(ATC 2 PH :2 : Questioner)
That day,
the sound of the city had changed.Vehicle horns felt muted.People's conversations grew quieter.But fear that had grown louder.
*When the City Wakes*:
Anie woke up early.Outside the window,
there was no rain.But the sky was still gray As if the city had forgotten the sun
for a long time.
She sipped her tea while the TV played the news.
"Over the past week,
three unusual incidents
have been reported
across different parts of the city"
Anie picked up the remote and lowered the volume.
Unusual....
In their language,everything
was "unusual."
Her hand, holding the cup,trembled slightly.
The Journey : (The Feeling of Normalcy)
The bus was crowded Students.
Office workers Women standing with grocery bags.Everyone was moving forward into their own lives.
Why only me?
Why is it like this for me?
Anie looked out the window at the city.
Hologram advertisements,Blue-toned lights,Smiling faces on massive screens.
The city looked perfectly normal.But she knew this was only the surface layer.
Astra City College
was louder than usual that day.Students stood in groups.
"Did you hear?"
"Last night, the power went out
in the old city zone."
"They say someone went missing there."
"People are saying
it's Hunters."
Hunters...
The word floated in the air.Anie walked silently.It felt to her as if the word was calling her name.
After class,
Mira came up to Anie.
"Do you feel it?" she asked.
"What?"
"That the city is watching us."
Anie tried to smile.
"You're watching too much news,"
she said.
Mira looked into her eyes,
"You've changed,"
she said softly.
"Anie…
not Ani.
Anie."
Hearing her name said correctly
made Anie flinch.
"Are you even sleeping?"
Mira asked.
Anie didn't answer That was the answer.
In the college canteen,a small commotion broke out.A student suddenly collapsed.People gathered around.
Anie stood there A slight pressure
built in her chest.At that moment a trembling voice whispered in her ear.
"You can hear it."
She closed her eyes.The next instant
she saw it Around the student,in the air,
an unnatural pattern.
Just for a moment Anie stepped back.
"This is my imagination,"
she told herself.
But her heart did not believe it.
After leaving college,
Anie took a different route the city's industrial zone.Fewer lights Taller buildings.
The rain started again Under a bridge
graffiti.
WHO WATCHES THE WATCHERS?
Anie stopped the words merged in her mind.Hunters watchers the city.
"Why are they hunting me?"
Phase 2 — Emotion — Power
Her breathing quickened anger rose.
She had done nothing Yet everyone
was treating her like a criminal.
Around her the air grew warm.The light under the bridge flickered for a moment.
Anie opened her eyes in fear she clenched her fists.
"No…
No…"
She left the place quickly.
At home,Anie unlocked her phone.
Social feeds.
"They're hiding something."
"Hunters are real."
"The city is lying."
A video...!!!
Blurry footage,A figure,walking through darkness.
Comments: "She's one of them."
Anie put the phone down,Pain tightened in her chest.She was alone.
No Eli,No answers,But the city had already noticed her.
The power went out for a moment.Then came back A new message on her phone.
"You felt it today.
Next time, you won't escape."
Anie looked out the window.Rain,The city..Darkness,Her life was no longer normal.But she still wasn't running.
And that was exactly what the city feared.what the city feared.