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Don’t kill me, Mom - FULL MOVIE
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00:00Everyone, to the walls!
00:05When I reach the walls, I see a pitch black mass rolling closer at us.
00:10They are swarming in from the north like crazy tides one wave after another.
00:15Countless zombies are filling this rainy night.
00:18Pyro-enhanced guys are fully prepared.
00:21A rain of fire arrows shoots out at the zombies, burning down some of them,
00:26but more are surging forward the next second.
00:29On the walls, all the enhanced people are gathered.
00:32Pyro, Electro, air.
00:35All kinds of superpowers are blasting into the zombie horde.
00:38But there are just too many of them.
00:40What we are doing is not enough at all.
00:43I raise my hands and condense air into lethal blades.
00:48One strike cuts down a section of them.
00:51Another strike, another section down.
00:54But they never stop.
00:55While clearing out zombies near the base, a half-bodied one suddenly lunges at me.
00:59I raise my blade, ready to strike.
01:01Suddenly I found around her neck is a gold locket, identical to the one I had given to my daughter.
01:06But before I set out, she was still at the base, on a date with her boyfriend.
01:10I can't help but shiver the moment I realize that.
01:13While I'm lost in my train of thought, the deputy squad leader steps in front of me.
01:17Squad leader, this thing is freaky. Let me put it down.
01:20The moment that zombie sees our weapons, she suddenly lifts an arm to shield herself.
01:25Looks like we've run into a high level one.
01:28A zombie with intelligence.
01:30Definitely a threat to our base if we don't kill her.
01:32His words jolt me back to my senses.
01:35But before I could respond, the zombie lock onto me with chilling precision.
01:40My hand is trembling on the hilt, hesitating.
01:43I swing my blade around, blocking his strike.
01:46The deputy squad leader stares at me in shock.
01:48I want this one alive.
01:50Are you insane?
01:52That's a fucking zombie!
01:54Squad leader, that intelligent zombie can get us all killed!
01:57I ignore their comments.
01:59I bind both of her hands tight, just in case she'd scratch someone.
02:03That thing is going to kill you!
02:05You won't make it back to the base with that thing!
02:08Let's return to the base together after getting the job done!
02:11I glance at them, put on a smile.
02:14Go back without me, guys.
02:16I'm not returning.
02:18I find an underground parking lot.
02:20She's quiet now.
02:21My thoughts begin to churn.
02:23Normally, once bitten by a zombie, they'd turn within a minute.
02:27Far more than a minute must have passed for her.
02:29That means there's something inside her, something that could suppress the virus.
02:33In those grey eyes, a faint trace of humanity remains.
02:36A bold thought suddenly comes to my mind.
02:38Can I restore and cure her?
02:42After securing her spot, I head back to the base immediately.
02:46I have to find out the truth.
02:48Who exactly is that girl claiming to be my daughter back in the base?
02:54Two guards stop me at the entrance.
02:56Anna, Blake's orders.
02:57Anyone who's been outside must get checked for the virus.
03:02The head of the base, Blake Ray.
03:04An enhanced soldier with electro superpowers.
03:07Soon, I'm out of the exam room.
03:09The moment I step in the gates, a slender figure rushes straight into my arms.
03:14It's my daughter, Ivy.
03:16She's in a pink dress, her hair loose over her shoulders.
03:19In this blood-soaked, dangerous apocalypse, she looks like a pure little rose that has never known the world's cruelty.
03:27Mom, I was so worried about you.
03:29I heard you left with a zombie.
03:32I thought…
03:33Her eyes are red and puffy as she speaks.
03:35Yet I clearly catch a flicker of mockery in her gaze.
03:39I reach out and tuck her hair behind her ears.
03:41Why worry about me?
03:43I just got you a crystal core.
03:45A crystal core?!
03:47Didn't you always want one?
03:49I open my palm and show her.
03:51A blood-red crystal core, resting right there.
03:54Ordinary zombies' brains are empty.
03:57Only mid-level and high-level zombies contain crystal cores.
04:00Which can enhance our superpowers after absorption.
04:03Her eyes light up instantly.
04:05A high-level one?
04:07I place the core into her hand with a smile.
04:09Ordinary ones aren't worth my time, you know?
04:13I became the squad leader completely on my own.
04:16It had nothing to do with my daughter's boyfriend, Blake, the head of the base.
