"Dad! I'm sorry, but I really have to do this," Hannah said to her father, who was in front of her, shaking his head.
"This is something far beyond what you can imagine," he said. Then, with a wave of his hand, Hannah saw a barrier appear, surrounding the camp from a distance of 1 km all around.
"Dad, what is this?" Hannah asked as Dian walked back to the camp.
Lisa followed behind him, and Hannah walked towards the barrier.
"What happened?" Gracia asked, and then Hannah looked at the barrier in front of her.
"Can't you see the barrier?" Hannah said in frustration.
Her sister couldn't see something that was clear in front of her eyes.
"I don't see anything," Gracia said and then stepped out of the barrier as if it wasn't there at all.
Hannah furrowed her brows as she frowned and then she punched the barrier, making a loud boom echo in the surroundings, and Gracia was stunned.
"He restricted you?" She was in shock herself.
"It'll be better to just let him go, Hannah. If he's seen near you from now on, he'll be dead," Gracia said, and Hannah couldn't help but clench her fists. Then, she walked back towards the camp, a tear sliding down her face as she made her way to her building.
Ever since she was little, her dad had always kept an eye on her and decided her life. She was contented with it at first, but when she began to go out more, she wanted to have a life of her own.
Even when the world was seemingly coming to an end, her future was still being decided.
"Dad..." She remembered the look on his face when he gazed at her earlier. It was as if he was superior to her, which made her clench her fists.
Lisa smiled and then went to meet with her daughter, who was yet to come out.
The entire camp was shook with what happened a while ago with Hannah's awakening, but the general briefed them that humans can gain power in this apocalypse, so they should work hard if they want to survive.
As Lisa got close to the building, Hannah came out and then came towards her with a curious look.
"What's wrong, my dear?" Lisa asked, and Hannah couldn't get used to the fact that this woman was her mother.
She looked a bit too young.
"I want to be stronger," Hannah said to Lisa, and the woman gave her dear daughter a warm smile before she then waved her hand.
All of a sudden, Hannah saw the scene around her change. She was just in the middle of camp, but now she was in a clear, wide grass field with nothing in the distance.
"What is this?" Hannah asked in confusion.
"This is my domain, the world of secrets. And also where your training will take place. Now, begin," Lisa said with a smile, and then stone golems began emerging from the ground, making the ground beneath Hannah's feet tremble.
She looked around and couldn't see her mother anywhere near her, and her clothes changed to an attire of black and gold, with trousers, a top, and a crop jacket to go with it. A glove with metallic knuckles appeared on her fist, and all of a sudden, flames appeared on her palms.
With a wave of her hand, the flames went forward at a great speed, blowing apart one of the golems.
"Uh-uh, physical strength only." Hannah heard her mother's voice and then she nodded.
She then charged forward towards the incoming golems with full speed, making the ground cave in as she burst forth.
She was a bit startled by her own speed and tripped before crashing into a golem and knocking it back.
"You need to get used to your strength." Hannah heard Lisa's voice again, and she got up and began running again.