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"But you were wrong. Not everything you said was true," Sunny told the stranger.
"And where was I wrong?"
"She didn't tell Nephis. She told me she didn't tell Nephis about it... Not yet, at least."
"Ok.... I did tell you my knowledge isn't absolute, right? Things could be different. I even told you that I am not sure if she has told her yet or not." The stranger said with an easy smile.
"Not only that."
"What?" the stranger asked, a bit puzzled.
"It's not only that. She told me...she was sorry. She told me she was sorry for what she did."
The stranger's eyes widened.
"You told me she will never apologize. But her last words.... They were an apology."
Silence.
Nobody spoke.
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"We might be in trouble."
"What?" asked Sunny.
"It might be bad. She apologized? Really? She never did that. She was so shameless that she acted like nothing happened even when she met you after that. But now she apologized?" The stranger said.
"It might be trouble. Last time she apologized, it was for turning you into a slave in the far future. I don't know what it will be this time. We need to be careful," said the stranger, a bit frightened.
"Or maybe she did it because she wouldn't have goten another chance," said Sunny.
"She said it because she wanted to show that she regretted it, and that was her only chance?" Sunny said.
"Yeah, it could be that too. Man, there's nothing simple when it comes to her. Who created her, and why? To make things complicated?" said the stranger with a sigh.
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...
"Well, let's forget about that for now. You should sleep. It's about to be night, and we have to talk about the deal we agreed on too. But we'll do it tomorrow. For now let's rest. I had a headache after all that screaming and explaining." The stranger said as he jumped on the bed, already lying down.
A few moments later, a blade materialized in the air amidst sparks.
The blade pointed at Sunny's face, ready to strike.
"Hey, no fighting. Everything is settled. He isn't the enemy. I summoned you to keep watch over the night. You hear that? If you kill him, I'll be mad at you." The stranger said to his blade.
The blade retreated to his side, still pointing at Sunny, ready for any action.
'Mad at it? for taking my life, he will be mad? That's all? That's the punishment?'
'Damnation, what I'm going to do?'
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....
'Damnation!'
'Why is this guy sleeping here, on MY bed on top of that.'
'He can sleep on the couch. But... Wait, why ...is ....he ....wearing that?'
"You can sleep beside me too. This bed is too spacious." The stranger patted the bed beside him, inviting Sunny.
"HELL NO, NO NO NO. WHY WOULD I WANT TO SLEAP BESIDE YOU, YOU CREEP? AND WHY ARE YOU WEARING THAT DRESS?" Sunny shouted, a shiver running down his spine.
"Oh, this dress? I found it in your closet over there. I couldn't find anything better to wear but.... Wait, why are you asking only now? We have made a whole trip to the outer settlement in this dress, when we went there earlier. Don't tell me you didn't notice?" said the stranger, who was wearing a nun dress.
Yeah, A FREAKING NUN UNIFORM, those worn by female nuns, the one with curves.
Sunny shivered in his mind, in his heart, in his soul.
'That freak was wearing this throughout all this, and I didn't notice? How could I miss this? Was I out of my mind?'
'Damnation! I even walked beside him towards the outer settlement. No! What have I done.... Did anyone see me with him? Did they recognize me? What do I do now?'
"Hey, why are you just standing there? Come, you should sleep too," the stranger said again, as if confused.
"No, No, No, this isn't right, this isn't right, this isn't....."
The stranger got up from his sleeping position, to look at sunny.
"NO, NO, NO! DON'T COME NEAR ME, DON'T COME NEAR ME, YOU HEAR, OR I'LL SCREAM!" Sunny looked like he was facing an unbeatable nightmare creature.
"What's wrong? What happened?" The stranger got up from the bed, moving towards Sunny. He looked worried.
"NOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Sunny passed out.
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....
A new morning.
Sunny woke up in his bed.
He looked around with confusion.
But then he saw it.
Then he saw it again.
"KYAAAAAAAAA!" With a scream, he fell from the bed.
He didn't waste any time. He swiftly left the room and jumped out to the hall below.
The knight saw him.
Sunny didn't stop.
He wasn't scared.
Not at all.
Not of this knight.
Not after what he had just witnessed.
Not after the creature he had woken up next to.
He swiftly ran towards the exit.
The knight was in the path.
Sunny didn't stop.
The knight swung his sword at his head.
Sunny knew this attack. He ducked and slid between the knight's legs.
He didn't stop until he got to the exit, not looking behind at the chasing knight.
He disappeared in the Dark City.
Never to be seen again.
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