Chapter 66: Eyes don't lie

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She could see the rooftops shooting down from the tallest of apartments, she could barely see the ground, her view showed her a perfect replica of a bottomless pit. But if it weren't for all of this snow, she'd really believe that she'd die on impact. But because of the white carpet, there may be a chance..
Harumi took a deep breath. "Alright, alright. Enough worrying. I'm doing this for Cloud...for myself too! My freedom...! I-I'm-" she interrupted herself by shutting her eyes, she charged directly into the glass window, using her arms to crack the glass and half of her head to help break through. "I'm fearless!" She yelled, feeling the cold air entering her mouth. She almost choked on it and felt tears run down due to the abrupt change of temperature.

Cloud barked and howled, whimpered at some times too but didn't slip out of Harumi's hold. "Hang on, Cloud!!" The girl screamed in complete panic for a second. Their fall was going quicker than she expected and not even five seconds in the air, they're already reaching the fifth floor of Borg tower. So close to the ground as well, she had to prepare to land. But whatever happens, she must protect her puppy first. Harumi reopened her eyes and observed the view given to her. Tall buildings enveloped the master and animal, as if they had eyes, they stared at them, astonished of their act. "Isn't it...look at that!" She gazed at the afternoon sun in amazement. The fact that she was falling, she was merely looking up at the illuminating star looking down on her.

A part of her was simply too accomplished to continue on at this point. She would be fine with staying mid air like this, float even! Just so she stayed close to the morning's warmth...it reminded her a bit of Lloyd actually. The sun—her sun. It was Lloyd Montgomery Garmadon, every simple aspect of it. Her back was now facing the ground and Cloud was tightly held in her arms. She could feel the dog tremble as the temperature perhaps got to her. "Hang on.." She whispered. She could have said more however, a loud thud was heard from behind her and she felt some sort of numb pain to the back of her head.
In those few seconds of speech, a white haired girl accompanied with a Pomeranian puppy, both clad in green, landed back first in a pile of snow.
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"Lloyd!" Terrified, the white haired girl was foolishly rescued by her lover. Just moments ago, there was a power struggle between Garmadon, the dark oni lord and the master of Absorption, Skylor. She found herself running for her life on the almost destroyed appartement in Ninjago city. She found an exit a few corridors away however it was the cries of a child, that would soon meet her exact fate, that defrosted her vengeful heart. She helped the family escape by showing them the route she found but sadly, Lloyd, the one who helped her try to escape was trapped when the building decided to crumble. Planks of wood separated the two lovers and tearfully, Lloyd beckoned that she runs away.

"Lloyd Im not leaving you!" She cried, even attempting to pathetically stick her hand out through the holes of the planks even to try and pull him to her sides. They both know that he'll never fit through a barricaded doorway. The green ninja assured her with a small smile, "Rumi, Im fine. I promise, just go." I'll see you when I get down, I promise." Yet he managed to stay calm and promise her such a depressing fact. He wanted to hide that he was about to be consumed by the debris of this building. But her naïve little mind still believed him, she nodded and began to run off down the stairs, begging to safety.

In the present, she found herself staring at the building collapse in front of her teary black eyes. "Lloyd!" She couldn't help but scream for her to return to her sides. "Lloyd! No Lloyd!" She watched as the building became the aftermath of a tower made out of dominos, a crumbling mess that children had to clean up. But in this case, no one was cleaning up a death. No one could be that dedicated to walk in the dust and claim his body. Perhaps Garmadon but even from down here, she heard how his father was bewildered of his loss. The way she watched there, helpless at his falling body crash down to the ground on impact, she couldn't help but sob even more.
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"Is the powerful quiet one crying?"

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