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Kill me, Mom
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00:02I fought my every strength for survival after the Apocalypse Day, just for the last hope of my town.
00:09Just as I raise my blade to make another strike, I'm all frozen, unable to continue.
00:14In the distance, there's a girl with only half a body.
00:18She is commanding the entire zombie field through a forced war.
00:21That face of hers looks identical to my daughter's.
00:24But before I set out on the mission, she was still in the base, on a date of my boyfriend.
00:30Zombies don't feed on their own kind, which means she was attacked and devoured by those zombies while still alive.
00:36She turned into one of them.
00:38I can't help but shiver the moment I realize that.
00:41Eyes bloodshot, I'm simply trying to get close to her like a mad woman.
00:45I stare at her face, then look at the locket around her neck, old and familiar.
00:51My heart can't stop beating in a frenzy.
00:54Looking at her face and the necklace, I became increasingly convinced that she was my daughter.
01:00Squad leader, this thing is freaky. Let me put it down.
01:04For an instant, the horrible visions of my daughter's death flash through my mind.
01:08I conjure a beam of electricity with all I've got, blocking his strike.
01:12She can control zombies and heal their wounds. She's definitely not simple.
01:16Whether she's really my daughter or not, I will check this out. I have to.
01:20I want this one alive.
01:22Are you insane? That's a fucking zombie!
01:26Squad leader, that intelligent zombie can get us all killed!
01:31She's not fighting back or resisting.
01:33She's now very obedient, shielded under my cloak.
01:36Deputy squad leader shouts at me.
01:38Let's return to the base together after getting the job done.
01:41I'm not minding him. I'm only thinking.
01:43She clearly had every chance to close her, but she stopped after seeing me.
01:48I caress her face with a gentle touch.
01:50Her breaths, her shapes, all of her is the same as my daughter's.
01:55But why? Why has she turned into something like this?
01:58I will definitely figure out the whole truth.
02:01Who exactly is that girl claiming to be my daughter back in the base?
02:05Or is this half-bodied zombie my real flesh and blood?
02:10Two guards stop me at the entrance.
02:13Anna, Blake's orders.
02:15Anyone who's been outside must get checked for the virus.
02:18The head of the base, Blake Ray, an enhanced soldier with elect superpowers.
02:24Soon, I'm out of the exam room.
02:26Slender figure rushes straight into my arms.
02:29It's my daughter, Ivy.
02:30She's in a white dress, her hair loose over her shoulders.
02:35Mom, I was so worried about you.
02:37I heard you left with a zombie.
02:40I reach out and tuck her hair behind her ears.
02:42Why worry about me?
02:44I just got you a crystal core.
02:46A crystal core?
02:48Didn't you always want one?
02:50I open my palm and show her.
02:52A blood-red crystal core, resting right there.
02:55Ordinary zombies' brains are empty.
02:57Only mid-level and high-level zombies contain crystal cores,
03:01which can enhance our superpowers after absorption.
03:05A high-level one?
03:06Her eyes light up instantly.
03:08I placed the core into her hand with a smile.
03:10Ordinary ones aren't worth my time, you know?
03:13I became the squad leader completely on my own.
03:15It had nothing to do with my daughter's boyfriend, Blake.
03:19In the third year since the apocalypse day,
03:21there was a bizarre rainstorm.
03:23Some humans began to awaken special abilities after that,
03:26including my daughter and me.
03:27She developed a rare healing ability.
03:29Anyone injured would ask her for help.
03:31As for me, I got the powers to bend the air.
03:33I can turn air into blades, sharp enough to cut any solid stones.
03:37My combat level ranks second.
03:39Only Blake is above me.
03:40Obtaining crystal cores is not difficult for me.
03:43Right now, she clutches the core tightly in her palm.
03:47Mom, you are the best!
03:49You went to treat the injured again, didn't you?
03:52Superpowers cannot be faked unless someone can imitate them completely.
03:55Only one person has that kind of ability.