04:21In the third year since the apocalypse day, there was a bizarre rainstorm.
04:26Some humans began to awaken special abilities after that.
04:31Including my daughter and me.
04:34She developed a rare healing ability.
04:37Anyone injured would ask her for help.
04:41As for me, I got the powers to bend the air.
04:45I can turn air into blades.
04:48Sharp enough to cut through solid stones.
04:53My combat level ranks second.
04:55Only Blake is above me.
04:59Obtaining crystal cores is not difficult for me.
05:02My daughter's power growth also depends entirely on me.
05:06Right now, she clutches the core tightly in her palm.
05:10Then she gives me a happy kiss.
05:12Mom, you are the best!
05:16You went to treat the injured again, didn't you?
05:19She nods.
05:20Superpowers cannot be faked unless someone can imitate them completely.
05:25As far as I know, only one person has that kind of ability.
05:31Aren't we fighting a guerilla war?
05:33More and more squads are going out these days.
05:36And more of them are getting injured.
05:39I've been so busy all day.
05:43Last month, a scout team discovered a zombie horde moving closer from the north.
05:48The mass was unprecedented.
05:50If it reached us, the base would be a fallen paradise.
05:55So we all decided to take the initiative.
05:58We kept sending squads out to strike and withdraw immediately.
06:03But by the time it reaches the base, there won't be so many of them.
06:06I smile and pat her head.
06:08Then let's share the same room tonight.
06:11Let's have a mother-daughter talk.
06:13Her expression changes slightly.
06:16But Blake wants me with him.
06:18I look straight into her eyes.
06:19I almost got bitten for getting you that core.
06:22After surviving that, I just missed you even more.
06:25Just stay with me for the night.
06:27She freezes for a few seconds, then nods.
06:30In the night, on the bed, I ask her this.
06:32Ivy, do you still remember the bedtime story I told you when you were six?
06:37Her arms around me stiffen for a moment.
06:40Then she laughs.
06:41Of course I do.
06:43Little Red Riding Hood.
06:44My heart aches.
06:45Wrong.
06:46It wasn't Little Red Riding Hood.
06:48It was the story about the wolf granny.
06:50My fists clench until my knuckles whiten.
06:53But my voice remains gentle.
06:55Well yeah, you still remember, huh?
06:57She secretly lets out a breath of relief.
06:59After a short while, her breathing slows and evens out in her sleep.
07:04I close my eyes.
07:05I will find out what you did to my daughter.
07:07I will make every one of you pay the price.
07:11In the morning, I step out and find the ground flooded.
07:14The water over my ankles.
07:16This is the second rainstorm since the apocalypse day.
07:19I can feel my superpowers changing again.
07:22Perhaps this time, some are evolving, while some are regressing.
07:27Ivy is nearby, directing people to move the supplies.
07:31Careful! Those are my clothes!
07:33Yes ma'am!
07:34You guys, reinforce the rain shelter!
07:36It's too noisy!
07:38She wears a brand new pair of sneakers.
07:41Clean and spotless, not even a speck of mud.
07:43In this doomsday, she's actually living like an untouched flower.
07:48When she sees me, she immediately puts on a bright, smiling face.
07:52Mom, perfect timing.
07:54Tell me, where should I put these things?
07:57I glance at the boxes on the ground.
08:00There is canned food, water, clothes, medicine, and several boxes of high-end supplies I'd never seen before.
08:07Those are clearly beyond her reach.
08:09That's from Blake.
08:11He insisted.
08:12I said no, but he wasn't happy about it.
08:15Recently, supplies in the base are getting scarce.
08:18Consumption keeps rising because we're sending out all those squads.
08:22Every day, people have to wait in line for hours for rations, too.
08:27Yet here, her supplies are stacked as if she owns a warehouse.
08:31Over the next few days, she's getting increasingly outrageous.
08:35During food distribution, she doesn't like the taste of her portion.
08:39So she throws a tantrum in front of everyone.
08:42Blake spends a long time comforting her.
08:45He even gives her his own ration.
08:47When someone's injured, asking for help, she goes reluctantly, dragging her feet.
08:52After treating them, she complains that the wound was too dirty and stained her clothes, demanding an apology.
09:00She even begins to interfere in the base operations.
09:03One day, she complains about the allocation being unfair.
09:06The next day, some arrangement issues again.
09:09During Blake's meetings, she'd sit beside him with her legs crossed, interrupting sometimes.
