All my life, I have been alone. That is how it has always worked. When I thought I had a glimmer of hope it disappeared and manifested into something so ugly and horrible. That is why, I have to cleanse this world. Never again should anyone have to endure this pain, I shall eliminate all of it. I admit, there have been some very strange and unforeseen challenges that have arisen but there is nothing to worry about. It just shows the dedication of my work, my talents, and what I have striven so hard for. And with my helpers I can create a new world, a new life, a new beginning. But I can't just do it alone.

I have so many who follow the ways of paradise and learn of the love that it provides and yet…it's not enough. Still hate circles into the purity of our air and I can't seem to stop it. No matter what method I use. Picking their brains, scooping out their eyes, cutting out what I don't want, and yet… it all stays. Hatred. Must we live with it?

But that's why…

I need you.

I will mold you into my image.

We will work in harmony.

Together, in paradise…

Welcome To Paradise: All Your Hatred Shall Melt Away

I walked leisurely to Ji Sung's little computer room. A part of me felt free and flighty, it was as if I could just jump the walls and disappear into sky. Maybe go to space, maybe just drown myself in the ocean and become one with nature. After tonights events… after killing someone, I didn't seem to have a care in the world. It wasn't numbness I just… didn't care.

I knocked on the door to his usual hiding hole. It didn't take a second for him to swing the door open and look down at me in shock. "The fuck?" He muttered as he looked at the blood stained dress I wore. "What the hell happened?"

"A lot." I said offhandedly and pushed past him. I was on a high, the spinning logo of Mint Eye once again looked beautiful as it spun slowly. "Irene and Melody are dead."

Ji Sung's eyes widened for only second. Like me he didn't seem to have much thought to it. "How?"

"Melody was a Priest." I explained. "She was planning on killing us all along. She wanted us to taste freedom and then take it away."

Ji Sung stared at me as if I weren't really there. He stayed silent even long after I had finished talking. He just stood there, not really moving, not really breathing. One of his computers pinged. I looked over to see the RFA. Yeah… yeah them, Melody had given Yoosung and Seven instructions on how to find us. I didn't even ask for permission as I typed on the keyboard. Their reactions were all the same, and a part of me just thought how easy they were to read. The other? Well it was just happy to see them.

I had explained that the one chance of escaping was a bust. I explained how a friend of mine died. They went on asking if I was okay and honestly I didn't even know. I just blamed Ji Sung's and my numbness to the whole situation on the REJUVENATION. Maybe it was something more…something in the air I think. I typed away telling them that I knew nothing, I didn't mention Rika. Not yet. I didn't think the timing was right. Yoosung had explained that he and Seven found a shack with rusty knifes and surgical equipment and that the strong scent of blood seemed to be infused into the walls. I think Melody wanted to kill them… maybe.

Eventually Ji Sung broke from his spell and he dragged a metal chair next to me and sat down. "My head hurts." He said as he leaned his elbows onto his knees and rested his chin on the palms of his hands.

After hearing him say it I suddenly felt a throbbing pain in my temples. "Mine too." I pressed my hand just below my left temple. "How is that possible?"

"I don't know… but it's been happening to me ever since you walked into the room."

I thought back. Maybe I was too pumped with adrenaline to notice before but I started feeling pain when I saw Rika's face on the TV just moments ago. It was almost nice to feel pain again. It was like I was really alive, ever since I got here I felt like a walking corpse. Ji Sung pulled the keyboard towards him and logged us out of the chat. He then looked at me. "How did they die?" His mint colored eyes, which seemed to be fading in color, stared into my own.

The question, asked so suddenly, caught me off guard and the pain just seemed to increase as it throbbed against the base of my skull. I opened my mouth but was unsure on where to begin. "We got there and then we were alone. The old woman who showed us the way gave me a knife to kill Melody with. I wasn't going to." Or was I? That part of my emotion seemed off. "Then she was ready to go but you weren't there."

"So?"

"So, I wasn't going to leave without you." I said bluntly.

Ji Sung looked at bit surprised by this but allowed me to continue.

"So I insisted that we wait or that she go without me and take Irene to a hospital and then she lost it and killed Irene and then I killed Melody." The moment those words left my mouth my eyes widened in fear. "I… I killed…" I had killed another living human being. I know that they were trying to kill me but… I couldn't believe I took her life, making her gag and suffocate in her own blood. "Gglk!" I gagged.

Ji Sung stared at me for a moment before pulling me into a tight hug. "There there." He said awkwardly. His movements were a bit robotic but eventually they began to soften. "There, there." His voice softened. "I… know killing is… mind changing."

"Mind changing?" I teared up though my voice was flat.

"You're not you anymore… you're a person who's killed, I'm sure your brain was just trying to process that." He sighed. "So… I'll be here with you. You'll be an easy target now for the mind washing." He sounded like he spoke from experience. "And the techniques will just mess you up."

I hugged him back as more tears ran down my face. I didn't know if I was sorry for what I had done or just happy to feel a warm and caring soul. He gave me one last pat on the back and pulled away. "I'll be here." He said again before turning to the computer. He reached over without looking and carefully wiped my tears away. His fingers were warm… his hands… had he killed someone with them?

