~past, 25 July 2035~

On a sunny day, where the sun shines the whole town, a mother and her 9-year-old daughter were walking down the street to the park nearby, there were a lot of kids playing at the playground and the girl asked her mother, "Mom, can I play on the playground, please?"

Her mother answered, "Ok, but be careful." She nodded as the girl thanked her and happily went into the playground. She approaches the group of kids and asked, "Excuse me, can I play with you guys, too?" The group of kids stared at her an uneasy look.

It was silent for a moment until one of the kids broke it, "Come on, let's just play at another park." Everyone silently agreed and when they're about to leave, the girl blocked their way.

"Wait, why won't you guys play with me?" She asked, making the group of kids annoyed,

"Ugh, why should we play with an orphan?" the kid said in a mocking tone.

"I'm not an orphan, I have a mother." She was irritated by their words.

"Yeah right, where's your father? You don't even look like your mother, she's such a poor widow cause she has to take care of you, pathetic bratty. But, your mother sure is a beautiful woman - is she a **********? I heard you never met your father."

A vein was about to pop out of her, and her face was red in anger, "Don't you dare speak about my mother like that."

"Oh, yea? Then, punch m-" The kid received a punch so hard from the girl that his teeth fell down and blood came through his nose, "You think that'll hurt-" Then, he receives another punch from her as it continues. The kids tried to pull her, but her strength is unbeatable until one of the kid kicked her that she rolled to the ground. They helped the kid as he curses her "I'll make sure your day will go through hell!" They all have walked away as she stood up as she immediately walked away from them too. "Hmph, someday they'll pay it." she shifted the dust from her dress and went to the little swing as she sat there and a heavy breath left from her mouth 'Why no one wants to be my friend? Is it because of my temper again? But, it's not my fault that they're the one who started first.' she thought, sadly look at the sky. "I'm just gonna go back to mo-" she heard the sound from the bushes as she hesitantly walked. 'What did I just hear?' She slowly looked through the bushes and found an unconscious tiny look-alike human, it has a red hair, with a long ear and wore some kind of leaf clothes. "Woah, what is that?" she noticed the scratch that it had. She gently picked it and fixed its wound with a leaf.

"Ugh, where am I?" the little guy woke up and feel something soft that he sat "Weird, I never know a ground this soft." His head was still dizzy that when he looked down, he realized he wasn't on the ground and was shocked when he saw what in front of him. He stared at her pink eyes in trembled, his body felt weak, "W-what do you wanted humans?! please leave me alone! Don't kill me!" the little elf begged her as she just confusedly put the elf down, "I don't know what you're talking about, but I'm not gonna hurt you little guy." the girl simply said as she looked at the little guy let a small relieved. "O-oh, you're not gonna hurt me? I have never seen any human this kind before." the elf stutter. "Well, not all humans are the bad little guy." She said.

"I have a name human, and I'm an elf."

"And I also have a name too, little elf." She shrugged.

"Oh well, since you're a kind human. I'll tell you my name, my name us Cedric Hustle." He introduces himself. "The name is Mina Clayton." After the greet, Mina sat down on the grass and still stare at him. "So, are you alone? Where's your friend?" She asked, "I actually here with a friend, but I lost their track, they could actually find me by tracking my scent." He then looks above the tree and has an idea, "Mina, can you lift me up to the tree, so my friend could track me easily while I hide from the human?" Mina nodded as she lifted him and climbed up to the tree as she put him on the bark. "Should I wait with you?" She asked, "No, my friend doesn't like a human. Just go back home, not like you could hold to the tree." He grinned, she rolled her eyes as she went back down and about to go back when she suddenly turned around and went back to Cedric as she shouted, "Cedric! Can we befriend?!" "I don't see why not!" He shouted back "Will we meet again?!" She asked, "I don't really think s-" Then, there's a teddy pin threw at him "What he-" "Here! That'll make you remember me! Please don't forget me, I'll also remember you and we'll become the best buddy!"

Then, a word flashed on his mind,

"We'll become the best buddy!"