09:13The whole base is complaining about her.
09:16Yet no one dares speak against her to her face, for she's with the head.
09:21My daughter used to be a quiet girl.
09:23Always the first to rush to the injured.
09:25So this one in front of me now is absolutely not her.
09:29But I'm not exposing her yet.
09:31I let her carry on with her tyrannical deeds.
09:34I want her to climb higher.
09:36The higher she stands, the harder she'd fall later.
09:39One day, she's picking through a tin of food.
09:41Two young girls stand beside her, handing her water and towels attentively.
09:46I walk over there.
09:49Ivy.
09:50Mom, what is it?
09:52Come with me.
09:53I'll show you something.
09:54A flicker of satisfaction crosses her eyes.
09:57If I'm taking my daughter out for a walk, we'd be back in a minute.
10:00She follows me out of the base without asking more.
10:03She keeps chattering all the way.
10:05Even demanding that I should give her all the crystal cores I obtain in the future.
10:10Finally, we arrive at the entrance of the underground parking lot.
10:13The entrance is blocked as I left it last time, leaving only a narrow gap.
10:18She frowns at me.
10:19Mom, what is this place?
10:20It's so filthy here.
10:22I'm not responding, simply slipping inside of the shadows.
10:26After a few seconds of hesitation, she follows me in.
10:29It's very dark in here.
10:31In the corner, the half-bodied zombie is still lying there.
10:36Over the past few days, I've come here in secret to feed her a little of my own blood.
10:41I walk over, crouching beside her.
10:44Ivy stands behind me, all impatient.
10:47What are you showing me here?
10:49She suddenly falls silent.
10:52Monster!
10:53What?!
10:54At the same time, the zombie also notices her.
10:56There's hatred burning in her eyes, a guttural roar coming out of her hoarse throat.
11:01She staggers backwards in fear, and falls flat on her back.
11:05I walk over, and grab her chin.
11:08You know her?
11:09Her pupils constrict sharply.
11:12How could I possibly know that ugly creature?!
11:14Mom, just kill it already!
11:16Her eyes are darting around, refusing to meet my questioning gaze.
11:21Then she shoves me aside, and runs out without looking back.
11:25I watch her figure disappear at the exit.
11:28A cold laugh escapes me.
11:30I turn around, gently stroking my real daughter's hair.
11:34Her trembling body is relaxing and calming down.
11:37Don't be afraid.
11:39Mommy is here with you.
11:41They will never get away with it.
11:44After that incident, Ivy becomes much more obedient.
11:48I think she's planning something.
11:50Three days later, in the afternoon, Blake comes to me with a group of badasses in the base.
11:55Instead of a visit, it looks like they are here to bring me in.
11:59I'm sitting outside my little cabin, whittling a wooden stick.
12:02Anna, I heard you're keeping a zombie for yourself.
12:05My heart skips a beat.
12:07So he already knew.
12:08Seems like my daughter already told him everything.
12:11There's a whole lot of zombies getting at us out there.
12:15We're risking our damn lives to kill them.
12:17And you are keeping one?
12:19His tone grows increasingly critical.
12:21Ivy is the only one with healing powers we've got.
12:24If anything happens to her, can you take responsibility for that?
12:28The guys with superpowers around him all nod in unison.
12:31Exactly.
12:31This is intolerable.
12:32Anna really crossed the line this time.
12:34I brush the wood shavings off my hands, looking at Blake.
12:39Blake, the one I'm keeping is different.
12:42She has anti-
12:42A zombie is a zombie, for God's sake!
12:44He cuts me off, furious.
12:46It's our mortal enemy.
12:48Dispose of it immediately.
12:49This is an order.
12:51Bring me its head.
12:52I'll extract its core myself.
12:55Then you apologize to Ivy in front of all of us.
12:58You want my daughter's head?
12:59So Blake wants to cover things up once and for all.
13:03He's also responsible for what my daughter has turned into.
13:06The guys behind him are ready to channel their powers with murderous intent.
13:10But I smile, leaning close to his ear.
13:13Whispering like a devil.
13:14You know where I hid the supplies of my squad?
13:17His expression changes drastically.
13:20Satisfied, I press on.
13:21They are stored in several locations.
13:24I'm the only one who knows the exact positions.
13:27The whole space falls silent.
13:29Blake's eyes are turning immensely hostile.