03:57Aren't we fighting a guerrilla war?
03:59More and more swads are going out these days,
04:01and more of them are getting injured.
04:02I've been so busy all day.
04:04Last month, a scout team discovered a zombie horde moving closer from the north,
04:08so we all decided to take the initiative.
04:10We kept sending squads out to strike and withdraw immediately.
04:13Then let's share the same room tonight.
04:15Let's have a mother-daughter talk.
04:17Her expression changes slightly.
04:20But Blake wants me with him.
04:22I almost got bitten for getting you that core.
04:24After surviving that, I just missed you even more.
04:27Just stay with me for the night.
04:28She freezes for a few seconds, then nodded.
04:31In the night, on the bed, I ask her this.
04:33Ivy, do you still remember the bedtime story I told you when you were six?
04:38Of course I do.
04:39Little Red Riding Hood.
04:40It wasn't Little Red Riding Hood.
04:42It was the story about the wolf granny.
04:43My voice remains gentle.
04:45Well, yeah.
04:46You still remember, huh?
04:47She secretly lets out a breath of relief.
04:49After a short while, her breathing slows and evens out in her sleep.
04:54I will find out what you did to my daughter.
04:57In the morning, I step out and find the ground flooded.
05:00This is the second rainstorm since the apocalypse day.
05:03I can feel my superpowers changing again.
05:05Ivy is nearby, directing people to move the supplies.
05:08She's actually living like an untouched flower.
05:11When she sees me,
05:11Mom!
05:12Perfect timing!
05:13Tell me, where should I put these things?
05:15I glance at the boxes on the ground.
05:16Those are clearly beyond her reach.
05:18That's from Blake?
05:19He insisted.
05:19I said no, but he wasn't happy about it.
05:21Every day, people have to wait in line for hours for rations, too.
05:24Her supplies are stacked as if she owns a warehouse.
05:27Over the next few days, she's getting increasingly outrageous.
05:30She doesn't like the taste of her portions.
05:31Blake spends a long time comfortating her.
05:33When someone's injured, she goes reluctantly.
05:35After treating them,
05:36she complains that the wound was too dirty and stained her clothes.
05:39She even begins to interfere in the base operations.
05:41During Blake's meetings,
05:42she'd sit beside him with her legs crossed, interrupting sometimes.
05:44I want her to climb higher.
05:46The higher she stands, the harder she'd fall later.
05:49Ivy.
05:51Mom, what is it?
05:52Come with me.
05:53I tell the guards that I'm taking my daughter out for a walk.
05:56We'd be back in a minute.
05:57She keeps chattering all the way,
05:58even demanding that I should give her all the crystal cores I obtain in the future.
06:01Finally, we arrive at the entrance.
06:03The entrance is blocked as I left it last time,
06:05leaving only a narrow gap.
06:06Hmm, Mom, what is this place?
06:08It's so filthy here.
06:10I don't answer her.
06:11I simply walk into the darkness.
06:13After hesitating for a few seconds,
06:15she follows me inside.
06:16In the corner, a half-bodied man is still lying there.
06:19In the past few days, I've secretly come here.
06:22I walk over, crouching beside her.
06:24Ivy stands behind me, all impatient.
06:27What are you showing me here?
06:29It's so dark!
06:30I can't even see, uh...
06:32She suddenly falls silent.
06:34Monster!
06:36At the same time, she notices Ivy too.
06:40There's hatred burning inside her eyes.
06:42A guttrial roar tears out from her ruined throat.
06:45She stumbles backwards in terror and crashes onto the ground.
06:49Mom!
06:50Mom!
06:51Kill it!
06:52I walk over and grab her chin.
06:54You know her?
06:55How could I possibly know that ugly creature?
06:58Mom, just kill it already!
06:59Then she shoves me aside and runs out, without looking back.
07:03A cold laugh escapes me.
07:05I turn around, gently stroping my real daughter's hair.
07:08Don't be afraid.
07:09Mommy is here with me.
