Mission Free-Korra-From-Creepy-Corporation-Funded-Orphanage

Asami was able to refresh part of Mako's bandages with the small first aid kit she had in her backpack. Mako had explained their situation and Asami was a little shocked at the poor state her friend was in. But he seemed to take it well, all though knowing him he was probably acting tough. The bandages Lin had applied yesterday were still okay, but some parts of his arm started to itch and Asami had offered to take a look. Now she was done she started on her own ankle.

'Are you okay?' Mako asked, looking at her wrapped ankle.

'Just a little sprain.' She sighed. Bolin and Wu were out to check the other traps, giving Mako and Asami the chance to rest a bit. Above the campfire a small cauldron, one of the few supplies Su brought them, was bubbling away. Bolin told them he was making his world famous forest gruel. Asami wasn't looking forward to dinner, remembering her first encounter with street gruel.

While they were enjoying the silence of the forest, Asami grabbed the tube she brought along. She opened the top and pulled the map she got from her aunt out. Mako raised his eyebrows.

'What's that?'

'A map with the places were Korra might be held captive.' Asami rolled out the map and showed Mako the encircled places.

'How did you figure this out?'

'I didn't figure it out. Would you believe me if I said that my aunt give me this?' Asami said, feeling a bit unsure about sharing this information for the first time. She felt comfortable to talk with Mako about almost anything, but the fact that she had an aunt still shook up her world.

'You have an aunt? That's why you were in the Fire Nation?'

'Yes, she's my mother's sister. She knows the man who is behind all this.'

'Hmmm, it's hardly a surprise that your aunt is a genius as well. So was it weird for you to find your family?' Mako said, hiding his own surprise, not wanting to distress his friend even more.

'I'm a bit confused right now, but it will be okay. The important thing is finding Korra and breaking her free.' Mako laid his hand on Asami's shoulder.

'You know you don't have to do this alone. We all want Korra to be safe, but that doesn't mean you have to wear yourself out.' He said with a worried voice. Asami looked paler than normal and her face betrayed her anxiety. But she wouldn't give into his concern.

'You're one to talk. Look at yourself.'

'Yeah, it sucks. I guess we're getting too old for Team Avatar.' He sighed. Asami laughed.

'Never make assumptions about a lady's age.' She said raising an eyebrow and playfully nudging his good arm. Mako laughed with her, feeling relieved that not everything was doom and gloom. With a sigh Asami sat down next to Mako, resting with her back against the cave.

'We'll be alright.' He said softly, keeping up his courage. Asami sighed and let her head fall against the firebender's shoulder, feeling the exhaustion rush through her body.

'I just can't let this happen to her. She doesn't need another trauma.' She mumbled. Closing her eyes.

'I know. But she'll make it.'

'You don't know that…' Mako rolled his eyes. He let his head rest against the top of Asami's head and closed his eyes to drift off with her.

'Ahum!' Wu cleared his throat loudly, making Asami almost jumping up from the sudden sound.

'I knew Mako's campfire stories weren't exciting.' Bolin teased his brother while he poured some undefinable ingredients into the cauldron. Asami didn't dare to ask.

'So found anything out there?' Mako asked.

'Nothing besides some underground mushrooms and weird looking berries which actually taste fantastic.' Bolin said, emptying his pockets. Asami held a berry between her thumb and index finger, staring at it intently.

'You know that these could be poisonous…' She said, looking concerned.

'That's why we tasted them!' Wu answered with a smug smile.

'Yeah, that's not a good way of checking if a berry is poisonous.' Mako said, wondering how he kept Wu alive all this time. Asami put the berry in her mouth and chewed on it. 'Asami!? What the heck?' He expected rash and incautious behaviour from his brother and Wu, but Asami knew better.

'What? They didn't die and are still standing. The berries tested non-toxic.' Asami answered dryly, feeling that her stomach was in need for something else than that gruel. Mako sighed and took a couple of berries as well, trusting Asami's logic. Bolin stirred the gruel and lifted some of the brownish contents to his mouth with the spoon.

'Hmmm, the earthly tones really combine good with the bits of grass and snails…' He hummed contently. Asami felt she was going to be physically sick and grabbed another hand of berries.

'So I have been thinking. We know where to look for Korra, but we don't have enough people to attack. Tomorrow morning we should focus on contacting Lin in Ba Sing Se. She can help us.'

