Hunter Academy: Revenge of the Weakest

Chapter 857 198.1 - Desire

"That is the girl you need to bring down." 
The voice inside her spoke.
Her eyes lingered on Irina for a moment longer than necessary before she tore her gaze away, a faint clench in her jaw betraying the irritation simmering beneath her composed exterior. She had more important things to concern herself with.
Yet, before she could take another step, a voice called out from the crowd.
"Maya!"
A fellow sophomore, a girl named Elaine, weaved her way through the bustling cadets to reach her. Elaine was friendly, competent, and someone Maya had worked with on multiple occasions. Normally, she wouldn't mind the company, but right now…
Elaine grinned, oblivious to the storm quietly brewing within Maya. "We're heading to the lounge for a bit. Want to come with us?"
Maya hesitated.
A few months ago, she wouldn't have thought twice about agreeing. Spending time with her classmates, strengthening relationships, maintaining a presence—that was the natural order of things.
But right now, her mind was elsewhere. The irritation from earlier still clung to her like an unwanted presence, the words she had overheard, the pictures she had seen—they refused to leave her thoughts.
Not to mention the faint whispers of her other self, lurking at the edges of her consciousness.
"Look at her."
"Standing there so confidently, so sure of herself."
"And you? You're here. Wasting time."
Maya's fingers curled slightly at her sides, her nails pressing faintly into her palms.
She didn't have the patience for this today.
"I'll

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