07:11They will never get away with it.
07:13After that incident, Ivy becomes much more obedient.
07:16Three days later, in the afternoon,
07:18Blake comes to me with a group of badasses in the base.
07:21I'm sitting outside my little cabin, cleaning my sword.
07:23Anna, I heard you're keeping a zombie for yourself.
07:27My heart skips a beat, so he already knew.
07:31There's a whole lot of zombies getting at us out there.
07:33We're risking our damn lives to kill them,
07:34and you are keeping one?
07:36Ivy is the only one with healing powers we've got.
07:38If anything happens to her, can you take responsibility for that?
07:41Anna really crossed the line this time.
07:43Blake, the one I'm keeping is different.
07:45She has anti-
07:46A zombie is a zombie, for God's sake!
07:48It's our mortal enemy!
07:49Dispose of it immediately!
07:50This is an order!
07:51Bring me its head.
07:53I'll extract its core myself.
07:54Then you apologize to Ivy in front of all of us.
07:57You want my daughter's head?
07:58The guys behind him are ready to channel their powers with murderous intent.
08:02You know where I hit the supplies of my squad.
08:04They are stored in several locations.
08:06I'm the only one who knows the exact positions.
08:09Is this a threat?
08:10I suddenly throw an airblade out of my palm, slicing the attacker behind me.
08:15Since we started the guerrilla tactics, our supply has been depleting.
08:17Plus, Ivy's been wasting her resources, and you kept it a secret.
08:20The rest of the base has no idea that a famine is coming soon.
08:23Panic flashes in Blake's eyes.
08:24I step forward.
08:26If I'm in danger, those supplies outside will never be found.
08:29His eyes burn with fury.
08:31Electro surges crackling in his fists.
08:33Clearly, he wants to kill me.
08:35Anna, you better stay alive then.
08:38I look up at the top of the walls as a few zombies are trying to climb in.
08:41I can't help but laugh at them.
08:43Tonight, those zombies will break in.
08:45I hope you are all ready.
08:47When night falls, it's raining again.
08:49I close my eyes.
08:51Something comes to my mind.
08:52Three months ago, my daughter was sent on a mission.
08:55She was gone for three days.
08:57When she returned, she was injured.
08:59I asked her what happened.
09:00She said she accidentally got cut somewhere, but she could get better with her own healing powers.
09:05I didn't take it seriously back then.
09:07Now I realize, the one who came back from that mission was not my daughter at all.
09:11It was the impostery.
09:13She didn't heal the wound immediately.
09:14Probably because she had just learned the power.
09:17The same face.
09:18The same voice.
09:19Even the same plagueness.
09:20I turn over on my bed.
09:22Suddenly, there's a compotion outside.
09:24Someone is shouting.
09:25I bolt up immediately and rush out.
09:27Everyone is running for their lives.
09:29But Blake and Ivy are nowhere to be seen.
09:31On the walls, sentries are sounding the alarms like hell.
09:35Everyone, to the walls!
09:37When I reach the walls, I see a pitch black mass rolling closer at us.
09:41They are swarming in from the north like crazy tides.
09:44One wave after another, countless zombies are filling this rainy night.
09:49Pyro-enhanced guys are fully prepared.
09:51A rain of fire arrows shoots out at the zombies, burning down some of them.
09:56But more are surging forward the next second.
09:58On the walls, all the enhanced people are gathered here.
10:02Pyro, electro, air, all kinds of superpowers are blasting into the zombie herd.
10:07But there are just too many of them.
10:09What we are doing is not enough at all.
10:11I raise my hands and summon storms powerful enough to erase everything.
10:16The storms tear thousands of them apart.
10:18But the horde still keeps coming.
10:21Then, I see a familiar figure among the darkness.
10:23There! A half-bodied one! Shoot it!
10:27Lots of arrows rain down at her.
10:29My heart skips a beat.
10:30She suddenly accelerates her moves, dodging the arrows.
10:33I watch with eyes wide open as she reaches the base of the walls.