'Alright, sounds like a plan!' Bolin agreed. That would take most part of the day if we all go. Korra doesn't have that long. Asami thought pained, but nodded at Mako's plan.

'I'm in. I know Ba Sing Se like the back of my hand. So finding the Beifongs shouldn't be a problem.' Wu said.

'Okay, so if we leave around…' Mako continued to work out his plan, while Asami was plotting something else in her head. It wasn't that she didn't like Mako's plan. It was the safest option, but Asami couldn't afford that much time. She hadn't told her friends that Korra would be killed if she didn't go along with whatever these creeps wanted from her. She didn't want to panic anyone, but the thought burned inside her mind. Tomorrow at sunrise she would take immediate action.

'Excuse me ma'am! You can't go in there!' A soldier yelled, trying to halt the fast pace of Lin Beifong.

'I need to see the president right away.' She said back, leaving no space for doubt.

'I know, you said that already. But it's very early and the president is not prepared for meetings yet.' More and more soldiers followed Lin through the halls. But none of them wanted to interfere with the angry earthbender.

Last evening Opal came back with news about an orphanage in a nearby village. She said it looked suspicious and Mountain Top Corporations owned the place. Lin left that night to check out the building in Masago herself. A cloak and the dark night sky hid her face from any unwanted followers. With her compass and knowledge about the desert she had found Masago in no time.

The orphanage in the small village wasn't hard to find. It was by far the largest building around. There were men outside, guarding the grounds behind thick fences. With her seismic sense Lin could see that the building had a strangely large basement reinforced with platinum. That were enough facts for Lin to have serious suspicions.

She drove back immediately and made a plan with her sister and niece. Su would visit the CEO of Mountain Top Corporations in the morning and Lin would go to the president. This would cause enough uproar for Opal to sneak away to the forest and inform Mako and Bolin. After Lin would visit the president she would go to Masago, checking if anything happened at the compound. If something did happen she would break in and search the place.

So here she was, fuming inside at the thought that Korra had been in some CEO's basement while the president did nothing to investigate the matter.

'I swear the president is still eating breakfast. He can't meet you.' The soldier practically begged her for the last time. But Lin barged into the presidential office. President Susumu looked up in a bewildered state. He was sitting on a couch with three other formal looking people, discussing the papers that were spread out on the table between them.

'Looks like he's done with breakfast.' Lin snapped, staring the soldier down at the door. He gulped and slowly stepped back.

'H-hello, Chief Beifong. What an honour…' Susumu spoke uneasy. He stood up and shuffled towards her, giving her an hand.

'I have urgent matters to discuss. It's about Avatar Korra.' Lin said, looking at the nervous face of the old man.

'Okay, r-right. Hmmm, I'm in a meeting you see. The republic has some infrastructural problems due to which some kids can't get proper education. We need to solve that, knowledge is the future…' Susumu softly spoke, not daring to look the chief in the eyes.

'I'm all for education, trust me. It will spare me from a lot of idiot rookies. But the Avatar concerns the whole world and her life is at stake. I'm here to inform you that we found a suspicious compound and we need to break into the building.' Lin came to the point. The president shifted uneasy on his feet.

'Oh, t-that's great news. What com-compound? Ba Sing Se's police department will of course support this…this investigation.'

'An orphanage in Masago owned by Mountain Top Corporations.' The old man flinched at hearing that name, which told Lin that he knew more. She had to supress the urge to lift the man up by his collar and shake every piece of information he held out of him. But that wouldn't be professional.

'Jeez, that's somewhat unexpected. Do you have proof? I-I mean someone like you thinks things through, I don't doubt that. But Mr. Yamamoto is a respectable citizen here and we can't just trespass his grounds…'

'This wasn't a question for permission, mister president. I'm just giving you an update. The United Republic of Nations will deploy searching parties and help you with finding the Avatar. You don't have a problem with that do you? Since we all want the Avatar back.' Lin glared at the man, who shrunk under the gaze of the Chief.

'Of course, l-like I said. Ba Sing Se's police department supports you.'

'Good! Have a nice day, keep those children smart.' Lin turned around and stomped out of the office with the same rigorousness as when she came in. This would kick up enough dust for their opponents to take action. If anyone was trying to move something or someone out of that compound, Lin would take action.

Susumu swallowed in anguish as he heard footsteps making their way down the hall. With shaking hands he excused himself and dialled a number on the phone in the far corner of his office.