13:32Is this a threat?
13:34I suddenly throw an air blade out of my palm, slicing the attacker behind me.
13:39He screams in pain.
13:40Since we started the guerrilla tactics, our supply has been depleting.
13:44Every single day, more people are getting injured for their missions.
13:48Yet fewer resources in return.
13:51Plus, Ivy's been wasting her resources.
13:54And you kept it a secret.
13:57The rest of the base has no idea that a famine is coming soon.
14:01Panic flashes in Blake's eyes.
14:03I step forward.
14:04If I'm in danger, those supplies outside will never be found.
14:09Without enough supplies, everyone will die as zombie food.
14:13His eyes burn with fury.
14:15Electro surges crackling in his fists.
14:17Clearly, he wants to kill me.
14:19Desperately.
14:20But we both know the supplies are the first and foremost priority for our base to survive.
14:25Anna.
14:26You better stay alive then.
14:28The guys behind him are mocking me all they want as well.
14:31I look up at the top of the walls as a few zombies are trying to climb in.
14:35I can't help but laugh at them.
14:37Tonight, those zombies will break in.
14:39I hope you are all ready.
14:42When night falls, it's raining again.
14:44I close my eyes.
14:46Something comes to my mind.
14:47Three months ago, my daughter was sent on a mission.
14:50She was gone for three days.
14:52When she returned, she was injured.
14:54I asked her what happened.
14:55But she could get better with her own healing powers.
14:58I didn't take it seriously back then.
15:00Now I realize, the one who came back from that mission was not my daughter at all.
15:05It was the imposter.
15:06She didn't heal the wound immediately.
15:09Probably because she had just learned the power.
15:11Not familiar with it yet.
15:12The same face.
15:14The same voice.
15:15Even the same playfulness.
15:17But there are still flaws in her imitation.
15:19I turn over on my bed.
15:21Suddenly, there's a commotion outside.
15:23Someone is shouting.
15:24Zombie scenes!
15:27Lots of them!
15:28They are coming!
15:29I bolt up immediately, grabbing my weapon and rushing out.
15:35Everyone is running for their lives.
15:37But Blake and Ivy are nowhere to be seen.
15:41Everyone!
15:42To the walls!
15:45On the walls, sentries are sounding the alarms like hell.
15:52When I reach the walls, I see a pitch black mass rolling closer at us.
15:57They are swarming in from the north like crazy tides one wave after another.
16:01Countless zombies are filling this rainy night.
16:05Pyro enhanced guys are fully prepared.
16:08A rain of fire arrows shoots out at the zombies.
16:11Burning down some of them.
16:13But more are surging forward the next second.
16:16On the walls, all the enhanced people are gathered here.
16:19Pyro.
16:20Electro.
16:21Air.
16:22All kinds of superpowers are blasting into the zombie horde.
16:25But there are just too many of them.
16:27What we are doing is not enough at all.
16:29I raise my hands and condense air into lethal blades.
16:35One strike cuts down a section down.
16:38Another strike.
16:39Another section down.
16:41But they never stop.
16:42Then, I see a familiar figure among the darkness.
16:45A half-bodied shape.
16:47It's her.
16:49It's my daughter.
16:53There! A half-bodied one! Shoot it!
16:56Someone spots her too.
16:58My heart skips a beat.
16:59Lots of arrows rain down at her.
17:01She's still crawling forward.
17:03What's she doing exactly?
17:04I watch with eyes wide open as she reaches the base of the walls.
17:08Then she turns around and faces the incoming zombie tide.
17:11A piercing scream erupts from her throat.
17:14That sound is so raucous, it makes everyone cover their ears.
17:18At the same time, the zombies charging forward suddenly all stop.
17:22As if something has paralyzed them.
17:23They remain totally still.
17:25I can't believe what I'm seeing right now.
17:28Everyone's shocked.
17:30My daughter is the only one ahead of them.
17:33That piercing scream is still going on.
17:35She's commanding them.
17:36She's actually controlling the zombie horde.
17:39A thought suddenly flashes through my mind.
17:41Something inside her suppressed her mutation.
17:44Therefore, she didn't turn immediately.
17:45And some humanity is still left in her.
17:48She can even tell those zombies what to do.
17:50Now!
17:52Kill that half-bodied one!
17:55She's the zombie queen!
17:57I snap back to the moment.
17:59All of you, stand down!
