I sighed and hugged Zaia in return as I buried my face into her neck.

I missed her and Edmund too.

They remind me so much of my parents because...well...of who they are and the species that they are too.

I just know it because Edmund carries my mother's aura and Zaia carries my father's aura.

They even look exactly like my parents.

The only difference is their gender.

It really feels like I'm basically looking at the male version of my mother and the female version of my father when I even have a glance at Edmund and Zaia's faces.

Something in my gut tells me that they could be reincarnations of my parents.

But, part of me refuses to believe that.

And even if I did find out that they're the reincarnations of my mother and father, along with telling Edmund and Zaia that, they'll probably deny all of it and refuse to believe me.

Just thinking about it makes me feel even more empty on the inside and my heart hurt so much.

Tears started appearing in my eyes and began running down to the sides of my face as I hugged Zaia a little bit tightly.

I won't believe it.

I refuse to let them go if they are reincarnations of my parents.

I can't afford to let history repeat itself and watch them die again because I was unaware and unable to help.

"Zaia? I love you and Edmund so much...As a friend, I mean." I say as we parted from hugging each other.

"Aww! That's so sweet of you! Me and Eddy love you too, Lukari." Zaia replies as she smiled.

Edmund happened to overhear that because I noticed that he was smiling at me too when Zaia and I turned to look at him.

But, somehow...I don't feel the joy and happiness. Not even from Edmund's warm, comforting smile.

I strangely felt like I haven't seemed to have killed enough and really feel the need to kill more.

I was silent for a moment, thinking about something before looking at Edmund and Zaia.

"Do you perhaps have any snacks around here? I'm starting to feel a little nauseated and dizzy..." I asked.

"I'm not sure if we do but I can check and see if we have any in the kitchen..." Edmund replies before he left and went in the kitchen.

Luka started to feel a little worried because she looked at me in concern as I walked my way over to the couch and sat down next to her as Zaia followed and sat down on the couch too.

"Mama? Is everything okay? You don't seem to look good..." Luka asked.

I petted her on the head as I looked at her wearily.

"I'm okay, Luka...Mama just needs to rest for a moment, that's all." I answered.

"Are you sure you're okay, Lukari? Because your face is really pale and your eyes are a little puffy like you hadn't slept in days." Zaia asked.

"I just said I'm okay, Zaia...I just need to rest a little bit. I'll be fine." I replied as I looked over at her.

"If you say so..." Zaia said before sighing a bit.

I lied back on the couch and shutted my eyes, trying my best to relax and breathe slowly, while trying to ignore that empty feeling in my chest.

I suddenly felt pain shoot through my chest, feeling like someone just stabbed me with a sword or I swallowed huge, razor sharp, chunks of broken glass.

It already hurts when I'm trying to breathe.

My heart was pounding like crazy like as if someone scared the shit out of me.

"I don't think I feel good." I mumbled

When I tried sitting up, I fell forward and fainted.