"look closely, because the closer you think you are the less you'll actually see."
The eye stared right back at Celia Liang.
Unflinching, challenging, awaiting.
She examined the card, unease filling her gut.
MARCH 29
4:44 PM
45 EAST EVAN ST
NY, NY
Cryptic... but could there be some truth in it?
The Demon King shrouded by shadows on the flip side gave her a sinister smile.
THE DEVIL.
She looked around, no one was within sight.
Life is made of so many moments that mean nothing. Then one day, a single moment comes along to define every second that comes after.
After five years of hiding, of forgetting, was she ready to face something new, albeit seemingly darker?
She smiled bitterly as the memories came in waves, threatening to drown and pull her under, as they always did.
Would she always be defined by them?
Was this the moment she had been waiting for? A chance to be something, something more?
She steeled herself.
The decision was made in a moment. A mere moment, but a decision that would shape the course of her life.
A decision, perhaps touched by a darker force.
Clutching the card in her hand, Celia walked away.
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