@cursively ♡ ★ ⋮ ̶f̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶d̶s̶ once upon a time . . . . ୧ , chapter — eleven blood. yuying stared at the red dripping from her arm. she blinked. it didn't go away. cursing, she fixed the mask that had fallen sideways on her face. visha had painted it- it was a white mask decorated with light green, her trademark color. gritting her teeth through the pain, she ducked around a dark corner. empty. thanking the stars, or whatever had allowed her to get away easy, she sprinted down the corridor and came face to face with an android. "unthank the stars," she said out loud as she whipped out her sword and swung it at the android's neck hinge. with a soft swish, the blade cut through the metal like cake. the robotic head went flying off, the power cords severed. another turn and she faced the exit. checking one last time to her left and right for guards, she burst out into the sunlight and jumped into the waiting open car door. "step on it," she told juyeon. the car peeled out of the driveway and made several sharp turns before it drove straight through a wall. or, that was what it seemed like. in reality, the green ivy vines were growing over a piece of painted gray fabric. once they were inside, a metal wall came rumbling down and blocked off the exit. "did you get it?" visha asked as yuying hopped out of the car. yuying showed her the large cardboard box. "open it," jenna said. "what's inside?" yuying cut open the cardboard. inside were art supplies and... another box. she took the second box out. it was small- barely larger than a quarter- but she opened it gingerly. inside was a small sliver of metal. "a usb?" yuying plugged it into the computer. instantly, several files flashed up on the screen. and one of them was an image. a familiar image.
