The elder backed away slowly, and turned towards Rebecca. The father looked up and shook his head. "She's not breathing!" He shouted. There wasn't much that could be done.

	As Alvios kneeled down and reached towards Shadra's mask, it didn't budge, almost as if the fabric had been fused with her skin around the edges. It was true, the harder he tugged, the more her skin stretched, just in front of the ear. It was a peculiar fashion statement, to say the least. But as he tugged, it began to peel away, slowly revealing the left side of her temple. But, in a flash of red light, Alvios' hand was suddenly pushed back by something else tangible. In fact, his entire body was shoved away by an arm that appeared out of thin air.

	As the light faded, a figure formed from the blatant anomaly that occured before him. A split second later, there was an overbearing presence staring down at him, and standing close to Shadra's side. The crowds looked upon the newcomer in shock. The figure ignored them, and looked down at Shadra with his crimson gaze, before glancing at Alvios. There was a clear expression behind his mask, one that matched Shadra's perfectly in fashion and color. He was furious.

[center][h2][color=ed1c24][i]"I will give you a chance to explain yourself."[/i][/color][/h2][/center]

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[center][h1]~ End Of Chapter 1 ~[/h1][/center]