'Yamamoto residents. How can I help you?' A friendly voice greeted her caller.

'T-this is Susumu. Lin Beifong is heading towards Masago.' A click and a dead line was the response he got. He swallowed again, feeling sweat pour down his face. He didn't want to deal with this unpleasantness, he just wanted to make the Earth Republic a better place. Starting with the educational facilities. That was the whole reason why he got himself into this.

'Uhm, president Susumu. We were looking at the options for school busses.' One of his guests said.

'Y-yes, sorry. What a mess.' He mumbled, shuffling back to the couch.

'Master, Suyin Beifong is here to meet you.' His assistant spoke with his head down, knowing that Yamamoto was stressed out these days and in a bad mood.

'What does she want?' He asked. The Beifong's were a source of annoyance. They were cooperating with the Avatar, but he couldn't get rid of them. They were too famous to take down without anyone suspecting something. So he put most of his men to the task of keeping an eye on them.

'She won't say. But yesterday we got word that Opal Beifong was seen at our base in Masago. And Lin Beifong was caught calling the president of Republic City very early in the morning. We have reason to believe that she reported to have found Team Avatar. Maybe they are on to something.' Yamamoto let out a growl which made his assistant take a step back. He was getting closer to creating the world everyone deserved, but there were still to many obstacles. If they were getting closer to the Avatar he needed to kill her and waiting for the new Avatar was an unwelcome delay in his plans.

'Lin Beifong is bluffing. Where is Opal Beifong right now?' The assistant shifted uneasy on his feet.

'We don't know sir…'

'What do you mean you don't know!?' He asked, standing up from his chair. He took the pain to educate these people and all they could do was mess things up at the time he needed them the most.

'Shin was in charge of following Opal Beifong, since she was the closest to Team Avatar in his opinion. We haven't heard from him today and we can't reach him.' A cold shiver ran up Yamamoto's spine. He was losing him.

'Track down Shin and the Beifong girl immediately! I'll deal with Suyin.' He said, practically spitting out his words. With big steps he left is office, heading towards the room where he met with his guests.

'Mrs. Beifong, what an honour.' Yamamoto said, walking towards Su. He had trouble with keeping his voice friendly. Su noticed his strange energy, but forced herself to smile and accept his handshake.

'It's an honour to meet the CEO of such a brilliant company.' Su returned the compliment when they both sat down on the couch.

'I'm in no position to refuse a Beifong. So to what do I own the pleasure? I'm sorry to be so direct, but there is a lot of work on my plate as you can imagine.' Yamamoto said, showing his impatience.

'I'm very sorry if I come at a bad time. I just wanted to compliment you with the good work you've done for ages. The wonderful buildings you've built and the support of the orphans throughout the Republic. After the attack, morale has been low, so I thought I let you personally know that I and Zaofu support your company to the fullest.' Su said with a straight face, focussing on the man in front of her. She detected a couple of twitches in his face. He really didn't feel like talking to her.

'Thank you…' He murmured. She was totally wasting his time. 'How is your son, Bataar Jr.?' He asked. Su was taken aback. Was he openly trying to hurt her or was this mere interest?

'He's imprisoned because of the crimes he committed under the rule of Kuvira. But he is coming around.' She said, slightly thrown off balance.

'Yes Kuvira. That was something. We have a lot in common. We like architecture and taking in orphans.'

'I guess…' Su said, not knowing where the CEO wanted to go with this.

'Must be hard to be let down by someone you practically raised out of the goodness of your heart. I heard she wanted to share the technology of Zaofu with the rest of the world.' Su just nodded, squinting her eyes. Yamamoto sounded weird. He talked with the tone of a teacher explaining the same sum over and over to a distracted student. 'It wasn't a wrong cause. She just let power blind her in achieving her noble goal.'

'I think it's wrong to press one's ideals onto people. Zaofu is a good place to live, but that doesn't mean that we have the right to tell other people how to spend their lives.' Su argued.

'See, that's where we differ.' Yamamoto stood up and poured himself a drink at a cabinet. He didn't bother offering Su a drink. He couldn't dispose of the Beifong family, but he didn't need them for his plan. Making Su Beifong hate him probably would work in his advantage, making her blind for the obvious, if she was the kind of person to give into such sentiments. With slow steps he returned to the couch, crossing his legs and taking a luxurious sip of his whiskey. Su kept looking at him reproachful, it was way too early to be drinking.