M-I-N-T-E-Y-E_S_A_V_I_O_R_

The ringing in my ears didn't stop and Ji Sung seemed to be having the same irritation as I. He gripped his white hair in annoyance and muttered under his breath as he rubbed his tattooed arm. I sat on the metal chair now leaning my head on the table occasionally closing my eyes and listening to the rapid tap- tapping of the keyboard. A full nights rest didn't seem to be much of an option for me. I dreamt of Irene and Joseph only they weren't themselves anymore, they were Hell spawn's. They chased me and tore at my flesh and each time I awoke with a start.

When he left the room it was morning. Ji Sung covered me in his black jacket that normally hung on his elbows and rushed me to my room. "We'll cause mass hysteria if people see you like this." He tossed a dress at me and turned his attention to the vent while I changed. I was sick and tired of running around in this loose fabric and just wanted to go home. I sniffled as I put on the clothes but held back the tears. Crying about home would get me nowhere and frankly I was afraid that if I did it a Priest would run in and drag me to re:REJUVENATION.

Ji Sung climbed down my bed and breathed in. "Better?"

"The clothes or that damn perfume smell?"

"Both."

"Yes much better."

Ji Sung barely smiled before grabbing my clothes and folding them small enough to hide in his pocket, though it would stretch the seams. "And what," I crossed my arms and looked at him in disappointment, "are you going to do with those? Hmm? Use them when you're alone?"

Ji Sung scoffed but smirked nonetheless. "Don't be an idiot. I'm going to burn them. And I certainly wouldn't want these clothes to use alone seeing as no one ever changes the damn things. That's disgusting."

"You always wear the same thing it seems."

"I'm like everyone else, too busy staring at screens all day while drool rolls down my chin."

I chuckled, though it didn't feel right too. "You drool when you work?"

"Depends on how many hours they're slaving me to do." He sighed.

"Too real?"

"I feel fatigued now…" He sighed again though this time more exaggerated. He looked over at the Mint Eye logo and watched it spin. I did the same. It was such a beautiful color, and the shape of the letters were so perfect. Almost as perfect as… I shook my head. "It's getting to you isn't it?" Ji Sung asked as he stared at the screen. "I feel more… enraptured by the words myself. I feel like it's calling to me."

I nodded. "When I stare at it the ringing stops."

"Look away." He said although he seemed to be having a hard time tearing his eyes away from it. "I don't want you to end up like everyone else." He admitted. "It's…. just don't fucking end up like them."

"I"m trying." I went to rub my eyes but refrained, the last thing I wanted was the urge to grab a spoon and scoop them out. Instead I squeezed my eyes shut and slowly opened them. "It's just… I feel like the idea of a paradise seems–"

"Shut up!" Ji Sung glared. "Don't you dare say it! This… this damn place… ugh…" He gripped his head. "I…. I don't even know what to think anymore…" He gritted his teeth. "I want out! I want out!"

I quickly covered his mouth. "Okay… okay… calm down." I said in my best attempt at a soothing voice though my words were frantic. I didn't want a Priest or Arc Member running in and dragging him away. "We're going to get through this together."

"…What? Together?"

"Yes. I know you want out Ji Sung. I do to. But I can't do it alone and neither can you. B-besides… don't you know a way out?"

"I… do but." He bit his lip. "No I can't do it. I know it's as simple as just taking you to the front entrance but I just can't do it." He paused and looked at his hands. "Or, I just don't want to. I… I… I don't know." He strained to get the words out.

Magenta, Mint Eye, paradise. All of it… three simple words causing so much conflict inside of us. Well I wasn't about to stop now. I pressed my hands to my temples and breathed. Ji Sung was a strong man, I could tell, and he seemed intelligent enough to keep some independence about him but it seemed that the time he'd spent here had corrupted him enough to be devoted to this place. I could help us, help everyone. I will everyone! I smiled. It was the same feeling I had when I started helping the RFA or… ugh that name felt so tainted…. yet so beautiful…. Anyways, I knew I could do this and with the help of Ji Sung and hopefully some others, we could escape!

The TV blinked on. Rika… "Hello everyone." He gentle voice spoke through the speakers. Ji Sung perked up and immediately looked at her with love and devotion. "Please come to garden. I have a very important announcement."

"Let's go." Ji Sung took my wrist and dragged me to the garden.

Everyone was here staring up at the balcony that connected to the second floor. They awaited with bated breath as they searched for her to show up. The Flock stood on the garden boxes and giggled excitedly. The Priest with the red jeweled can walked out first. Then three more followed and looked down at the Paradisian's. The door to the Dining Hall opened and out came Rika. The people turned and cheered words like "Savior!" "High Priestess!" "Our one and only!"

She raised one of her dainty hands and everyone went silent. "I have come to a realization. A realization that I am just one person. I did not build, as they say, Rome in a day. I had help from my wonderful Children! And I know that if I want my Children to grow and be nurtured in paradise I need a helping hand. Which is why, I have found the prefect embodiment of what could be, a second me." She walked through the crowd, who parted in awe as the watched her. I parted as well but her green eyes had locked onto mine. Her golden hair flowed in the wind and her white gown made her look like a goddess. She reached out her hand and ran her hands under my chin. I felt like I was looking at the sun. She was so beautiful, so warm, and dangerous to stare at for too long. I felt like if I did, I would be blinded by her lies.

Her smile looked slightly crooked as she said. "My successor."