18:01Anna, are you insane?
18:02On the walls, a dozen people have already raised their weapons.
18:06She's controlling the zombies!
18:08Just kill her, and they will all go away!
18:11Raising my hand.
18:12I said, stand down!
18:15I send an air blade past that man's face, cutting into the pillar behind him.
18:19Everyone freezes.
18:20The rain is still falling.
18:22I stand there on the walls, facing the partners I once fought with.
18:25My daughter's piercing scream echoes through the air.
18:28Within that sound, I can hear her pain and her struggle, and her determined will to keep me safe.
18:35The confrontation between us drags on for a long time.
18:39Finally, I tell them she's my daughter.
18:41The rain keeps falling down hard, blurring everyone's vision.
18:46At last, someone speaks again.
18:49Squad Leader Anna, please step aside.
18:52I recognize the voice. It's my Deputy Squad Leader.
18:55Deputy Squad Leader.
18:57Even if she is your daughter, she's a zombie now.
19:03I notice he's channeling his energy.
19:06Aiming at my daughter's back.
19:11No.
19:13She's different.
19:14Hearing my defense, the Deputy Squad Leader gets even more agitated.
19:19Squad Leader!
19:20Snap out of it!
19:23No matter how different she is, she's one of those goddamn zombies!
19:28I follow the direction he's pointing at.
19:30Far beyond, more and more zombies are swarming in.
19:33Dense. Endless. No horizon in sight.
19:37This is only the beginning.
19:40If she can't hold on, or loses control, all of these zombies will breach our gates and walls!
19:46Hundred people here will die!
19:48All of us!
19:54She may be controlling those zombies, but as the zombie queen, she'll also attract more and more zombies to rush
20:00over.
20:01Squad Leader Anna, now step aside.
20:06I know you can't do it, so I'll do it for you.
20:09My grip on my blade is tightening.
20:13I know he's got a point, but I cannot step aside.
20:20That's my real daughter.
20:22My own flesh and blood.
20:23I raised her with all my love since she was a child.
20:26I also promised my husband before he turned that I'd protect her for the rest of my life.
20:31I look down there.
20:33She's only got half a body.
20:36Battered by the freezing rain.
20:38Doing everything she can to protect us.
20:42Step aside.
20:44How?
20:46The piercing scream stops.
20:48My daughter's body is shaking!
20:50All those zombies begin to move again.
20:52Oh no! She's losing control!
20:54He looks at me.
20:55All the enhanced people in the front are prepared for sacrificing themselves.
20:59At this pivotal moment, the zombie horde advances a few steps, then retreats.
21:04A few steps forward, then back again.
21:07This process repeats a number of times.
21:10Maybe they're struggling against something.
21:13No.
21:16Not them.
21:17It's my daughter who's still making her efforts.
21:19She's been resisting the zombie instincts with her own strong will.
21:23She looks up at me, opening her mouth.
21:25This time, her voice changes.
21:27No longer that piercing scream that made everyone suffer.
21:30It's a simple word.
21:32A faint.
21:32Gradually.
21:33Mom!
21:34I come undone.
21:38Tears are streaming down my face.
21:42She's calling me.
21:45Ivy!
21:51I'm rushing down to get her.
21:54Squad leader, Anna!
21:57Someone shouts behind me, but it doesn't stop me.
22:00I leap straight off the walls and charge into the zombie horde.
22:04Zombies reach out their hands to grab me, but just before they can touch me, they recoil.
22:11My daughter is holding them back.
22:13She's using the last of her strength to protect me.
22:17I crouch down and pull her into my arms.
22:20Her body is icy cold.
22:22Mom.
22:22She looks at me.
22:24I'm here.
22:25I hold her tightly as tears lure my vision.
22:27I'm right here.
22:29In her gray eyes, I see a faint lingering flicker of humanity.
22:34I'm sorry.
22:36I...
22:37I wanna go home.
22:38Yes.
22:39Let's go home.
22:41Mommy will take you home.
22:42She closes her eyes.
22:44Behind me, the zombies begin to move again.
22:52I bend the air around me into sharp blades.
22:55I strike once.
22:57Twice.
22:59Three times.
23:01One wave down.
23:02Then another.
23:04But there are just too many of them.
23:08Way too many.
23:10There's no end to this.
23:14Just as I'm about to collapse,
23:15I hear someone breaking through to our rescue.