"Huh? Why all of a sudden does her word remind me of someone?" He's confused as he looks at Mina walking toward her mother. "Pink eyes, black hair, look familiar, but I can't remember." He sighed as he ruffled his hair, "If only there's another human like her." he smiled, holding her teddy pin.

Night has come as Mina's mother was brushing her black hair in Mina's room. "Mom, you're not gonna believe what I just saw." "What is it?" Her mother smiled at her daughter. "I just saw an elf, his name is Cedric. I found him lying on the ground unconscious. So, I help him." Mina excitingly told her mother. "Oh, is that so, I wish I could meet that little elf." The mother finally finished composing her hair. "I'm really happy that I have a friend mother." The mother chuckled at her daughter's expression. Then, Mina saw something odd at her mother "Mom, what is the red thing on your left cheek?" The mother holds her cheek as she smiled "No, nothing wrong." Then, Mina remembered the terrible event in the park "Mom, does his parent slapped you because I hit him?" It became silent "Mom, I'm sorry, I should've controlled my anger, and this wouldn't even happen." Mina apologized, "Look, it's alright Mina, I just saw what happened to you and the kids, you defended me and I should be the one who said sorry." Her mother hugged her back. "Now, let's forget this event, hm?" Mina let go as she swiped back her tear, "Yeah." "Now, would you tell me about your elf friend?" Her mother asked, "Really?! Do you actually believe in elves or maybe fairies?" Her excited word make her mother softly chuckled, "Kinda, what if I tell you about a place called 'garden of Elisi'?" Mina's mouth went wide when she heard it. "Garden of Elisi? What kind of place is that?" Mina jumped on the bed. "*Chuckle* I'll tell you only if you can sit still." Mina stopped jumping and already sat down on her bed leaned on her mother, eager about the story.

"Out there somewhere on this planet, there was a garden called 'Garden of Elisi', is a home for a mermaid, fairies, elves, magical animals and plants. Long ago, Garden of Elisi used to be ruled by a demon king called Azazel, it's nothing but a torture to them that some were killed from the oppression and Azazel's minion, until one day, there's a god who fought for justice and fights Azazel, it's a great war at that time, and the god succeeds to drag Azazel and his minion to the underground of hell, and never be seen again forever. The mythical creatures finally free from oppression, ever since that day, the god ruled the Garden of Elisi, his name is Aadia. It is said that He's the last god to exist, and other gods are extinct because of Azazel. with him as a ruler, it feels like a paradise for them, but that's not the end of it, the home for those mythical creatures become threatened because of human's selfishness and obsess with money that some killed the creature for fun, money, also use them on wars and steal their plants and magic for making advance technology, Aadia became mad and hid the Garden of Elisi that no one can ever find it forever, finally, Aadia and the mythical creatures live their life peacefully as Aadia have his own family and his blood pass from generation. But, any human who can find the Garden of Elisi and go inside shall die, the only one who can get in and out were the mythical creature or someone who's the descendant of Aadia, but no one knows who has his blood and it shall remain mysteries forever." After the end of the stories, Mina became felt guilty for the mythical creature.

"Mom, why does human like to harm on those creatures for something worthless?" She sadly asked.

"I don't even know why do they really like to do something like that, but we shouldn't be like them, and stay away from humans like them. We might not be perfect, but what you give is what you take." She nodded her head and went to lie down on her bed, her mother kissed her forehead and wish her goodnight.

Mina couldn't sleep due to the stories, and now she became concerned for her little elf friends, Cedric. "I hope he's alright. But, what if someday I'll go to the Garden of Elisi and meet Cedric?! But, they won't allow human to go there, I hope I'll meet him someday." Soon, Mina fell asleep peacefully without knowing that the future lies ahead on her was something bizarre would happen.

~present day, 2042~

The forty-one-year-old woman arrives at the police station to pick up her daughter. When she comes inside, she observe the station to look for her daughter, "Good afternoon ma'am, what can I help you?" The woman turned around and there was a police officer behind her, "Police officer, I'm here to pick up my daughter, Mina Clayton." She informed the officer.