'Do you believe in the truth, Su? If I may call you Su.'

'Yes and if you like.'

'Would you say truth is singular or multiple?' Su raised an eyebrow. She wasn't into this sort of theoretical games, but she had no choice but to play it.

'What do you mean? There are a lot of matters that could be true.'

'Yes, but if I said that it rained outside, could it be equally true that it didn't? Provided that we are looking out of the same window.'

'No, that would be a paradox.' Su made sure she sounded unimpressed and certain.

'Exactly, so you would say that if something is true, then only that thing is true and not something else. If it rains it doesn't snow.' Su nodded, wanting to get on with this. 'Do you think that what is good is also true? I mean you give your people technology because you think it will do them good and you also think that that's true.'

'But it's not the only way to make a good society.' Su rebottled, not wanting to give in.

'Oh Su, don't be naïve. If you actually thought there was a better way to make a society, you would have created Zaofu differently. But you didn't. So Kuvira was right, she was only wrong in her execution. You have a responsibility to the world to give everyone the good life they deserve, but you don't want that kind of pressure. Your reasons for refusing to enter politics were purely selfish and that is fine. You're not a politician, you're an visionary. Still, you shouldn't keep your technology for yourself. Nothing in this world is free. Life gave you the talent to organize and envision a good society and you have to give that back to the world. We all have to carry our load for a better world.'

'I made Zaofu the way it is, because it's a good way of society in my eyes. I believe it to be true that technology enriches life, but that doesn't mean that I should force everyone to think the same.'

'Who said forcing? I'm talking about educating. Would you let a child make the mistake of saying two plus two is three without correcting him? Saying that that is his truth even though you know that two plus two equals four. How is living a good life different? People deprived of advances in science might think they're happy and content, but they are wrong. Their life could be better, but they don't know that two plus two equals four. You should educate instead of shrugging your shoulders and hide behind your metal constructions. We need to share our wisdom! That's what it means to have a fulfilling and good life.' With one flick of his wrist he downed his drink. 'Now if you'll excuse me, I have a corporation to run.' He said abruptly, leaving the room.

Su stared at the door. What had just happened? This man was definitely fishy, but he didn't even try to hide it. It was as if he wanted to be found out, all though a strange conversation about the truth and the good was hardly a reason to suspect him of anything.

Reluctantly Su stood up and walked to the exit, friendly nodding to the assistant present at the door. Whatever Yamamoto's game was, she wasn't going to play it nor show that she was distraught by his strange manner.

Yamamoto returned to his desk, trembling from annoyance. How could someone be so smart and yet so ignorant. His assistant poked his head around the door again.

'Mrs. Beifong has left. She will be tailed throughout the day.'

'Good, if you see anyone close to our base in Masago give the order to execute the Avatar. Make it swift so she doesn't go in the Avatar state, we need the new one.' The assistant couldn't help but gulp at the macabre demand, but he nodded. He walked back through the hall to inform the people at Masago when he saw one of his female colleagues running towards Yamamoto's office. What a stressful morning. The assistant thought, shaking his head well walking further down the hall.

Asami petted Naga on her head, while she let the polar bear dog drink from a small bowl with water. The sun was just coming up and this was her window to get to Ba Sing Se without the others noticing. Naga growled happily at the hand scratching behind her ear.

'Shhhh, we shouldn't wake anyone up.' Asami whispered, climbing on the animal. But it was already too late, a sleepy Mako stumbled out of the cave.

'Waaah! Hey Asami…. What… What are you doing!?' Mako gasped in between his yawns.

'I'm sorry Mako. I have to do this. I'll be back with Lin before you know it.'

'No! It's dangerous and you're not even equipped with your glove! We have a plan!'

'The plan takes too much time! Korra doesn't have that much time!' Asami yelled back. Her raised voice shocked Naga and made her stand on her hind legs, throwing Asami off.

'Ouch, sorry Naga. I didn't mean…' Asami realised that her angry demeanour had scared the animal. Naga stared back at her, turning her head sideways.

'Come on Asami, we need to stick together.' Mako tried to calm her. Bolin and Wu walked out of the cave due to all the yelling outside. Asami felt tears burn in her eyes.