23:21It's my deputy squad leader.
23:23He's bringing people down to help me.
23:25Squad leader Anna!
23:26Step back!
23:27They charge into the zombie horde,
23:28unleashing their superpowers in all directions.
23:33I hold my daughter in my arms, retreating.
23:39When I reach the base of the walls,
23:41someone pulls us back up with a rope.
23:48She's resting motionless in my arms.
23:50Eyes closed, as if she were asleep.
23:53Raindrops strike her face, then slide down her cheeks.
23:55I wipe them away with my hands.
23:58As I'm wiping her face,
24:00something astonishing happens.
24:02Her face is changing.
24:04Her ashen, withered skin is slowly regaining skin color.
24:07I immediately check her breathing with my hand.
24:11She's breathing.
24:12Weak.
24:12But yes, still breathing.
24:14She is alive!
24:16She's still alive!
24:18I remember something she once whispered in my ear.
24:22I didn't take it seriously at the time.
24:25I even called it nonsense.
24:29But now I realize she had known it all along.
24:33She knew she was bitten.
24:36She knew she'd turn into a zombie eventually.
24:40She knew exactly what she would end up like.
24:42Yet she said nothing about those things.
24:45She only whispered to me,
24:46Mom, if I ever turn into a zombie one day,
24:50please don't just let me go.
24:53I won't kill her.
24:57I'm holding her right now.
25:03It rains all night.
25:05By dawn, the zombie horde is almost gone.
25:08No one knows why.
25:09But I do.
25:11She's the only reason.
25:12To ensure the safety of our base,
25:14I bring her back to that parking lot.
25:17Every day, I feed her a little of my own blood
25:20and wipe her body clean.
25:22Her body is recovering, bit by bit.
25:25Those murky eyes are turning clearer by the day.
25:27On the 15th day, she opens her eyes,
25:30looks at me and says,
25:32Mom.
25:33Her voice is soft, just as before.
25:35I cannot say a thing.
25:37Only tears can do the talking.
25:39She smiles.
25:40That smile brings back all my memories with her.
25:42I hold her tight in my arms.
25:45All I can do now is cry.
25:48Three months earlier, during her mission,
25:50she met someone.
25:52Someone who looked exactly like her.
25:54That girl wanted to kill her and replace her.
25:57My daughter couldn't fight her,
25:58and was thrown into a zombie horde.
26:01But she had her healing powers.
26:03She used her superpowers to suppress the virus inside her body.
26:07She held it down for three grueling months.
26:10But the virus was too strong.
26:12So she couldn't suppress it forever.
26:15In the end, she still turned.
26:18After hearing her story,
26:19I can't speak a word for a long time.
26:22Then I ask her,
26:24Who was that girl?
26:25She lowers her head.
26:26It was Blake's first love.
26:28This is really unexpected.
26:31After that heavy rainstorm, she disappeared.
26:39Blake thought she was dead, but she wasn't.
26:45She developed an imitation ability.
26:48She could become anyone she wanted.
26:51And even copy their powers.
26:56She wanted to return to Blake.
26:58But I was with him at the time.
27:00So she decided to kill me.
27:01To replace me.
27:06At night,
27:08I lead my squad to Blake and Ivy's hidden spot.
27:16As we reckoned,
27:17they fled because their superpowers had regressed.
27:20That second rainstorm was the reason.
27:25Ivy is enjoying herself in a newly built wooden hut,
27:29eating canned food,
27:30ordering people around just as before.
27:32Hm.
27:39When she sees me,
27:41she freezes for a moment.
27:43Then she grins at me,
27:45thinking I'm still fooled by her charade.
27:49Mom?
27:51Why are you here?
27:52Missed me?
27:54I look at her and say,
27:56I just want to check on you.
27:59What's there to check?
28:01I let out a cold laugh.
28:03Just seeing how much longer you can keep this up.
28:07She suddenly gets anxious.
28:10What do you mean?
28:11I offer no reply.
28:13I turn around and walk straight out of the hut.
28:20Outside,
28:20my deputy squad leader and his unit have already surrounded the entire area.
28:25She rushes out in panic.
28:27The moment she sees them,
28:29her face turns completely pale.
28:32What are you doing?
28:35I'm Ivy!
28:36I'm with Blake!
28:38No one responds to her at all.
28:41I stand in front of the crowd,
28:43questioning her.
