that surrounds my heart in seconds. I pull Jenny closer to me. After much too short a time, it seems to me, our lips come off again.

I open my eyes and look inside Jenny's. There is a shimmer, a shine in them. And tears of joy shine in the corner of her eye.



Suddenly Jenny begins to sob and cry softly and then louder. She stands before me like a pile of misery and weeps. Without further ado, I take her in my arms and hug her. What is going on in Jenny? Why is she crying? Maybe everything is a little too much for her. Maybe I scared her?But then I wouldn't be allowed to hug her.



"It's okay! Have a quiet wine, everyone feels like it!" I say quietly and hotter. I gently stroke Jenny's back with my Hans. Back in the abbey, when I couldn't take it any longer and secretly expand, Kai always hugged me and comforted me. Yes, Kai. I lay my head on Jenny and try to drive the thought away. Kai is now a killer machine. He would be made one. I feel how boundless anger rises in me. Anger against those damn lights. You turned my best friend into a numb being. And although we were never allowed to have feelings in the abbey, Kai always showed them to me. Very seldom, but it was always me who was allowed to see them. And now he kills. Without inhibitions, without emotions.



"Alright thanks again! Sorry, I really have no idea what's wrong with me!", Jenny says and blows her nose. I let go of her and look at her.

"You don't have to apologize for that! There was only one bear in front, not a real threat. Don't look at me so horrified, I know bears from my childhood! There are hundreds of them in Russia! And if you know how to be right." then the risk of being attacked by them is less. Come on, let's move on! We have to leave this level behind us as quickly as possible! ", my Tala. I want to start moving, but Jenny is holding my arm.

"I love you!" says Jenny and looks at me steadily. Your words are booming in my head. Suddenly a feeling arises in me that I cannot describe.

"I love you too!" I reply with a big smile. I know that Jenny means business seriously and honestly. The look in her eyes tells me.

I give Jenny her gun back and together we move on.



We have almost left the plain behind us when I see a large shadow that is moving extremely fast towards us.This shadow is followed by a second. Both rush towards us. It's too late to hide now



I feel Jenny's hand tighten around mine. We stand and wait for the things to come. Then the shadows are close enough to see contours and bodies. I can see two horses. They are white and gallop through the landscape. A rider sits on the front horse on the back two.



Shortly before they reach us, they stop abruptly. The first animal slows down and only comes to a stop a meter in front of us. The second horse rises and throws off one of the two riders.



And then my heart stops. I draw air deep into my lungs. My body stiffens and I stare at the two riders of the second horse. I can't even realize it at first. But it is true.



Kai stands a few meters away from us and stares in disbelief.He seems to have frozen to stone. I can see his eyes in the moonlight. But they have totally changed. Somehow they have become softer, friendlier, warmer. Or does it just seem like that to me? Appearances are deceptive. I shake my head and free myself from my rigidity.



Now I can also see the second rider. It's Nini. She turns to us in surprise and wants to run towards us. But she is held back by Kai. The two talk briefly, but I'm too far away to understand anything. But this talk really gets on my nerves. I want my best friend back.



“So we'll see each other again.” I mean. I'm scared of myself. My voice sounds incredibly cold. But I accept that. I want my best friend back.

"Give us your jewelry!" says Jenny. Your voice sounds so different. So strange, so hard!

"Tala, Jenny !!! ??? What happened to you guys?"asks Nini, trembling and sad.

When I see Nini like that, I just can't believe that she hates and wants to hurt us. But then I remember the pictures again. We have to free them! That's the only thing that matters !!!



"You will never get the followers! Never! And if I have to give my life for it!" suddenly she puts a girl in front of Kai and Nini. At first she stayed in the background. Your voice sounds firm and strong. What does she want? Does she think she can stop us from freeing our friends?



"Where did you leave your guns?" Asks Jenny in an icy voice. "We don't need any weapons," replies Kai and his voice sends a shiver down my spine.

The lights told the truth. Kai is a killing machine. Trained to kill. The last glimmer of hope that the lights lied to us after all has just gone out.



"Tala stay away, otherwise misfortune will happen!", Kai hisses. I look at Kai and realize that he is dead serious.

"Is that supposed to be a threat?" Asks Jenny. There is a slightly amusing undertone in her voice, but I can tell by her that she doesn't find it funny or weird at all.



I look Kai straight in the eye. What is he going to do next now? My body is shaking from the great tension and I slowly raise my gun.





(??? -view)

We are ahead. In this cruel race against time. But we must not be indulgent or careless! Even if we are out of the bright lights, we should still follow this saying: Quadam tempora eripiuntur nobis, quaedam subducuntur, quaedam effluunt (Part of our time is openly stolen from us, part is secretly withdrawn from us and a third part evaporates ).

Suddenly Viktor stumbles in and shouts: "Jenny and Tala have disappeared with their guns!"Oh no! Now we were too careless !!