The room was lively and clear now, the boys sitting on their couch, all of them had different expressions, Zack was excited, Ruis wasn't interested; Ender was just tired.
The girls who were aside them still murmuring with each other. All of them were involved now. Blabbing..
"So he's the youngest?."
Lisa asked, her glaze glanced upon Zack for a moment.
"Yeah.. Only in months from us. That's why he's a chubbi.."
Sara replied, her cheeks curved to her usual smirked. Misha was glaring at them with undreadable expression. As Lisa cleared her throat, quite vigorously which grabbed the attention of fellows.
"Now hear the rules. We'll play Truth and Dare from youngest to so on.. You need to at least pick dare on third time.. Also, you can't lie because.."
She waved her hand over Sara as suddenly a bright light appeared out of nowhere, blinding the fellows as they instinctively covered their eyes, it lasted for some moments.. Until it fades away.
They removed their hands to saw a lie detector machine buy it wasn't from the likes of Earth. It was a ebony clock, with one side lie and the other truth, a silver needle in center. Quite astonished, all of buddies.
While on other side.
~ Even I can read their thoughts, it wasn't needed.
Misha said, telepathically to her group.
~ I know. I can do that as well. But privacy and consent matters.. And eventually they'll find out after some tries..
Lisa replied, undreadable expression before she sighs, declaring.
"Let's jump in!."
She yelled with a joyful smile. The fellows got altered with this, as Sara takes a deep breath before saying.
"Now Zack.. Truth or Dare?."
Zack who was already drawned into this, pondered for few seconds, as he gracefully replied.
"Truth."
His fellows curious what'll happen next, as Sara sighs and asked.
"What's your type?."
His fellows beside choked vigorously hard, looking at each other like as if this was the matter. While Zack.. He was surprised, quite startled..
"Well.. I never thought about such things."
He spoke, his words made everyone amazed yet it was acceptable because for someone like him. It was agreeable that he can't think of such a thought by himself. Zack place his finger over his chin, head turned down as if he was in deep lost in himself.
"Someone.."
He mumbled, grabbing attention of everyone in the room, everyone eager to hear his words.
"Someone who's hard working, resilient, honest, doesn't complain about small fuss. Smart, wear bangs. Can keep up in any situation. Are witty and jocular sometimes.."
He shrugged off, causally, Ender and Ruis were quite surprised even though they didn't show it on surface. While on other side, no one thought about it as Sara giggles, tackling the scenario off.. Misha ignore it..
Until..
Lisa wondered..
~ Wait..
To be honest, she had all qualities Zack mentioned. Unlike Misha, she wasn't good at chatting humor and jokes. Sara was good at them but she would complain about a tiny fuss on surface.. Also, she can't keep up in every situation.. But Lisa had all categories.
She flushed for a moment, head down so no one seems to catch her. And no one did..
"Well.. I guess now it's your turn."
Sara stated, looking at Ender who was nervous. Trying not to show it on surface.
Ruis was glaring at him by side eye.
"Truth or Dare?."
"Dare."
Sara was surprised, everyone amazed. He said it with a smile, looking above. As Misha whispered something in Sara's ear, before a smirked appeared over her cheeks. Quite uneasy.. Lisa glanced over them.
"Well then.. This was your choice.."
She muttered, looking at Ender with her usual smirked, he was looking confident looking above with closed eyes and a smile. His fellows watching him, as if they understand what was coming..
"Ruis."
She declared, quite seriously grabbing his attention towards her. As she sighs and requested.
"Hang him to the fan.. His ankle."
"What!?."
Ender got flabbergasted, Lisa, Zack Ruis all were surprised, Misha burst out of laughter, all of them. Ender had a face of true terror. He gets up, saying.
"I ain't playing this!."
He yelled, all for Sara to show her fist.
"Sit down."
Misha said, it was such a voice that his body trembled and collapsed to the floor by its own, yet to others it was normal her usual voice and tone except for him.
Looking at them in terror, his lips twitches as he muttered.
"Please.. Another one.."