10:37She's looking at me.
10:39Then, she turns around and faces the incoming zombie tide.
10:43A piercing scream erupts from her throat.
10:46At the same time, the zombies charging forward suddenly all stop.
10:50I can't believe what I'm seeing right now.
10:52Everyone's shocked.
10:53My daughter is the only one ahead of them.
10:56That piercing scream is still going on.
11:03She's commanding them.
11:05She's actually controlling the zombie horde.
11:11A thought suddenly flashes through my mind.
11:14Something inside her suppressed her mutation.
11:18Therefore, she didn't turn immediately.
11:21And some humanity is still left in her.
11:24She can even tell those zombies what to do.
11:30Does that mean, one day, she can fully be human again?
11:38Now!
11:39Kill that half-bodied one!
11:41She's the zombie queen!
11:42I snap back to the moment.
11:44On the walls, a dozen people have already raised their weapons.
11:47All aiming at my daughter.
11:53I rush forward and step into their line of fire.
11:57All of you, stand down!
12:01Anna, are you insane?
12:03She's controlling the zombies!
12:06Someone is shouting.
12:08Just kill her.
12:09And they will all go away!
12:13I said, stand down.
12:18Raising my hand, I send an airblade past that man's face.
12:21Cutting into the pillar behind him, everyone freezes.
12:25Anyone who wants to hurt her will have to go through me first.
12:29The rain is still falling.
12:31I stand there on the walls, facing the partners I once fought with.
12:35My daughter's piercing scream echoes through the air.
12:38Within that sound, I can hear her pain and her struggle.
12:41And her determined will to keep me safe.
12:45The confrontation between us drags on for a long time.
12:50Finally, I tell them she's my daughter.
12:54The rain keeps falling down hard, blurring everyone's vision.
13:00At last, someone speaks again.
13:03Squad leader Anna, please step aside.
13:06I recognize the voice.
13:08It's my deputy squad letter.
13:09He's all drenched.
13:11His expression indecipherable.
13:16Deputy squad leader.
13:19Even if she is your daughter.
13:22He says.
13:24She's a zombie now.
13:26I notice he's channeling his energy.
13:28Aiming at my daughter's back.
13:30No!
13:35No.
13:38She's different.
13:40Hearing my defense, the deputy squad leader gets even more agitated.
13:45Squad leader!
13:46Snap out of it!
13:49No matter how different she is, she's one of those goddamn zombies!
13:55I follow the direction he's pointing at.
13:59Far beyond.
14:01More and more zombies are swarming in.
14:04Dense.
14:05Endless.
14:06No horizon in sight.
14:09This is only the beginning, he says.
14:11If she can't hold on, or loses control, all of these zombies will breach our gates and walls.
14:20Hundreds of people here will die!
14:22All of us!
14:23She may be controlling those zombies, but as the zombie queen, she'll also attract more and more zombies to rush
14:30over.
14:30Squad leader Anna, now step aside.
14:33He looks at me.
14:34I know you can't do it, so I'll do it for you.
14:38My grip on my blade is tightening.
14:43I know he's got a point, but I cannot step aside.
14:48That's my real daughter.
14:50My own flesh and blood.
14:52I raised her with all my love since she was a child.
14:55I also promised my husband before he turned that I'd protect her for the rest of my life.
14:59I look down there.
15:00She's only got half a body, battered by the freezing rain.
15:04Doing everything she can to protect us.
15:06Step aside?
15:07How?
15:07Soon, the piercing scream stops.
15:10My daughter's body is shaking.
15:12All those zombies begin to move again.
15:14Oh no!
15:15She's losing control!
15:16All the enhanced people in the front are paired for sacrificing themselves.
15:20At this pivotal moment, the zombie horde advances a few steps, then retreats.
15:25A few steps forward, then back again.
15:29This process repeats a number of times.
15:33Maybe they're struggling against something.
15:36No.
15:37Not them.
15:39It's my daughter, who's still making her efforts.
