(Xyrean Province- Inner Regions)
(The Mermaid's Lake- Forested Outskirts)
The serious look on Eve's face was clear to see. She stared off into the distance clearly lost in the memories that surfaced in her mind.
Qin Lan stepped forward and lightly tapped the side of Eve's cheek to get her attention.
The zombie empress stared at her favourite human who gazed at her with a gentle expression.
"Do you need a moment? There is no need to rush…" Qin Lan warmly spoke as she led Eve over to a nearby tree and sat down.
The zombie empress hesitantly crouched down next to her, and Qin Lan rested her head against Eve's shoulder.
A cool breeze blew through the clearing, and one could hear the chattering of insects coming from the bushes.
It was a calm and peaceful night.
A full moon floated high above in the sky and bright moonlight streamed down through the treetops.
Eve knew that she needed to tell Qin Lan about her brother's resurrection and the creature hunting her down but…
This quiet moment… she wanted it to last forever. Just the two of them alone in the world with nothing but each other to keep them company.
Eve was not the only one feeling emotional and Qin Lan could feel her heart rate steadily increasing as she inhaled Eve's pleasant scent.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
She knew that Eve like… no loved her and deep down inside her heart… Qin Lan knew that she felt the same way.
It was just that she needed some time to sort out her feelings and give a proper response that Eve deserved.
Maybe it was crazy to think that, but Qin Lan could not help but feel as though she knew Eve for her whole life despite only travelling together for a relatively short period of time.
"I… I need to tell you… for your own safety…" Eve finally broke the sweet atmosphere and spoke.
Qin Lan moved her head away from Eve's shoulder and held her hand.
She stared into Eve's beautiful brown eyes and waited patiently for the gorgeous woman to work up the courage to say the rest of her sentence.
Eve took in a deep breath and then spoke,
"In the back of my mind I knew that I could not be the only test subject but when I broke free… what happened next is kind of a blur…"
"I just remember killing… and something calling out to me… I don't know what happened, but I vaguely recall a large crystal then…"
Eve furrowed her brows as she could not remember what had happened after she touched the crystal.
Her next memory was about leaving the secret military base and searching for the mysterious face that popped in her head.
"Do you not remember anything?" Qin Lan asked gently as she squeezed Eve's hand and offered some comfort.
"No… just vague flashes… I assumed that if there were any other test subjects then I might have killed them…" Eve confessed heavily as her fingers slightly trembled.
"But… I discovered that I wasn't alone… someone else had survived…"
Qin Lan listened quietly as Eve described what had happened the night when she returned to the gas station to investigate the strange scent.
She talked about meeting the creature who called himself 'Subject 001' who seemed to want her dead.
And she also admitted that Qin Wei's corpse had been taken by Subject 001 who was able to open up portals to different locations.
"Your brother he…" Eve hesitantly spoke since she knew that this may be a sensitive topic for her favourite human to handle.
"Tell me Eve… I can deal with it," Qin Lan firmly replied as the fingers in her left hand curled up into a tight fist.
The emotions from the original Qin Lan were briefly influencing her thoughts. She felt a mixture of rage, sorrow and frustration whenever her brother was mentioned.
But the main emotion was hatred.
Whenever she closed her eyes, she could see her paralysed body crashing to the ground and the relieved smile on her brother's face.
"He… he somehow came back to life… I saw him on the other side of a portal," Eve nervously rubbed her fingers together as she spoke.
"Subject 001… his only goal is to kill me… I think he knows that you are the only person that I care about in this world."
"He somehow brought your brother back to life and will probably try to hurt or kill you to draw me into a trap."
Qin Lan pursed her lips together as she absorbed this shocking new information. Her brother was somehow alive?
Truthfully, she felt conflicted.
The influence of the original Qin Lan was still present but there was one thing that Qin Lan just couldn't understand.
She wanted to know why.
In both lifetimes Qin Wei had been protected and cared for by his sister. The original Qin Lan may have been more brutal, but it was obvious from her actions that she loved her brother deeply.
And yet both times… he rejected or hated her.
What was the reason?
Qin Lan furrowed her brows as she searched through her memories for anything that she might have missed.
No… there was nothing.
The original Qin Lan had to work late into the night every single day and to provide her brother with the best education, food, and the occasional pocket money for him to spend.
Qin Lan shook her head and decided to throw that question to the back of her mind. Right now, there was a more serious issue to address.
"If he wants to kill you so badly and can create portals then why has he not attacked or tried to capture me yet?" Qin Lan asked curiously.
"He's weak… I sensed it the last time that we fought… if he had the strength to face me directly in combat then he would have done so already…" Eve replied thoughtfully.
"As for the portals… I think there may be some restrictions on his ability but I'm not too sure what they are."
"So, are we just going to wait for him to attack? What is your plan?" Qin Lan questioned seriously as she lightly touched Eve's fingers.
"I'm not sure but I want you to know that I will keep you safe… no matter the cost…" Eve promised solemnly as she stared into Qin Lan's eyes.
The zombie empress meant every word that she said.
She would sacrifice her own life before any harm befell her favourite human.
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