A/N:  The chapters: 38, 39, 40, and 41 will be a bit confusing since the original copy got deleted on my Wattpad for some unknown reasons but I tried my best to rewrite it and here it is!

《Sierra》

"Eryn, what are you doing here?"

"You traitor!" She yelled as she ran towards me and choked me, "Eryn! Stop!" I screamed as I pushed her with the force of the wind.

"Why are you being like this? This is not you! Eryn, What's the matter with you? Are you out of your mind?"

"You're planning something on me!"

"What? What are you talking about? You're being so Obno-"

"That's why you went here without me!"

"Eryn--"

"I thought we're friends? I thought--"

"I was not planning something on you! Just- Eryn, stop this!"

She looked at me but her face changed. She grinned and started chuckling, "Sierra, you're so funny." then continued chuckling.

"Were you joking? Eryn-"

She stopped and blinked.

"Eryn?"

She blinked again.

"Eryn, stop it. You're freaking me out. Besides, how did you know we were here anyway? Wanna get some tea? Let's talk about this-"

I never got one reply but she closed her eyes.

"Eryn--"

She opened her eyes and her eyes turned into bloody red.

My eyes widened, "Eryn, your eyes."

Then she screamed as if she was being tortured, "HELP!" She fell on her knees.

"Eryn! Holy mother of cats! What's wrong?" I ran towards her and tried to help her but she pushed me hard.

She continued screaming, something not audible.

Her skin was slowly changing, her hair was turning into black. She cupped her face as she continued screaming, "HELP ME!" Her appearance started changing. Her nails became black her hair shifted into a straight long black one.

When she looked at me, she definitely did not look like Eryn anymore. Instead, she looked more like, "Mia?"

She grinned and chuckled, "Sierra." She stood up and licked her hands that was covered in dirt. "This mountain is sacred. I love the taste of it." She said with now her accent as she continued licking her palms and the back of her palms as if nothing happened.

"This makes no sense. Mia? Is that really you?"

She stopped and looked at me, "Let me tell you something."

I frowned at her, "Are you an evil one too?"

"I am indeed a duplicate. So you can say that. A trusted and strongest duplicate of Sonaimad itself."

"Impossible. You should look like Sonaimad if you're a duplicate."

"Remember the box you saw under Eryn's bed?"

I do. I do remember. Something green was glowing inside.

"You know what's inside?" I asked.

"Imma tell you a secret. Those were green rocks."

I know what green rocks are.

"I used it to look like this. Sierra, Mia- Mia Sonda never existed."

"What about Eryn? Is she one of you too?"

She chuckled, "Of course not. She is not a duplicate. But she sure uses the rock. Alot."

"For what?"

"To be..." She shrugged, "her."

"What are you talking about--"

"Sierra!" Angelus yelled behind me, I turned around.

"Angelus!"

"Who are you talking to?"

I looked back at Mia but she was nowhere to be found. I stammered, not knowing what to say, "I- uhm. Mia-"

"Gregory Stone? You've talked to him?"

"Yes, I have."

"Do you know how to control it now?"

"Angelus, I have to tell you something." I said.

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"You saw Eryn but she became Mia?" asked Angelus.

"Yeah."

"And she's not really Mia because she is just a duplicate?" He asked again.

"Yeah. I know it's complicated. But I know what U saw. I know it's real. She told me so."

We were back in the castle. Sachiel went out to bring some tea.

"Wait, I don't think that really was Mia. I mean she's good and kind. She was working in the train for living, right? So she could earn Gold. So she could have something to feed herself. Maybe that duplicate was pretending to be Mia and all she said to you was a lie?"

"Or she only pretended to work so she could get in the train." I replied.

"Hey guys, want some tea?" Sachiel asked wih a tray with a teapot and teacups as soon as he entered the room.

"Please." I said as I took a tea cup of tea on the tray Sachiel brought. Then I continued, "Angelus, Sonaimad has alot of duplicates. What if she's telling the truth? She said that Eryn is not a duplicate."

"I think Eryn is a witch of Damianos. It's obvious." Sachiel said.

"Hey munchkins!" Nathalia exclaimed as she opened the doors.

"Hey Thalia."

"Don't 'Hey Thalia' me! You both left Sierra in the mountain! She could have killed herself with her power! What kind of 'friend' would do that?"

"Calm down, Nathalia. I can handle myself." I said, smiling, "Though it all was crazy."

"Yeah, of course, you can. Oh, by the way, I think, a friend of yours is here. And wanted to see you."

We looked at each other then back at Nathalia.

"Who?" I asked.

"Is it Mia?" asked Angelus.

"No, come on guys, she's waiting for all of you outside."

We went down the staircase and saw "Eryn?" Sachiel said. She was facing back at us but immediately turned as Sachiel spoke.

We all stopped and looked at her.

"Imma leave you here now." Nathalia said then walked away.

"Hey guys!" She exclaimed as she ran towards me and hugged me tight, "Sierra, I miss you!"

"Eryn, are you really... you?"

She chuckled, "Sierra, what are you talking about?" Then she looked at Sachiel and smiled, "Hey Sachiel. How you doin'?"

Sachiel shrugged, "Fine," he was rather not amazed by what he was seeing. I told him about the incident a while ago.

Then she looked at Angelus and hugged him as well. "Nice to see you again, Angelus."

Sachiel raised his eyebrow, I nudged him.

Angelus pushed her softly, "Eryn, it's... nice to see you again too."

"How did you know we're here?" Sachiel asked directly, I nudged him again but he just crinkled his nose.

"Uhm... I asked mother where you, three, were and she told me since King Jared also told mother."

"Eryn, why don't we drink tea?" Angelus said as he motioned his hands to the table.

