ΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩ...

[Shira]

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