"Mina, ah yes, come I'll guide you to her." the officer and the woman go downstair to the prison, the woman can't spot her daughter until in the corner, spot a sixteen-year-old girl: her black hair been tied into a bun, her long bangs and the back of her hair are dyed into a colour red cherry. She wears a red sleeveless, jeans jacket, black hot pants, black fishnet stocking, and converse shoes. She sat down on a bed while reading a comic book bored, then when she heard a noise, she looks up and was surprised to see her mother, her mother's intense look made her sweat, "Ooh, hi mom! I'm glad you've come here to bail me out of here." This will not be a good ending once she's been bailed out from prison.

"Ok Mina, since Ms Felice is here, get out of prison." The officer opens the door as she nervously gets out from the prison, she's sweating once her pink eyes lock on her mother's hazel eyes, Mina can tell that her mother will have a 'talk' with her in the car.

"Thank you, officer, I shall go now with my daughter." Her mother grabs her hand, quickly walked upstairs as she clenches Mina's hand really hard until they finally got into the car.

The atmosphere in the car is uncomfortable for Mina as her mother drives her car at speed. "Mom, can you please slow down?" her mother didn't listen to her and stare at her deadly making Mina gulp, "N- nevermind." when there's a traffic jam in front of them, her mother finally turns the brake and causing them both bump pretty hard, her mother left a heavy sigh as she asks her to explain "Mina, you better give me a good reason why you're ending up on the prison, this is the fifth time you go to prison." "There's nothing serious, there's just a bunch of groups of girls bullied and tried to me, so I defended myself." Then, all of a sudden her mother tweaked her ear, "O- ouch! Mom, what did I do wrong?" "What did you do? I don't really care how many students you've fought, but making them injured badly that they've to go to the hospital because some of them have their bones broken?! You better be lucky that I don't have to pay for the damage because their parents are nice enough, or else I would've spanked you." Her mother let out a heavy breath.

"I'm sorry, mother." Mina lowers her head and frown, as her mother let out a sigh, it's silent for a few minutes as her mother suddenly pat her head, "If they ever tried to bullied you, please just tell me, and tried to control your emotion, so you won't cause any disastrous damage." her mother smile sadly at her, making Mina flatter and hug her mother "Aaaw~, you're the best mother." "Yeah yeah, quit it would you, the traffic light will turn green in a few seconds." Her mother pats her as the traffic light turns green, the cars move as Mina's mother drives her car to her home.

"Aah, home sweet home." Mina and her mother pulled their shoes away and Mina went to the living room to sit down and watch TV while her mother entered the kitchen. While she's watching a TV show, there's a news that pulled her interest, the reporter talks about a kingdom, she looks at an enormous castle in the big cities, she notice that there's full of advance technologies in there unlike in any other town, only cities have advanced technology and ruled by king and queen. But, a town ruled by a leader of its own town and doesn't have advance technology, Mina still watch the news, the reporter now in the most well-known kingdom called "Everlast kingdom". "This kingdom has been a stand for centuries, that the bloodline of the royal families have passed until this day, and tomorrow people will come to the ceremony for the new queen, millions of people will come, so please come to the ceremony, it'll start at 12:00 a.m., but if you can't arrive, you can watch the show." Mina turned off the TV as she entered the kitchen excitedly telling her mother, "Mom! Can we go to the Everlast Kingdom? Please." Her mother looked at her confused, "You want to go there because of the ceremony tomorrow, right? It's unusual that you want to go there, you never talk anything about it and say that you're not that interested." "You know what? I take back my words about that, so can we go there? It's been a long time since we've been on vacation, and we can also go shopping there. Can we just try something new once?" Mina kept begging her mother as her mother finally gave in. "You know what? You are a pain in the ***, but fine, I'll buy the ticket train to the Everlast kingdom, if you're not being an annoying person for 24 hours." Mina nodded as she pretended to zip her mouth. Her action made her mother giggle. "Here, let me help you." She brings the food along with her mother behind, the dining table might just only two of them, but it entertains both mother and daughter.

