Luci saw the look of betrayal in Gabriella's eyes. Her face showed confusion and fear, and ultimately, regret. She kept this sad face as she lost all color of life in her face.
The person behind her, the person who had stuck a blade in her stomach, stood still as if he had done his job properly.
"Gabriella, you are a traitor to the nation, the world, and humanity itself," the man said with a smile on his face.
"The president doesn't like a person much powerful than him, so he had you killed," the man continued, and the other heroes were not surprised.
It looked like everyone that came with them was in on the plan. Only Gabriella and Luci were out of the project.
"Don't worry, your parents will be safe, I think, actually maybe they died already. Nobody could survive fifty nights in a dungeon without food. We will even have a commemorative day for you," the man said as he cleaned the blood off his sword.