28:44Imitation is your trick, isn't it?
28:48Hearing her secret being announced in public,
28:50she panics completely.
28:55Imitation powers have made you sterile.
28:58My gaze falls upon her flat, barren abdomen.
29:01You're not carrying a child at all.
29:05She takes a step back.
29:08You...
29:09How?
29:10Because my real daughter is back.
29:12Hearing this news, her face turns utterly pale.
29:15Then, a voice comes from behind.
29:18Move aside.
29:21It's Blake.
29:23He walks forward, looking at me, then at the imposter.
29:28What she just said...
29:30Is it true?
29:32The imposter opens her mouth, but unable to utter a word.
29:36Blake stares at her.
29:37You killed my girlfriend?
29:41No!
29:42It's not like that!
29:44Blake, please!
29:47Blake's voice turns ice cold.
29:49I kept wondering why, after waking up, you look at me differently.
29:54You speak differently, too.
29:59So...
30:00You're not her.
30:12Later, we've got two special residents in our base.
30:15One is my daughter.
30:17She is going through a smooth recovery.
30:19Now she's using her powers to regenerate her lower body over time.
30:23Her healing powers have evolved into something even stronger than before.
30:27The other one is the imposter.
30:29She's locked in an iron cage underground.
30:32Every day, someone would bring her food.
30:35But no one speaks to her.
30:39Blake went to see her once.
30:41Can we open you up?
30:42After their meeting, he sat at the base entrance for a long time.
30:46I don't know what he was thinking.
30:49That's not my problem anyway.
30:52Since he had not taken part in the scheme against my daughter.
30:56I shall spare him my blade.
31:00Later, the zombie hordes attack several more times.
31:03But each time they retreat halfway.
31:10Because there's someone special watching the walls now.
31:14A girl in white.
31:15My daughter.
31:16People in the base are calling her.
31:19The guardian.
31:21Every time she hears that.
31:22She'd smile with genuine warmth.
31:25That dear, familiar smile of hers.
31:28Bright.
31:29Pure.
31:30And warm.
31:32One night.
31:34I join her.
31:36During her duty on the walls.
31:45She's leaning against the bars.
31:47Looking into the distance.
31:49Mom.
31:51Yes.
31:52Do you think...
31:54I can actually ever be human again?
31:56I look at her.
31:58Moonlight shines bright on her face.
32:00Soft and pure.
32:01Yeah, sure you can.
32:03She turns to look at me with serious eyes.
32:07Really?
32:08Really.
32:09I nod.
32:09She smiles.
32:11When I fully recover, I want your braised pork again.
32:14Of course.
32:15And your apple pie.
32:17Sure.
32:20And...
32:21She takes a breath.
32:23What else?
32:24She looks at me, her eyes shiny.
32:27I want you to hug me.
32:28Silly girl.
32:29I can do that right now.
32:30I stretch out my arms and pull her against my chest.
32:33Her body is still a little cold, but much better than before.
32:38I've...
32:40Don't ever leave me again.
32:42She buries her face in my arms and gives a muffled reply.
32:46Yeah.
32:47In the distance, the sun is rising from the horizon.
32:50A brand new day is coming.
32:52Humanity will keep fighting against the zombies.
32:54We'll soon embrace our rebirth, bathing in sunlight again.
32:58Not long ago, our virology experts successfully extracted antibodies from my daughter's blood.
33:09In the afternoon, Blake shows up.
33:11He only stays outside the cabin.
33:14When my daughter sees him, she doesn't know how to react.
33:18Then she leaves my side and walks to the door.
33:21They stand a few steps apart.
33:23Looking at each other.
33:25Neither of them is speaking a word.
33:28I step out of the cabin.
33:30They need some room for privacy.
33:32I know that.
33:35I sit on a stone not far away, observing them.
33:39Blake is saying something with his head tilted down.
33:42My daughter is listening.
33:44Occasionally nodding at him.
33:48After a while, she raises a hand to touch his face.
33:51I see Blake's shoulder tremble for a moment.
33:53Then he reaches out and pulls her into his arms.
33:57I look away into the distance.
33:59The sky is blue.
34:01Today is a real good day.
34:03At night, my daughter returns.
34:05She sits beside me and leans against my shoulder.
34:08Mom.
34:10Yes?
34:11He apologized to me.
34:13He said he was sorry for what he did to me.