He was making a literal baby face, a face of a child that make you empathy him. Yet Sara sighs, looking at Ruis who shrugged off.
"As you wish.."
Moments later..
Everyone were chatting with each other, acting like nothing had happened. Zack felt asleep again on sofa this time, while on the ceiling. Ender was hanged to the fan by his ankle by a water type leash, swinging like a helicopter. On ground, no one seems to fuss about it, as if it didn't matter.. To them..
"H– Hey Come on!."
Ender screamed, half conscious.
"It's been 3 minutes!."
He yelled before going to oblivion. Sara looked at the clock resting on the wall.
"Well off it now.."
She requested to Ruis, as the water leash disappeared. As soon as it disappeared Ender crashed at the corner.
WHAM!
No walls no floor cracks, because of the seals. Zack gets up in panic.
"Is there a Raiquake!?."
As they're in Raiheart, a higher dimensional world, rather than Earth. Raiquake fits more rather than Earthquake.
Nevertheless, Ruis calm him down by patting him and pointing where Ender had landed. He chuckled seeing him at this state.
"Now.. It's my turn!."
Sara exclaimed with excitement. Lisa sighed.
"Truth or Dare?."
She asked, a undreadable smile.
"Dare.."
Sara answered firmly with confidence.
"I'll decide it as she decided mine."
Zack interrupted between them, as Lisa chuckled.
"Okay, it's up to you."
She said with a warm smile.
"Make my favorite Tacos!."
Zack exclaimed, Sara sighs as she said softly.
"That's not fair.. You just ate your tacos today."
Zack's excitement fades away, but he understand it quite enough.
"Hmm.. I'll choose it. For all of us."
Misha mumbled, her words drawned attention of others. As she continues.
"Give us a treat. By your expenses."
Her words made everyone excited except Ruis who seems to ignore it, Sara sighs.
~ Damn.. I didn't expect that..
She wondered, controlling herself.
"Okay then.. This weekend."
She said with an undreadable expression. Suddenly a thought flashed over her mind as she said to her.
"Now it's your turn."
She said with her usual smirked. Misha started whistling, looking anywhere except her.
"Truth or Dare?."
She asked her, Misha started feeling nervous, nervousness shown in her face.
"Truth."
She answered after some seconds. Sara got lost in her thoughts, engulfing Lisa with her to help her. After some whispers and secret discussion. She asked.
"What's your type?."
Misha got stunned, so much that she lost herself. Even though the fellows weren't showing any signs of curiosity, their ears were all alarm. All altered..
"I– I never thought about it."
The needle on the clock turns over lie.. Sara and Lisa seeing that, turned over her.
"Seriously.. Misha.. Say it.."
Sara said with a sigh, a slight smile over her cheeks.
"I don't have a type!."
She yelled, all red. The needle titled on lie again. This time, they didn't even see it cause they knew it from her face. Misha's lips started twitching, the girls giggles seeing her.
"Is it that hard to say your type?."
Zack asked Ruis. Who was already lost in himself. Zack patted him and asked him again.
"Well.. It depends from person to person."
Ruis answered as if he was a philosopher. Zack got confronted, relieved by his words as he turned his head to see the scenario.
"Uhh. I haven't made my mind yet.. But I promise I'll tell you this weekend, on your treat day."
Misha replied, her words surprised Sara but she expected it.
~ You can't escape.
She wondered, a smile curved over her cheeks. It was a relaxing smile as if she was all relaxed, burdens lifted off her.
"Now it's my turn!."
Lisa declared, Ruis got confused as he asked.
"What?. I don't understand."
Puzzled, him and Zack. Lisa cleared her throat.
"Look. I'm only half 19 this year in Marum age. Like Prof is 23."
She shrugged off, a needle titled over the truth, Ruis sighs and gave a lazy nod. He was the oldest among the group, 20..
"Now truth or dare."
Sara asked. Curiousity lingering over her eyes.
"Truth."
She replied, as Sara started pondering for some moments, a half minute. The air around room started becoming dense, uneasy, werid, it went all silent. As her lips twitches, saying.