'We need to do something now. They are going to kill her Mako! I don't want to wake up to the news that there is a new Avatar and the old one was thrown away like garbage!' She pushed her eyes into her arm, feeling the tears welling up to the point they were going to fall. Mako felt his mouth go dry and Bolin swallowed hard.

'It's true. Her aunt had told us that they would dispose of Korra if she was no use to them.' Wu said softly.

'I don't want Korra to be hurt as well. It just can't cloud our judgement. We need to stay focussed else we will make things worse.' Mako said, kneeling beside Asami. But she was about done with being careful.

'Guys, sorry to interrupt our sad epiphany, but something is coming through the bushes.' Bolin hissed, taking a eartbending stance. Everyone turned their heads towards some rustling bushes and held their breathes. Soon enough Opal emerged, plucking twigs from her hair.

'Opal! You're back!' Bolin yelled, hopping happily towards her to give her a strong hug.

'I sure am and I have great news! Lin and my mom ar… Wu!? Asami!?' Opal said in surprise. Asami got up and swallowed her tears back.

'Hello Opal.'

'What? How did you get here? Not that it isn't nice to see you.'

'We flew in from the Fire Nation and Bolin caught us in his trap… It's a long story, what is the great news?' Asami answered.

'Oh, yes. We know where Korra is, at least where we suspect her to be. There is an orphanage in a small village called Masago, owned by Mountain Top Corporations. Lin checked it out last night and found a large basement under the compound. She is talking to the president right now, while my mom occupies the CEO of the company. We should hurry to the orphanage, if Lin sees anything suspicious she's going to break in and she needs our help.'

'Masago, that's on the map. Let's go!' Asami said with renewed hope and energy.

'Okay! Let Mission Free-Korra-From-Creepy-Corporation-Funded-Orphanage begin!' Bolin said, pumping his fist into the air.

'Yes, just let me put on my shoes.' Wu commented.

'Hmmm, maybe it is best that you hold the fort here. I mean, there is going to be a lot of fighting.' Mako said as friendly as he could.

'I can fight! Asami tell him! Tell him how you taught me to fight like a little girl.' Wu said, slightly insulted by Mako's remark. Mako looked at Asami with a frown.

'Like a little Sato girl…' Asami added to strengthen Wu's statement.

'Fine, just be careful.' Mako said.

'Right on, more man power!' Bolin kept the group's spirit high.

'Good day sir, what can we do for you?' The guard spoke politely, bowing his head. He was way younger than the guard, but Yamamoto had always treated him as his heir. So people were tending to be more formal with him. Which was strange for an organization that claimed that everyone is equal.

'I want to check up on the Avatar.' He said with clear voice. The guard looked him up and down. He was wearing his normal uniform and he carried a satchel. The guard could not remember that the Avatar was getting any visitors, but he wasn't going to refuse him access.

'Okay, she's probably still asleep though. She just had her breakfast.'

'That's okay. I just want to make sure the berries are doing their work. Yamamoto gave his permission of course.'

'Then it's okay I guess. We didn't get any messages about an extra checkup, but reception has been bad around this place lately.' The guard said while he walked him to the Avatar's cell. There weren't a lot of guards around. The Avatar was in no state to escape on her own and her friends would be spotted outside if they came to rescue her. So there was no need for guards in the basement.

'That is a problem. I would look into that later.' He answered in a friendly voice. The guard nodded and opened the heavy door to let him in. He saw the Avatar lying on the ground, but she wasn't sleeping. She was drawing waves with her finger on the floor and didn't even care to look up who entered her cell. He guessed it was all the same to her. Whether he entered or Yamamoto or whoever. Her situation wasn't getting any better. But soon she would get relieve.

'How are you Avatar Korra.' He said, putting his bag on the floor and browsing through it. Korra still didn't react, her finger making small circles. 'I guess you're doing fine…' he answered his own question. He found what he was looking for in his bag and slipped on the glove without pulling his hand back. He breathed in slowly, going over all the reasons of what he was going to do. Get rid of the past to start the future. He had read that once in a book about revolution. A goal he had strived for his whole life.

Su arrived at Masago. She saw her sister staking out, keeping an eye on their target with binoculars.

'Seeing anything suspicious.' She asked, while she joined Lin behind the small wall.

