The Third Trial: Path of Vengeance

"What's wrong with you?" Adam asked, his eyes narrowed in confusion and suspicion. Would their collaboration end so soon?

Only silence answered his question as Octavia's legs buckled. She collapsed to the ground next to the dead creatures, crying her heart out after remembering her sad story and her owner's demise. 

With an emotionless face, he gazed at her, weighing his options.

'If she's going to cry after each abomination I defeat, she'll slow me down more than anything else.' He thought, a sharp glint flashing through his eyes for a second before he shook his head. 'Let's give her one more chance.'

"I'm sorry for your companions, but I can't afford to waste time. Stand up," he said, walking past her and returning to the corridor.

As his words echoed in the empty room, she looked at the dead chimaera with sympathy and said, her voice filled with resolve. "Don't worry. I'll take you all out with me."