After the President declared martial law, a lot of militant groups encountered problems in their protests. It was because they now encouraged police and the military alike to use force to suppress the masses. Because of this, the groups also turned hostile. It didn't take too long before the military decided to send tanks to the various regions around the country.
Chaos ensued.
Obviously, Lyca had no idea about this. She had guessed that this would happen, but she doesn't have any means to know the current events. Moreover, she was actually busy with her experiments and upcoming wedding.
Slowly, the days passed.
On the night before her wedding day, Lyca stared at the small capsule in her hand. Then she eyed the alcohol that old man Chu gave her. She smiled and took the capsule, swallowing it without the help of any liquid.
"What are you doing?"