"No, I'm not thirsty. I just came here so I could join you guys and also support Sierra on her training," Eryn replied, smiling.

"Thanks, Eryn. That's sweet." I smiled.

"So what now?" Sachiel spoke as if he was being impatient.

"Oh uhm, guys, I brought candies for us." She said as she put her hand in her pocket and took a Chocoroach. "Here," She said as she gave it to Sachiel but, "No thanks, I'm not hungry." He declined.

Eryn frowned a bit. But smiled again as she offered it to Angelus, "What about you? Do want some--"

"Angelus isn't hungry too." Sachiel said.

"I'll take it." I said as I took the chocoroach and opened it but it immediately flew out its box. "My bad." I said.

Eryn chuckled, "Isn't it funny?"

We all looked at her and she continued laughing.

I faked a laugh and nudged Angelus, he faked a laugh too. But Sachiel's face remained neutral.

"Stop this nonsense, Eryn. We all really need to talk." Sachiel said. Eryn finally stopped laughing and looked at us, "What will we talk about?" she asked.

Sachiel sulked, "What are you really doing here?"

"I told you, I wanted to support--"

"I want a real answer, Eryn."

"Sachiel, stop it." I said.

"Sachiel, what's the matter?" asked Eryn.

"Are you following us?" Sachiel continued asking.

"Sachiel, I'm not--"

"Do you know why this all happened to Sierra?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Are you on this thing? Mia? Duplicates?"

"What--"

"Are you a duplicate?"

"Sachiel I don't understand this nonsense of yours."

"Did you kill Medea?"

"What? Why are you asking this?" Eryn seemed puzzled.

"Sachiel..." Angelus warned.
"Sachiel, stop." I said as I placed a hand on his shoulder which he immediately shrugged off.

"Eryn, are you Damianos' witch?"

I gaped. Eryn seemed hurt.

A tear fell from her eyes, "So that's why you avoided me. Yes. I noticed. It was really. REALLY obvious. "

She took her bag but since she left it open because of getting the candy a while ago, someof her things fell, including a very familiar box. I immediately reacted to help her by taking a step but she blurted out, "Don't. Don't help me."

I got worried. I never wanted to lose a friend like her. I had always thought to make it all up to Eryn. I never wanted it to end like this. "Eryn..."

"Don't pity me. You wanted this." She said.

"You're on a monster's side. You wanted this." Sachiel replied. "And what are you hiding?"

Eryn stopped, "I don't know what you're talking about. I'm not hiding anything." Then she continued. Her tears won't stop flowing, it made me feel bad.

"What's in that box, Eryn? I want to know." Sachiel calmly said. I looked at him then Angelus who also didn't know what Sachiel was doing.

"Why? You don't trust me anymore?" She asked and faked a laugh, "Don't worry. It's not a knife." As soon as she placed it all in her bag, she stood infront of us, "Hello, it was nice being here. And also, bye."

"Eryn-" Sachiel said as she grabbed Eryn's bag. I gaped, "Sachiel!" Angelus held his arms, "Sach, give that back to her."

"Give that to me, Sachiel." Eryn said, her voice was rather deep. "That is mine." She stretched her hand to grab the bag but failed as Sachiel avoided it.

"Why are you like that? You are a dark witch, aren't you?" Sachiel asked.
"No, Sachiel, stop this immaturity! You don't have a proof!"
"Wait, what are you hiding in the box?" Sachiel asked and said, "Proof?"
"Sachiel. Give that. Back." She seriously said, her hands formed into fists.
"Sachiel, give that back," Angelus said.

He looked it the bag but his emotions changed from mad to guilty. He closed the bag and gave it back to Eryn, "I'm sorry."

Eryn took a deep breath as if she held deep anger as she took the bag, "You should be. And just so you know, you were the worse 'friends' I've ever been with." She said as she turned around and ran away.

A few seconds of silence was between the three of us before Angelus spoke, "What was that for? You took it too far, Sachiel."
Sachiel looked at him, "You two saw it. You two saw it, right?"
"What?" I asked.
"The box." He said.
"Holy mother of cats," I said as realization hit me.

Sachiel ran up the stairs, as usual, Angelus and I followed him. We ended up back in our room.

"She has the box in her bag, you were right, she always brings it with her." I said, "Whatever's in it must be important to her. Holy mother of cats, she has the box-"

I stopped as Sachiel raised his right hand up, "Not anymore."
Angelus looked puzzled, "Huh?"

He put his hand on the nearest table. "Come guys, I'll show you something."

We went near him, then he took out his wand, pointed it on the table and said, "Aparecio,"

I gaped as the box slowly appeared.

Angelus smiled, "Holy- Sachiel, you're a genius!"
I laughed a bit, "You made that invisible qhen you took Eryn's bag, didn't you?"

He nodded, "Mm-hmm, and immediately closed it. Eryn was too worried about her own sake so she didn't mind opening it again and just walked away,"

"Cats, Sachiel, that's still so wrong." I said, "What if we're wrong about our suspicions?"

"Then we put it back. It's that simple. So are you ready?" Sachiel said. "I saw the box right when she took the candy and when she left the bag open. And no, the insides of the bag didn't fall because it was left open but because I made it all fall in the right time, with my wand on my back, hidden. And when I was right, that's when I planned to get the box." he added.

Angelus gaped, "Woah. This is awesome!"
"No, This is wrong!" I said.
"Oh, right this is wrong," Angelus said.

Sachiel just rolled his eyes and pointed his wand to the box again, so I said, "Oh Cats, This is so wrong-"
"Opomora," He said as the box clicked open.

Then Sachiel carefully opened the box, what's inside it blew us away.
"Green rocks," The three of us said.