"Mom, let me help you." Before she picks the plate, her mother already grabs the whole plate in a second. "No need to help me, just take a bath and pack your clothes, we must be in the station at 9:00 a.m., so sleep earlier. We'll stay in the hotel for two night at Everlast kingdom." Mina surprise at her mother's word, "W-what?! We'll stay? for real?!" Her mother rolled her eyes, ignore her daughter as she goes to the kitchen to wash the dirty dishes.

A door click open as Mina enter her room after taking a bath, "I need to pack my clothes." She drags some of her outfits and brings the luggage. She packs some of her clothes, pants, and jean. Hmm, clothes check, pants and jeans check..."

Knock* knock*

"Come in." the door open reveals her mother in pyjamas and bring first aid kit, "Have you done packing?" "Almost.... and done." She closes the luggage, "Sooo, what are you doing in here?" She asks, "I'm here to check your wound, let me see it." Mina is a bit hesitant, but she still let her see the wound on her mouth, arm, and leg. Her mother opens the first aid kit and fixes her wound on her leg and arm, after that she use salt rinse water and topical medicine on her wounded mouth. "There, all done, good night dear." She closes the first aid kit and shut the door.

Mina looks up on her phone to look for the information about the Everlast family when she scrolled down, she sees an image of the Everlast family bloodline, "Huh?! The family have passed from the year of 1989 until now?! Incredible." Her eyes focus on every image of the family until she adjusts to the images of two women. The right side is a young lady who has violet hair in a side ponytail, she has aquamarine eyes, and her expression is serious. The left side is a young lady but a bit older, she has the same eyes colour as the right side, and have pink hair in a braid, her expression is calm.

"Wow, are they sister? Both look pretty but the pink hair lady is prettier." She thought, "I should search for their name." She eagerly about to search their name, but her battery shut down suddenly. "Damn it, I better charge it." She glared at her phone as if she's almost gonna throw her phone, but instead she rises from her bed as she charges it.

after she charges her phone, she lies down on a bed, "Tomorrow will be the best day, I hope nothing will go wrong." She thought with a hint of both excited and nervous, at last after she imagines her vacation, she falls asleep.

~14 March 2042~

"Mina, it's 7 o'clock already." Her mother tried to wake her from the past 5 minutes ago, mina's eyes are unfolding and sit on her bed, seeing her mother standing in front of her neatly dressed, "Yes, I will get up." Mina said lazily, she groans and squints her eyes as she gets up from her bed slow like a sloth. Her mother in a second, grasp her hand and hurriedly go to the bathroom. "Go shower in 5 minutes, we should be at the station by 8 o 'clock." She said in a rush tone and closed the door as mina rolled her eyes and immediately take a bath.

Her mother eats her breakfast when she hears footsteps from the top, the sound of footstep coming into the kitchen revealed mina wearing a long grey coat, purple looking like a stripper, short jean, and a long black sock, her hair was loose. She put her luggage in front of the hall as she sits on the chair and eats her breakfast, "Isn't my daughter so beautiful in whatever clothes she wears?" Her mother admired mina, though she was fluster of the compliment "yes, I guess so." She sees the grandfather's clock standing in the corner indicating that it was already half of the seven "I must hurry up eat my breakfast."

After 5 minutes of eating, she finally finished eating "I'm finally done." She said, and her mother took the plate in a hurry and put it in the dishwasher.

"Come on mina, you might not want to be late!" her mother yell, waiting at the front door for her daughter to get ready. "Will you be patient for a few seconds, you woman!" Mina yells back, annoyed with her mother shouting when she finally came to the front door, "don't be a slow one." Her mother twisted the taxi trunk, put her luggage and leaving the trunk open and get inside, while her daughter drags her luggage and bag in the trunk and close it. She replies with an annoyance tone "No, you're the one being impatience." Mina gets inside the taxi and causing a stupid argument "Maybe if you're being patient and not rushing, I would not have to go up and downstair to brought my things." "You should've prepared it by night, don't tell me you forgot?"