34:16He said he should have seen through that imposter sooner.
34:19He said he's been regretting it every day.
34:22Yeah.
34:24Do you think I should forgive him?
34:27She keeps her head down.
34:28I can't see her face.
34:30I ask her, do you want to forgive him?
34:33She goes silent for a while.
34:35I'm not sure.
34:36I stroke her hair gently.
34:38Then take your time.
34:39We've got all the time in the world now.
34:42She nods.
34:43Mom?
34:44Yes?
34:45Can I go see that person?
34:48I know who she means.
34:49The imposter.
34:50You want to see her?
34:51She nods.
34:52I want to go check on her.
34:54Aren't you afraid she might do something to you?
34:57She thinks for a moment before answering me.
34:59I am.
35:00But I still want to see her.
35:01I take her hand into mine.
35:04Let's go then.
35:05I'll go with you.
35:06The basement is the deepest part of the base.
35:09Squad leader Anna.
35:10I nod at them and lead my daughter further down.
35:14The iron cage is in the deepest corner.
35:16The woman inside is all curled up, turning her back on us.
35:20When she hears our footsteps, she moves slightly.
35:24Then she slowly turns around.
35:26It's been three months.
35:27She's now skeletal as a ghost.
35:29Her hair tangled, her face covered in dirt.
35:32When she sees me and my daughter behind me, she's all sluggish.
35:35Then she opens her mouth.
35:37Well, well.
35:38Look who just decided to show up.
35:41Her voice is hoarse, giving me a feeling of worn out sandpaper.
35:45Here to mock me?
35:47My daughter remains silent, just looking at her.
35:51That woman studies her f*** from head to toe.
35:54Already walking?
35:57She lets out a cold laugh.
35:59Impressive, really.
36:00A new pair of legs with your powers?
36:03Incredible.
36:04My daughter still doesn't say a thing.
36:06After a brief period of silence, the smile on her face fades away.
36:10What exactly are you here for?
36:12Her voice turns sharp and hostile.
36:14To see how miserable I am?
36:16To see me locked up like a damn dog?
36:18Now you've seen it, happy?
36:19My daughter steps forward.
36:22That woman instinctively recoils out of fear.
36:26What do you want?
36:27Her voice is shaking.
36:29Say it!
36:30I'm here to see if there's any sense of regret left in you.
36:33She's confused.
36:35Regret?
36:36She suddenly starts laughing, almost to tears.
36:40Regret? Seriously?
36:43She lifts her chin up and looks at my daughter.
36:45It's all madness in her eyes.
36:47I actually met him before you did.
36:49You know that?
36:58I actually met him before you did.
37:05In the third year since the apocalypse day, that rainstorm awakened our powers.
37:08His was electro.
37:09Mine was imitation.
37:10We killed zombies and searched for supplies together.
37:13We survived.
37:14When he held me in his arms.
37:16He said I was the only love for his entire life.
37:19But later?
37:20Then he met you.
37:21You were prettier than me, more useful than me, better than me in every way.
37:24So he abandoned me, stopped seeing me.
37:26She bursts into tears.
37:28Tell me, what does it feel like to have the person you love fall in love with someone else?
37:32My daughter looks at her with indifference.
37:33So you had to kill me?
37:36She freezes.
37:38I...
37:39You wanted to kill me and replace me, only to get back with him.
37:43Do you know what I was thinking when those zombies bit me?
37:46She's mute now.
37:47I was only thinking about my mom.
37:50If I died, who would take care of her?
37:52Does she have anyone else to talk to?
37:54She's always forcing herself to remain strong, but would she cry?
37:57As she speaks, tears fall from her eyes.
38:00You'll never understand that feeling.
38:04Because you've got no conscience at all.
38:07My daughter looks at her for one last time.
38:09Then she turns to leave.
38:11Wait!
38:11Inside the cage, the woman looks up at her.
38:14Can you ask Blake to come see me once?
38:16My daughter stops, but she doesn't turn around.
38:19Just for once! I wanna... I wanna say something to him!
38:22My daughter remains silent for a moment, considering.
38:25Alright.
38:27Outside the basement, night has already fallen.
38:30My daughter stands at the doorstep.
38:32Mom?
38:33Yes?
38:33I lied to her.
38:34I won't let Blake see her ever again.
38:36I embrace her with both my arms.
38:38Let's go home now.
38:40Yeah.
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