15:45She's been resisting the zombie instincts with her own strong will.
15:48She looks up at me, opening her mouth.
15:51This time, her voice changes.
15:54No longer that pursing scream that made everyone suffer.
15:57It's a simple word.
15:59A feign, fragile word.
16:01Mom!
16:02I come undone!
16:04Tears are streaming down my face!
16:07She's calling me!
16:09Ivy!
16:10I'm rushing down to get her.
16:13Glory, sir!
16:15Squad leader, Anna!
16:18Someone shouts behind me, but it doesn't stop me.
16:23I leap straight off the walls and charge into the zombie herd.
16:27Zombies reach out their hands to grab me.
16:30But just before they can touch me, they recoil.
16:33My daughter is holding them back.
16:35She's using the last of her strength to protect me.
16:38I crouch down and pull her into my arms.
16:41Her body is icy cold.
16:44Mom.
16:47She's calling me again.
16:52I'm here.
16:54I hold her tightly as tears blur my vision.
16:57I'm right here.
16:59She looks at me.
17:01She looks.
17:04In her gray eyes, I see a faint, lingering flicker of humanity.
17:12I'm sorry.
17:17I want to go home.
17:21I hold her even tighter.
17:24Yes.
17:25Let's go home.
17:30Mommy will take you home.
17:37She closes her eyes.
17:47Behind me, the zombies begin to move again.
17:51I bend the air around me into sharp blades.
17:58I strike once, twice, three times.
18:07One wave down.
18:09Then another.
18:10But there are just too many of them.
18:14Way too many.
18:17There's no end to this.
18:23Just as I'm about to collapse,
18:25I hear someone breaking through to our rescue.
18:30It's my deputy squad leader.
18:32He's bringing people down to help me.
18:34Squad leader Anna!
18:36Step back!
18:37They charge into the zombie horde,
18:39unleashing their superpowers in all directions.
18:41I hold my daughter in my arms, retreating.
18:44When I reach the base of the walls,
18:46someone pulls us back up with a rope.
18:48She's resting motionless in my arms,
18:51eyes closed,
18:52as if she were asleep.
18:54Raindrops strike her face,
18:56then slide down her cheeks.
18:58I wipe them away with my hands.
19:00As I'm wiping her face,
19:01something astonishing happens.
19:04Her face is changing.
19:06Her asher withered skin is slowly regaining skin color.
19:09I immediately check her breathing with my hand.
19:12She's breathing.
19:14Weak, but yes, still breathing.
19:17She is alive.
19:18She's still alive!
19:20She knew she was bitten.
19:21She knew she'd turn into a zombie eventually.
19:24She knew exactly what she would end up like.
19:26Yet she said nothing about those things.
19:28She only whispered to me,
19:30Mom, if I ever turn into a zombie one day,
19:33please don't just let me go.
19:35I won't kill her.
19:37As we reckoned,
19:38they fled because their superpowers had regressed.
19:41That second rainstorm was the reason.
19:44Ivy is enjoying herself in a newly built wooden hut,
19:48chirda canned food,
19:50ordering people around just as before.
19:52When she sees me,
19:53she freezes for a moment.
19:56Then she grins at me,
19:58thinking I'm still fooled by her charade.
20:01Mom, why are you here?
20:03Missed me?
20:05I look at her and say,
20:07I just want to check on you.
20:11She stares at me defensively.
20:14What's there to check?
20:15I let out a cold laugh.
20:18Just seeing how much longer you can keep this up.
20:22She suddenly gets anxious.
20:24What do you mean?
20:26Outside,
20:26my deputy squad leader and his unit
20:29have already rounded the entire,
20:30surrounded the entire area.
20:32She rushes out in panic.
20:34The moment she sees them,
20:35her face turns completely pale.
20:38What are you doing?
20:39Protect you, Noah 3 is placed.
20:41I'm Ivy!
20:43I'm with Break!
20:45No one responds to her at all.