Poor driver listening to their argument as he believes he might get an earache sooner or later, so he cough to gain their attention and ask "Mrs Clayton, where would be your destination?" Then, they stop arguing and the driver silently relieve. "Ah yes, we're going to the train station." She replies, the driver nods his head as he finally drives the taxi to their destination: the Riverfield Station.

The atmosphere in the taxi is silent, and Mrs Clayton looks at the sight of the view in bored until she sees a reflection of Mina keep clench her fist, her eyes look down, and she kept biting her lip. "Mina, are you nervous?" Mrs Clayton ask in a teasing tone, "What? Of course, I'm not, Well I'm just excited that this is the first time we have a vacation outside the town." She stutter, avoid eye contact with Mrs Clayton. "Yeah, me too." Mrs Clayton just smiles and agree.

After fifteen minutes of a long ride, they've finally reach the station as Mrs Clayton paid the taxi driver "Thank you Mrs, have a great day." The driver thanks her, she gives him a sweet smile as she and Mina finally get outside and Mina open the trunk to bring their luggage and close it. They proceed to the station, and Mrs Clayton goes to the ticket lot, meanwhile, Mina is sitting on a bench waiting for her. Her eyes scanning the whole station, the smell of the station is like fresh air, the floor is too shiny that it can reflect a person clearly, and the noise of people footstep and chit chat buzzing in her ear, The chief of this town sure did a good job for making his own town clean. She takes a deep breath until once she notices a small wallet fall from the guy's pocket. She hurriedly picks it up and calls the guy, "Excuse me, sir, your wallet just fell down." The guy heard it and turn around to see Mina stretch out her hand giving him his wallet. His ocean blue eyes stare at her in deadpan, making her bite her lip and avoid eye contact "Oh, thank you miss." He takes his wallet and put it in his coat pocket and leave out of the blue, she raises her one eyebrow while stare at him walking away, "Why is he wearing all black except his shirt? Weird." The way she talks almost like a whisper, but she ignores the guy and goes back to her sit.

There, right on time, Mrs Clayton approaches Mina with two tickets on her hand. "I got our ticket, we should go up to where the train is located." She said, giving Mina her ticket as she takes it. "Alright, then let's go." She exclaims, taking their luggage and along with Mrs Clayton going upstairs.

After they reach the last floor on the top, Mina look at the ten trains on the railroad, and a bunch of people walking in the station. She tugs Mrs Clayton's coat and asks "Mom, which train are we gonna take?" "The train we're supposed to take is the red train and the number of the train is 011042." Mrs Clayton explains, looking for the red train, but can't due to the crowd. "Wait a minute, red train, the same number mother just told me, that must be the train." Mina finally found it on the very corner, but there's one problem, a lot of people are lining up, and is as long as an anaconda. Mina pressing her lip, and said: "Mom, I found the red train with the same number, but a lot of people are lining up in there." Mina said, point out the train, "Great, it's alright to wait for Mina, you should learn how to be patient." Mrs Clayton told her, dragging her luggage along with Mina, her eyes are narrow toward the line. They finally line up behind a ton of people lining up to get into the train, this won't be as fun as it is. Mina's lip is upside down, and every minute she kept exhale and tapping her foot while mumbling nonsense When will this people ever hurry up? Why is it so long? What's wrong with people at the front of the line?

She looks around her surrounding with her tired eyes as she yawns, until she notices something that people didn't notice, not even a single glance. At the very edge of the hall not too far from where Mina at, stood a woman stare at a man point out a gun toward the kid, poor her, she's trembling, "Give me your money and jewellery unless you want your daughter to die sweetie." The man threatened her, Mina swallows her saliva uncomfortable and her eyes appear to be flat at the cringe word the man said, "F- fine, I'll give it to you, but please give my daughter back." The woman said, giving him more money and her jewellery. However, the man still holding her daughter as he stares at the lunchbox the girl holding, "Hey little girl, what's inside the lunchbox?" He asks, "It's a food for my grandma." The little girl response. "Oh really? The food smelled so tasty, give me the lunchbox." He demands, "B- but, i- it's for my grandma, you have the money to buy a fo- aaagh." The man chokes the little girl, "I don't care, I need the money for something, just give me the lunchbox." It became tighten that the woman tries to stop him "Stop, she just a child you pathetic man." her word cause her to get a slap from the man "Oh well sweetie, I guess you and your daughter have chosen death." The man grin, he's tightening the woman throat too. Mina gives the man a death glare and something in her mind had planted a plan "Mom, wait here." Mina state, "Where are you going, Mina?" Mrs Clayton asks, "Somewhere you don't really need to know, and I ensure you I'm not gonna be in trouble." Mina's eyes still focus on the man as she approaches them and tries not to look at the scene while walking normally to them. "Hey big guy, there's something on your leg." Mina taps his shoulder as he turns around and asks "What-" Before he even asks, Mina already kick his leg hard enough that the man falls down and his gun manages to shoot the ceiling twice.