"What do you think about humanity?."
It was quite weird, everyone got surprised by her question. It was simple question. Lisa was all calm, her lips quivered. She closed her eyes, saying.
"It's something we aren't born with, yet you're. But it doesn't mean we don't have it, we see our entire lives over you, you can say we do exist among you as well.. Like ghosts.. We see your acts, your choices, so we learn from you.. Humans.. About humanity.. I think it's beautiful.. Isn't it?."
Her expression went gentle, looking at Sara who had her head down. Suddenly Zack gets up.
"I'm going now."
He muttered way to fast, as he started his steps. Instantly, in this moment.
WHACK!
A punch hit him in his face as he went flying towards the wall. It was Ender, adjusting his clothes and messy hair, sighing.
"You ain't going anywhere. I decide who came here. I'll decide who will leave from here."
He said with a smirked, everyone was startled, surprised because how it happened instantly, moments ago he was laying on floor like a corpse. Now..
"Hey!. That was too hard."
Sara gets up, lecturing him. Whom he just ignore her. In this moment, she felt someone standing behind her, it's aura was quite werid, uneasy now. Suffocating..
She turned behind to saw Zack standing there, his expressionless face, his eyes covered with his golden hair, his hands trembling.
".. Zack?."
She asked, her lips quivered, everyone could feel the uneasiness over the room.
Zack arm gradually started lifting in air, towards her, pointing with a finger.
"Y– You.."
Suddenly, Ender moved Sara, coming in her place, she was puzzled but she knew.. Something was wrong.. Everyone gets up from their place, Ruis was serious, sharp eyes examining Zack, Lisa and Misha were baffled but afraid.. Of the unknown..
In this moment, Zack didn't looked at them, his head down.. Eyes widened.
~ You killed us.. You killed us.. You'll never be happy.. Fate will crush your happiness until you don't know it exist.
So many voices were mumbling in his head, it was the voices of those innocents he killed in his past.. A past so bizarre that it shouldn't be talk about..
He was having vision, a dead city, blood over his hands, fire and crumbled concrete everywhere.. Series of dead bodies of people he killed. He was monster indeed, a being so absurd that could take over an entire city by itself. What a monster..
Suddenly his ears started ringing, ringing so intense that he started trembling, in this moment, neither Lisa or Misha could perceive his mind. They don't why?.. Just they can't do it.. Maybe because of overload..
He covered his ears and let out a scream.
"Aragh!."
A scream so terror, so dread that Sara takes a step back subconsciously. Ender had many expressions over his face, quite undreadable. But understandable..
"You!. All!."
Zack shouted. The rings in his ears now with a werid feeling. A feeling that he doesn't exist.. Nothing exist. Nothing..
"You all don't exist!."
He shouted, his words made everyone stunned.
"Don't you get it!. It's nothing!. Nothing matters!. So why the hell are you here!. Die!. No!. You all are already dead!. Because you don't exist!. You never existed!."
The room went intense, Zack was covered in his own sweat, he covered his eyes, trembling.
Sara's skin turned pale, it was the first time she had seen him like this, someone who she thought as a brother, a real brother could say this to her?. She collapsed but Lisa hold her on time. Make her sit over couch.
Ender, Ruis, Misha all were silent watching him, he was scratching himself, his face, the intense feeling was so much that he couldn't hold it anymore. As he collapsed on the floor.
"Why?."
Ender murmured, looking at him.
"Why did you say it?. You should never say it. Only you.."
He couldn't say more than that, as he strolled towards sofa, sitting on it, putting his palm over his sweaty forehead. Ruis sighs, he had undreadable expression. Misha went towards Zack, kneeling she said something in his ear.
"It's okay.. We'll bear it."
She said with a straight expression, sighing before she sat on her place. Scrubbing her face and neck. Sara had gone unconscious as she was leaning on Lisa's shoulder.
"What a delusion.."
Ruis said, firmly it was loud enough that everyone could heard it. No one reacted to it. On surface.. As he gets out of the room.
The room went silent, as if it had shrouded over them like a blanket.