20:47All bold, Bay Sion.
20:48I stand in front of the crowd,
20:50questioning her.
20:51Imitation is your trick, isn't it?
20:54Hearing her secret being announced in public,
20:56she panics completely.
20:58It rains all night.
21:00By dawn, the zombie horde is almost gone.
21:02No one knows why.
21:03But I do.
21:05She's the only reason.
21:06To ensure the safety of our base,
21:08I bring her back to parking lot.
21:10Every day, I feed her a little of my own blood
21:12and wipe her body clean.
21:14Her body is recovering,
21:16bit by bit.
21:17Those murky eyes are turning clearer by the day.
21:20On the 15th day,
21:21she opens her eyes,
21:23looks at me and says,
21:24Mom.
21:25Her voice is soft,
21:27just as before.
21:28I cannot say a thing.
21:31Only tears can do the talking.
21:35Ivy.
21:36She smiles.
21:37That smile brings back all my memories with her.
21:40Mom, I'm back.
21:42I hold her tight in my arms.
21:44All I can do now is cry.
21:46Only later do I learn what really happened that day.
21:50Three months earlier, during her mission,
21:52she met someone.
21:55Someone who looked exactly like her.
21:58That girl wanted to kill her and replace her.
22:02My daughter couldn't fight her
22:04and was thrown into a zombie horde,
22:06but she had her healing powers.
22:09She used her superpowers to suppress the virus inside her body.
22:13She held it down for three grueling months,
22:15but the virus was too strong,
22:17so she couldn't suppress it forever.
22:20In the end,
22:21she still turned.
22:23After hearing her story,
22:24I can't speak a word for a long time.
22:27Who was that girl?
22:28Then I ask her.
22:30She lowers her head.
22:32It was Blake's first love.
22:35Just as really unexpected.
22:37After that heavy rainstorm,
22:39she disappeared.
22:40Blake thought she was dead,
22:41but she wasn't.
22:42She developed an imitation ability.
22:44She could become anyone she wanted
22:46and even copy their powers.
22:48She wanted to return to Blake,
22:50but I was with him at the time.
22:52So she decided to kill me to replace me.
22:56At night,
22:57I lead my squad
22:58to Blake and Ivy's
23:01deadly hidden spot.
23:04Imitation powers have made you sterile.
23:07My gaze falls upon her flat,
23:09barrened abdomen.
23:10You're not carrying a child at all.
23:13You... how...
23:14She takes a step back
23:16because my real daughter is back.
23:18Hearing this news,
23:19her thudus turns each other
23:21serenably pale.
23:22Then,
23:23a voice comes from behind.
23:25Move aside.
23:27It's Blake.
23:28He walks forward,
23:29looking at me,
23:31then at the imposter.
23:34What she just said,
23:35is it true?
23:37The imposter opens her mouth,
23:39but unable to utter a word.
23:40Blake stares at her.
23:42You killed my girlfriend?
23:43No!
23:44No, it's not like that!
23:47Blake, please!
23:49Blake's voice turns ice cold.
23:51I kept wondering why,
23:52after waking up,
23:53you look at me differently.
23:55You speak differently, too.
23:57So,
23:59you're not her.
24:00The imposter stumbles back,
24:03retreating all the way
24:04to the cold concrete,
24:05a dead end for her.
24:07Blake, Blake,
24:09listen to me.
24:10Listen to me.
24:11I love you.
24:12I did everything for you.
24:13So,
24:14for me?
24:16You just killed her?
24:18The imposity starts crying.
24:20The deputy squad leader
24:21waves a hand.
24:22Several people step forward
24:24and pin her to the ground.
24:25As she's taken away,
24:26she keeps screaming
24:27Blake's name
24:28and my daughter's name,
24:29desperately begging for help.
24:31Still,
24:31no one responds
24:32to her desperate calls.
24:33Watching her disappearing figure,
24:35I suddenly recall something.
24:36Three months ago,
24:38my daughter smiled at me
24:39in the rain
24:40when she returned.