Bang Bang*

The sound of triggers making most people screaming, running, and some try to find out where the sound comes from. Mrs Clayton knew what just happened and still remember the scene she saw, her eyes still wide, and her jaw open. Mina approach Mrs Clayton and take the luggage like a normal person would ever do, due to the triggers sound people who're on the line became running to the train in a rush like a maniac. "Mina, are you alright? You didn't get hurt, right?" She furrows her eyebrow, "Yeah, I'm alright, I did nothing but kick that man. Let's hurry up before the train move." Mina said, walking into the train with Mrs Clayton as she looks at the man being handcuffed by the police and the Mother and daughter are somewhat relieve as their amber eyes somehow look at Mina then at Mrs Clayton which she avoids their eye contact. "What did he just do? I didn't see what you did to that man." Mrs Clayton asks, "He tried to choke the woman because she doesn't want to give him her money, how pathetic that man." Mrs. Clayton's are wide when she heard at what she said, Mina's eyes are death just thinking about the scene she saw. "Ah, right there Mina, D4 and D5, that's our seat." Mrs Clayton points out the chair as Mina put the luggage above them, and they both sit on a chair in exhaling.

"The red train with the number 011042 will move in 1 minute, please get inside the train before you miss it., I repeat, the red train with the number....." The conductor announces about the train, "Mina, we'll arrive at the Everlast Kingdom in three hours from now, you should take a rest." Mrs Clayton said tiredly, "Hmm.. Okay, I'm also exhausted too hehe." She tiredly state, before she fall asleep, she see some people get inside the train, "It must be the people who have had ran away from the sound of triggers." She thought, as her eyes slowly shut down completely with her head lean on to the window. Mrs. Clayton fix her position as she look at her sleeping peacefully, remind her something mystery happend to Mina.

~the past day, 1 May 2037~

Mrs. Clayton was cleaning the floor on a rainy day, the smelt of lavender and some relax music make the atmosphered relax, until she heard her ringing phone on the dining table, she ran to the dining room as she pick up her phone and call, "Hello, may I help you?" She asked, "Good afternoon Mrs. Clayton, this is Mina's teacher, I'm calling you cause your daughter have a fight with other students, please come sooner." The teacher reported her, "Right, I'm on my way." Mrs. Clayton bluntly said, she put on her coat, take her umbrella and got out with her umbrella to the car as she start the engine and drive to the school in a rushed.

She've arrived at the school and run while holding her umbrella and got inside the school as she ran continue to the teacher's room. She finally arrived at the teacher's room and spot Mina with other three male students sat on a chair having an arguemented, "It's all your fault that we're in this situation!" The student yelled at Mina, "Eh?! Maybe if you didn't mocking me and ruin my scarf, this wouldn't happend!" Mina yelled back at the student, Mina's face were red and tried to controled her anger, "It's just a scarf, what's wrong with you? You're such a sensitive person." The other student said with his eyes narrow at her, Mina stand up and grabbed his collar "YOU BURN IT YOU PIECE OF-" "QUIET!" The teacher had enough as he slammed the table causing a surprised and stared from everyone "Mina, let go of her." The teacher demanded, Mina let go of her causing the student to stumbled, "Mina." Mrs. Clayton called, Mina turned around and ran into her, "Mom!" She excitedly said, she hugged her and sobbed quietly, "I'm afraid that you have some explanation." Mrs. Clayton locked eyes to the teacher and the students with her eyebrow raised, "Yes, please have a seat." The teacher said, as Mrs. Clayton sat down, he's started to explained the situation.

