After explaining the functions of the plants they had found, Cloud put everything away in his inventory, and prepared to leave this garden, which now seemed to be completely empty.
"I guess the entrance is also the exit" - Tio said while stroking her chin - "I mean, we didn't find any strange construction, a crack, or another door, except for this very one"
Cloud simply nodded as he set a foot outside, noticing how he was once again inside the frozen wasteland that was Schnee's labyrinth.
"That's interesting, immediate transient movement upon placing a limb outside the 'safe zone'..." - Yue muttered as she looked towards the door, which was showing a long way - "I guess it's this way"
Cloud nodded as he led the group with the icy corridor.
"It feels strange to come back after resting in an area full of flowers and exotic plants" - Remia said as the others nodded at her words.
* * * * * * *
"This is much more normal than the paradise that was the secret garden" - said Tio as she nodded after seeing the huge ice titan that was convulsing on the ground after Shizuku and Remia defeated it without much trouble.
"Is it normal for a monster to be practically crying from the beating it took?" - Kaori asked with a frown.
"For us, yes" - nodded Yue as she cocked her head to the side.
"End its suffering, we still have to get to the end" - said Cloud as he watched Shizuku use her katana to split the huge creature in half - "Good job"
"Honestly, the ice titan was much more disappointing than the other creatures..." - Shizuku said, though her expression changed when she felt someone whisper something in her ear.
"Shizuku-chan?" - Kaori said as she noticed the drastic change in her best friend.
"Huh? Oh... sorry..." - Shizuku said with a frown - "Did someone say before Kaori called me?"
"No" - replied the others while frowning.
[You're going to be betrayed again...]
Yue frowned when she heard this, so she quickly released her mana so she could see the bastard responsible, only to find that there was no one in the area except for them.
[Do you really think he's going to accept a disappointment like you when he's got someone like the others?]
Tio narrowed her eyes as she looked in every possible direction.
"Yue-san, Tio-san?" - Kaori asked in surprise, though her expression changed when she heard someone's monotone voice in her ear.
[They only let you be with them out of pity, after all, he wished he was with you, you'd be doing the same as his real girlfriends]
[Why open your heart again, when they're going to abandon you again?]
Remia's expression darkened as she heard this.
[You're right, those bitches shouldn't be around him, you've known him for much longer than them]
Shizuku gritted her teeth while shaking her head.
[Why don't you admit it, you're weak and they will abandon you in the future]
Shea shook her head because she knew this was impossible, but this voice seemed to be extremely convincing and started to make her doubt.
The girls began to listen to the whispers of an unknown person as they felt their emotions begin to spiral out of control.
Cloud frowned as he felt a hand land on his shoulder.
[Did you forget what's important? You should be looking for me, son, but here you are, with your little friends...]
Cloud froze because this voice recognized her.
[Why are you wasting your time with these women? Why don't you try to get me back?]
"I'm not wasting my time, they're important" - Cloud replied in his thoughts while looking around.
[More important than me, your own mother?]
Cloud was silent because he had no way to answer. Yes, he missed his mother and wished he could go to the world of [Final Fantasy 7] so he could be reunited with her, but the all the time he had been living with his recruits, even the new ones, was much longer than the time he had lived with his mother, in fact, he couldn't remember her face.
[I see... you've forgotten me...]
"No, I..." - Cloud said as he bit his lip.
[No, you don't have to excuse yourself, I guess this is normal...]
Cloud bit his lip as a dark feeling began to well up in his heart - "Was I wrong? My decision to recruit my companions was wrong?"
[Of course it was, they are not needed]
"Aren't they?" - Cloud asked as he grabbed his head.
[No, they're not, they're just using you, after all, no matter how much you change on the inside, you're still the same useless little boy who watched his mother wear herself to death]
Cloud gritted his teeth as he felt his voice begin to distort, sounding as if a dozen people were talking at the same time.
* * * * * * *
[You know it]
"No, that's a lie" - Yue muttered while frowning - "It's impossible for him to betray me, we've been through too much together for our relationship to be too weak to doubt"
[Come on, you are aware that your place in his heart is not as big as you wish, after all, I am you, and I know about the level of obsession and desire for control you wish to possess from Cloud, a pity that couldn't happen in the abyss]
Yue was silent because even if she didn't want to admit it, this voice that was hers, was right, she was possessive and selfish by nature, she didn't want to experience her uncle's betrayal again, even if this was for her sake, that's why she wasn't happy with the fact that Cloud didn't give her all the love she was looking for, it was like she was just another one of the bunch, not the special girl that her desire for possession was trying to get.
[That's why you have to do one thing... kill them, release those scumbags that are trying to steal your place, do it and you can take all their hearts]
Yue frowned as she shook her head, but those words were too seductive to ignore.
* * * * * * *
[You're weak]
"I'm not!" - Shea exclaimed as she shook her head now that she could hear well how the voice whispering in her ears, was hers.
[You are, you know it, and that's why you run from the truth]
"No!" - Shea exclaimed as she grabbed her head.
[You are aware that they will abandon you because of your weakness, or it is even possible that you are the cause of their death, after all, from a very young age you have been told how useless you are]
"I am not, I am someone strong, I have trained until my legs gave out, until my hands were dirty from my blood!" - Shea roared with uncontainable fury.
[Then you just have to prove it... fight them, kill them and prove that you're not weak, show Cloud that you're the only person he needs]
Shea gritted her teeth before nodding, after all, this voice was right, she had to prove that she wasn't weak.
* * * * * * *
"This crude attempt to make me lose control of my emotions, it won't work" - Tio said with a frown as she ignored the strange voice that resembled her own.
[What I say is true, and you know it, that's why you try to ignore it]
Tio kept her silence.
[Think about it, Cloud is using you because you know you're easy to manipulate, he doesn't care about you]
Tio's expression changed for a few seconds before returning to normal.
[Your emotions wavered for a moment, signifying that you are aware that this possibility exists]
"I won't deny that I thought that was possible, but after all this time by his side, I can assure you that your words are lies" - Tio said with a frown.
[And you're going to risk it?]
"What do you mean?" - Tio asked with annoyance - "Do you want me to ask him directly so that you can see that your words are a vile deception?"
[No, but you can do something much easier...]
"Ho ~?" - Tio raised an eyebrow when she heard this - "Go on..."
[It's simple, you just have to make sure that the others disappear from your way, this way you'll prove that even if he's using you, you'll be much more useful than those bitches, plus, you'll be able to disappear your rivals, two birds with one stone.... Don't you think it's a perfect decision]
"Sure, if you want me to fail this test" - Tio said with a frown - "I understand what you're trying to do, so I recommend you not to waste any more time, I'm not going to fight with my group mates"
The voice seemed to go silent while a small smile appeared on Tio's lips.
"I knew it, those inner voices are the materialization of our deepest insecurities and fears, that's why they know where to attack" - Tio said as she started to think - "Which means the others have to be going through a similar ordeal, or it's even possible that their voices are slowly materializing"
Tio remained silent, though her expression changed when she noticed how Yue's mana started to circulate wildly, as well as how Shea seemed to have regained consciousness, only with eyes as red as blood - "Oh, this is not good."
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