Tomatsu was helping me walk, to where neither of us were sure. I felt so unsettled about Kasumi going after Kurtz. He was so resourceful; I just prayed she would be ok. Tomatsu seemed to have faith in her. It's not that I didn't too, because I did, but I couldn't help but worry about her.

I noticed that the ground was starting to move, as though an earthquake was rushing over the ground. But, Tomatsu was still walking normally. Was I the only one who noticed this? As we kept walking, my head began to spin. I stopped and held my head, trying to catch my breath, but air seemed to be cutting off.

I fell to my knees. I grabbed Tomatsu's arm as I fell to the ground. I wasn't going to die here, I wanted to fight off the pain that had enveloped me, but it wasn't easy. Kurtz had poisoned me.

I closed my eyes, and the darkness engulfed me.

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