 "And that's how it goes," The teacher sigh and there's a few second of silent as the teacher continue "Carl, Nathan, and Kenneth, apoligize to her now." "Sorry Mina." The three mumbled as they bow. "Hm, fine. Mom, we should go now." She said, she exhale, grabbed her bag and got up from the chair with Mrs. Clayton went out with her while soothed her.

"When we go back home, I'll make some dessert for you if you want." Mrs. Clayton took a glance at her and the bruised as Mina's eyes were adjust to the rain outside the car. "No thanks, I'm good, I'm just gonna go to sleep." She declined, her eyes were shut completely as her head lean to the window, however Mrs. Clayton fixed her position in the middle of traffic. It's indeed such a terribled traffic, it had been fifteen minute they've waited. When Mrs. Clayton took another second glance again at her, her mouth went speechless and a small gasp escaped her lip. There, a small bruised that was on Mina's hand, slowly regenerated and her bruised that's used to be on her hand was gone. Then, a loud honk behind the car woke Mina up and looked at her in confused "Is there something wrong, Mom?" Mina asked, "No, nothing went wrong, you should go back to sleep again." She bluntly said, Mrs. Clayton continue to drove while Mina go back to sleep, her head have a lot of question and doubt 'What did I just saw just now? Did her bruise just gone like that? No, it can't be, I must've get a visual hallucination. Yeah, next time I should get some more sleep.' She thought with her lip pressed and with her eyebrow furrowed.

~present day, 14 March 2042~

"Hey Mina, wake up. We've reach to our destination." Mrs. Clayton shake her up, "Yeah yeah, I'm waking up now." She groaned, she brush her messy hair with her hand as she look at the window. Her jaw are open wide when she saw that she's already in another station, "Mom, we're already in..." "Yep, welcome to the Everlast Kingdom." Mina quickly stand up and get their luggages as they wait on a line to get out from the train.

Once they're out from the train, Mina is amaze at the view of the station: the wall and floor are made out of white ceramic, drones flying around the area, robot cops are standing while scanning the area holding a gun, and a hologram showing a products and the announcement of the ceremony. "Wow, I never know how fantastic is this place, come on mom, we should look outside the station too!" She squeal, Mrs. Clayton softly chuckel at her action. They walk pass through the exit gate as they go down the stair and see a lot of people in the hall, this time there are a lot more people walking in the station. "Somehow, I'm a bit surprise there are thousand of people coming to the ceremony." Mrs. Clayton comment, "What can I say, this land are bigger than the other three continent, making the Everlast family the most richest." She said, after some research about the family last night. "We should take the flying train, but I don't know where it is." Mina stiffen at the word "flying train". "What? Flying train? W- wow, too rich that they have a flying train." Her mouth are open and her eyes are wide. "But it's a public place, we can visit here any time, but yeah kinda expensive." Mrs. Clayton giggle, Mina's stomach felt unease all of a sudden and she spot a restroom, "Mom, I want to go to restroom. I'll be right back." Mrs. Clayton nod as Mina run to the restroom.

Mrs. Clayton sit on a bench when a man accidently stumble into her feet that he fall down. "I'm so sorry are you okay, sir?" She ask worriedly, stand up and try to help get the man stand up, but been push by a man. Luckily, she didn't fall.

"STAY AWAY FROM ME!" He yell, his breathing is rapid and he's scanning the whole place careful. The public turn their attention to the man yelled. He scratch his head and and scream in frustation as Mrs. Clayton feel concern for him "Sir, please calm down, is there anything wrong?" But the man didn't listen to her and instead reveal his knife from his pocket and swing back and forth to Mrs. Clayton cause she's a bit closer to him, but she manage to avoid it. "I TOLD YOU TO STAY AWAY FROM ME!" Then, He got slip and about to directly stab Mrs Clayton when somebody somehow manage to catch the knife.

Stab*