'There is definitely activity. I called Raiko, he agreed to an attack if we had enough evidence. He will send reinforcements this way, but it will take a while before they arrive. Tonraq is among them…'

'Okay, let's hope the kids are here soon.' Su said. Lin nodded, seeing how some turmoil arose in front of the orphanage. More guards were coming out. They must be aware about the search Lin had announced to the president just a small hour ago.

'Here they come!' Su said, seeing Opal and her friends approaching the sisters.

'Hello, we're here. Did something happen?' Opal asked. Lin lowered her binoculars and looked at the group.

'Asami, Wu, you're here.' She said in surprise.

'Yes and we're ready to help.' Asami answered.

'Good, we need to break into the building right now. They are preparing for something, better nip it in the bud. I sensed that most guards are outside, so we need to get some people inside as fast as we can while the others keep the guards outside occupied. Is everyone ready to fight?' Lin asked, letting her eyes linger on Mako.

'I'm okay.' He said, knowing that this was not the time to back down. Even more so after Asami told him they could kill Korra any time now.

'Good. I will metalbend the gates open. At exactly the same time Bolin and Su will raise two walls, securing the pathway towards the entrance. Mako and Asami will get inside as fast as they can, I will follow them directly. Opal, Su and Bolin will make sure that no one enters the building from the outside.'

'What about me? What do I do?' Wu asked in anticipation. Lin raised an eyebrow and looked at Mako for an explanation. He shrugged his shoulders. Lin sighed.

'You… you can distract the guards outside and prevent yourself from getting killed.' She decided.

'Okay! Look out guards, Wu is coming for you and there is no escape!' Wu yelped, excited about his first infiltration mission.

'Okay, I'll count till three. On three we all charge forward. Everyone ready?' The group nodded with serious faces. 'One, two, THREE!'

Lin's plan worked perfectly. Once inside Mako showed he was more than ready to fight. Even though he had to grit his teeth together to ignore the pain in his arm, his bending was flawless. In seconds he had the hall of the orphanage cleared from guards. Asami pulled off an electrified glove from one of the non-benders. She turned a little knob on the thing to put it on stunning instead of killing. The two of them took out the other guards running towards the entrance.

'This way!' Lin yelled, while she ran down a corridor. She had sensed a tunnel in this area, probably the stairs leading towards the basement. Asami pushed her glove down on another bender who had it out for Mako and blue flashes drove him to the ground. She picked up her running pace to catch up with the other two while they made their way to the stairs. The adrenaline pumped through her body, which dulled the throb in her head and ankle. Making her move more freely.

Lin bended open a couple of doors and more guards were spilling out, a sign that they were going the right way. Mako shot a couple of precise aimed fire balls and cleared to way to the basement. The trio went downstairs and to their surprise there weren't a lot of guards left. Most of them must be outside. I hope Bolin, Opal, Su and Wu are doing fine… Asami thought taking out one of the few guards that were running up the stairs.

'Mako, keep an eye on the stairs. We'll check the cells.' Lin commanded. Mako nodded and turned towards the entrance of the basement. There was one long corridor with doors lining up the walls. Lin bended them open, while Asami checked if they were empty. The rooms were definitely prison cells. They were equipped with a bed, a toilet and a sink.

Lin opened another door and Asami stepped inside with her glove held in front of her. In the cell was an unconscious man. His clothes were stripped off, leaving him with nothing but his underwear. Asami pressed two fingers of her free hand into the man's neck, feeling a faint heartbeat.

'He's still alive.'

'Then we will come back for him.' Lin told her, moving on to the next cell. She busted the door open and Asami jumped in again. This cell was smaller and to Asami's horror there were chains attached to the wall. But her heart dropped when her eye caught a little piece of cloth. Slowly she let herself fall down her knees, cupping the cloth in her hands. She recognized it as the fabric of Korra's dress. Oh no… I'm too late… We're too late.

'Asami? What is it? We need to go on!' But Asami didn't register Lin's words. She was readying herself for tears or a nervous breakdown, but nothing happened. It was as if her emotional circuit had shut down and she felt nothing. Her vision blurred around the little piece of fabric. She felt empty, a vacuum surrounded her heart and she didn't care. She felt a hand on her shoulder, but it didn't matter. Her body won't budge and her senses were dimmed by a substance that absorbed all her feelings, all her thoughts, everything she ever was. It doesn't matter anymore…

The end of another chapter. I want to thank everyone who read the story up till now. It's much appreciated and you all make it a joy to write!

Till the next chapter,

Ryne