24:41Mom,
24:42I'm back.
24:42At that moment,
24:43who exactly was I looking at?
24:45Her?
24:45Or that imposter-y?
24:48She is going through
24:49a smooth recovery.
24:50Her healing powers
24:51have evolved into something
24:52even stronger than before.
24:54She's locked in an iron cage
24:56underground.
24:57Every day,
24:58someone would bring her food,
24:59but no one speaks to her.
25:00Blake went to see her once.
25:02After their meeting,
25:03he sat at the base entrance
25:05for a long time.
25:06I don't know what he was thinking.
25:07That's not my problem anyway.
25:09Since he had not taken part
25:10in the scheme against my daughter,
25:12I shall spare him my blade.
25:13Later,
25:14the zombie hordes
25:15attack several more times,
25:16but each time,
25:18they retreat halfway.
25:19Because there's someone special
25:21watching the walls now.
25:22A girl in white,
25:23my daughter.
25:24People in the base
25:25are calling her the guardian.
25:27Every time she hears that,
25:28she'd smile
25:29with genuine warmth.
25:31One night,
25:31I join her
25:32during her duty on the walls.
25:35Mom?
25:35Yes?
25:36Do you think
25:37I can actually ever be human again?
25:39Yeah, sure you can.
25:41Really?
25:42Really.
25:42When I fully recover,
25:44I want your braised pork again.
25:46Of course.
25:48And your apple pie?
25:49Sure.
25:50What else?
25:51She looks at me,
25:52her eyes shiny.
25:54I want you to hug me.
25:56Silly girl.
25:57I can do that right now.
25:59Her body is still a little cold,
26:01but much better than before.
26:03Ivy.
26:04Hmm?
26:06Don't ever leave me again.
26:08Yeah.
26:08In the distance,
26:09the sun is rising from the horizon.
26:11A brand new day is coming.
26:13Humanity will keep fighting
26:14against the zombies.
26:16We'll soon embrace our rebirth,
26:18bathing in sunlight again.
26:19Not long ago,
26:20our virology expert
26:21successfully extracted antibodies
26:23from my daughter's blood.
26:25In the afternoon,
26:26Blake shows up.
26:27He only stays outside the cabin.
26:29When my daughter sees him,
26:30she doesn't know how to react.
26:32Then she leaves my side
26:33and walks to the door.
26:35They stand a few steps apart,
26:37looking at each other.
26:38Neither of them is speaking a word.
26:40I step out of the cabin.
26:42They need some room for privacy.
26:44I know that.
26:45Blake is saying something
26:46with his head tilted down.
26:47My daughter is listening,
26:49occasionally nodding at him.
26:51After a while,
26:52she raises a hand
26:53to touch his face.
26:54I see Blake's shoulder tremble
26:56for a moment.
26:57Then he reaches out
26:58and pulls her into his arms.
27:01Mom.
27:02Yes?
27:03He apologized to me.
27:04Okay.
27:05He said he should have seen
27:06through that imposter sooner.
27:07True.
27:08He said he's been regretting it
27:09every day.
27:10Yeah.
27:10Mom, do you think
27:11I should forgive him?
27:12Do you want to forgive him?
27:13She goes silent for a while.
27:15I'm not sure.
27:16I stroke her hair gently.
27:17Then take your time.
27:18We've got all the time
27:19in the world now.
27:20After a moment,
27:20she speaks again.
27:22Mom?
27:22Yes?
27:23Can I go see that person?
27:25You want to see her?
27:27She nods.
27:28I want to go check on her.
27:30Aren't you afraid
27:30she might do something to you?
27:32I am.
27:34But I still want to see her.
27:38I take her hand into mine,
27:40getting up.
27:41Let's go then.
27:42I'll go with you.
27:43The iron cage
27:44is in the deepest corner.
27:45The woman inside
27:46is all curled up,
27:48turning her back on us.
27:49When she hears our footsteps,
27:50she moves slightly.
