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It happened all at once.
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At first, it was like all sound disappeared.
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And after that, a surge of overwhelming force.
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This is bad.
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This is really bad.
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Everywhere feels dangerous.
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The air's heavy.
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My bad feeling was right.
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My instincts are screaming one, single thing.
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Don't be here.
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I don't know what's going on, but I know that
for certain.
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This isn't somewhere a regular human can be
right now...
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<name "Darx">
"Come with me, Shia."
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I grab her and bring her to Rakia's store.
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The place is chaos. It's like someone smacked
a beehive.
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I can still feel it.
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So can everyone else. They're all scared.
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I look through the crowd.
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There she is.
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Unsurprisingly, she's calm in the middle of it.
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<name "Darx">
"Rakia! Take Shia to the surface!
 I'll pay whatever it costs!"
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<sprite "ta09a009.agf" 4 4 11>
<name "Rakia" "!EA0667">
"Understood."
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<removesprite -1 11>
<sprite "ta01a011.agf" 4 4 11>
<name "Shia" "!BA0474">
"Huh? H-Hold on! What are..."
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<name "Darx">
"It's dangerous here now.
 You're leaving."
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<name "Shia" "!BA0475">
"W-What about you?"
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<name "Darx">
"...I still follow the Overlord."
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<name "Shia" "!BA0476">
"Then I'm staying with you."
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<name "Darx">
"Don't be stupid."
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<name "Shia" "!BA0477">
"You're being stupid!
 Didn't you just say it was dangerous!?"
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<name "Darx">
"Extremely dangerous.
 There's no time to explain.
 Rakia!"
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<name "Shia" "!BA0478">
"H-Hold it!"
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<name "Shia" "!BA0479">
"Hold on.
 You're just throwing me out?"
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<name "Shia" "!BA0480">
"After everything you've done to me!?"
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<name "Darx">
"I'm sorry this is so sudden."
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<name "Darx">
"But you can tell it's dangerous here too,
 can't you?"
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<name "Darx">
"So please leave."
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<name "Shia" "!BA0481">
"No!
 Why just me?"
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<name "Darx">
"I can't do anything if you're taken hostage."
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<name "Shia" "!BA0482">
"..."
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<name "Darx">
"I don't know what's going to happen, but I 
 need to make sure that doesn't. 
 And if you're here and not going to fight,
 you'll just be in the way."
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<name "Shia" "!BA0484">
"T-Then give me a sword!
 I'll fight!"
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<removesprite -1 11>
She's stubborn.
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Well, that's who she is.
She's making me do this.
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<name "Darx">
"You're pregnant, aren't you?"
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<sprite "ta01a009.agf" 4 4 11>
<name "Shia" "!BA0485">
"..."
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<removesprite -1 11>
If I noticed, then she must have too.
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<name "Darx">
"I'm asking you. Please leave."
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<sprite "ta01a007.agf" 4 4 11>
<name "Shia" "!BA0486">
"...I-I don't want to.
 I don't want to leave you."
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<name "Darx">
"...I'm sorry for every horrible thing I did
 to you."
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<name "Darx">
"And... you helped me in more ways than I can
 say. Thank you."
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<name "Shia" "!BA0487">
"Darx..."
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<name "Darx">
"Please, go home."
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<name "Shia" "!BA0488">
"I can't..."
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<name "Darx">
"Don't come back."
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<removesprite -1 11>
I look to Rakia.
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Her people forcibly pick Shia up and carry her
away while she struggles.
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<sprite "ta09a009.agf" 4 4 11>
<name "Rakia" "!EA0670">
"I'll make sure she reaches the surface."
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<name "Darx">
"Thank you. 
 But..."
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<name "Rakia" "!EA0671">
"Yes. What exactly is going on?"
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<name "Darx">
"All I can tell is that it's bad.
 Ah, one more thing.
 Send the captured women back too."
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<name "Rakia" "!EA0672">
"Okay.
 Leave them to me."
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<removesprite -1 11>
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:D18
...
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I guess all I can do for now is go back to my 
room.
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