27:52Then she slowly turns around.
27:53It's been three months.
27:55She's now skeletal as a ghost.
27:57Her hair tangled,
27:59her face covered in dirt.
28:00When she sees me
28:02and my daughter behind me,
28:03she's all sluggish.
28:05Then she opens her mouth.
28:07Her voice is hosky,
28:08giving me a feeling
28:09of worn out sandpaper.
28:11Well, well.
28:12Look who just decided
28:13to show up.
28:14Here to mock me?
28:16My daughter remains silent,
28:18just looking at her.
28:19That woman studies her
28:20from head to toe.
28:22Already walking?
28:23Impressive, really.
28:25A new pair of legs
28:27with your powers?
28:28Incredible.
28:29My daughter still
28:30doesn't say a thing.
28:31After a brief period of silence,
28:33the smile on her face
28:34fades away.
28:37What exactly are you here for?
28:40To see how miserable I am?
28:43To see me locked up
28:44like a damn dog?
28:46Now you've seen it.
28:48Happy?
28:48My daughter steps forward.
28:50That woman instinctively
28:52recoils out of fear.
28:54What do you want?
28:55Her voice is shaking.
28:57Say it!
28:58My daughter finally answers.
29:00I'm here to see
29:01if there's any sense
29:02of regret left in you.
29:04She's confused.
29:05She suddenly starts laughing,
29:07almost to tears.
29:08Regret?
29:09Regret?
29:10Seriously?
29:11She lifts her chin up
29:12and looks at my daughter.
29:13It's all madness in her eyes.
29:15I actually met him
29:17before you did.
29:18You know that?
29:19In the third year
29:21since the Apocalypse Day,
29:23that rainstorm
29:24awakened our powers.
29:26His was Electro.
29:27Mine was Imitation.
29:29We killed zombies
29:30and searched for supplies together.
29:33We survived.
29:34When he held me in his arms,
29:37he said I was the only love
29:39for his entire life.
29:41But later?
29:42Her voice is growing
29:43harsher and harsher.
29:44Then he met you.
29:46You were prettier than me.
29:49More useful than me.
29:51Better than me
29:52in every way.
29:54So he abandoned me.
29:56Stopped seeing me.
29:57She bursts into tears.
29:58Do you know what that feels like?
30:00The man you love
30:01is right in front of you,
30:03but he's falling for someone else?
30:05My daughter looks at her
30:06with indifference.
30:07So you had to kill me.
30:08She freezes.
30:12You wanted to kill me
30:13and replace me,
30:15only to get back with him.
30:18Do you know what I was thinking
30:19when those zombies bit me?
30:22She's mute now.
30:25I was only thinking about my mom.
30:28If I died,
30:29who would take care of her?
30:30Does she have anyone else
30:31to talk to?
30:32She's always forcing himself
30:34to remain strong,
30:35but would she cry?
30:36As she speaks,
30:37tears fall from her eyes.
30:40You'll never understand
30:42that feeling
30:42because you've got
30:44no conscience at all.
30:46My daughter looks at her
30:47for one last time.
30:49Then she turns to leave.
30:52Wait!
30:53Inside the cage,
30:55the woman looks up at her.
30:56Can you...
30:58ask Blake to come see me once?
31:01My daughter stops,
31:03but she doesn't turn around.
31:06Just for once,
31:08I want to...
31:11I want to say something to him.
31:13My daughter remains silent
31:15for a moment,
31:16considering...
31:17All right.
31:18Outside the basement,
31:20night has already fallen.
31:21My daughter stands at the doorstep.
31:23Mom.
31:25Yes?
31:25I lied to her.
31:27I won't let Blake see her ever again.
31:29She turns and smiles at me.
31:31I embrace her with both my arms.
31:37Let's go home now.
31:39Yeah.
31:40I'll see you next time.
31:40Bye-bye.
31:40Bye-bye.
31:40Bye-bye.
31:41Bye-bye.
31:41Bye-bye.
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