All Chapters of I Died Once to Become Her Nightmare: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

The light swallowed Elena whole.For one terrifying second, she could not feel the ground beneath her feet.She could not feel Adrian's hand.She could not hear the guardian.She could not even hear her own breathing.There was only light.Endless, silver light.Then came the memories.Not one at a time.All of them.Elena gasped.She saw herself as a little girl, running through the Virelli estate with muddy shoes and a torn dress.She saw her mother laughing as she chased her through the garden.She saw her father sitting at his desk late at night, pretending not to notice when Elena sneaked into his office.She saw Adrian.Her real brother.His smile.His voice.The way he used to call her Ellie.Then she saw his death.Elena screamed."No!"The memory changed.She was older.Seventeen.Standing in a laboratory.Machines surrounded her.Her grandfather stood behind a glass wall.And beside Elena was something she had never remembered creating.A small silver sphere.It floated abov

The ground moved beneath Elena's feet.Not a small tremor.Not the kind that could be mistaken for an old building settling.This was different.The entire underground city seemed to breathe.Stone cracked.Metal screamed.Dust fell from the ceiling.And beneath everything came a slow, rhythmic sound.Boom.Boom.Boom.Like a heartbeat.Elena stood frozen.Adrian grabbed her arm."Elena, we need to go."She didn't move.Her eyes remained fixed on the enormous red eye glowing beneath the floor."I can't.""Why?""Because it's connected to me."Adrian's expression tightened."That's exactly why we need to leave.""If I run, it follows."Another violent tremor shook the city.Several soldiers fell to the ground.The second network was reacting to something beneath them.Elena could feel it.Not through her ears.Through her mind.Something was waking up.Something that had been sleeping for years.Something that knew her.A voice whispered inside her head.You opened the door.Elena clos

The lights went out.Complete darkness swallowed the chamber.For several seconds, Elena couldn't see anything.She couldn't even see Adrian."Adrian?""I'm here."His hand found hers.She held it tightly.The creature's voice echoed through the darkness."Your death was not an accident."Elena's breathing became uneven."Then tell me what happened."A low laugh came from somewhere beneath them."You still demand answers.""I deserve them.""You deserve nothing."Adrian stepped forward."Don't talk to her like that."The creature laughed."And you."Adrian froze."You are the copy that was never meant to survive."Elena's fingers tightened around his."What does that mean?"The creature remained silent.Then the lights returned.Elena looked up.The creature was enormous.Its body seemed to be made from silver metal and something living beneath it.Long strands of light moved beneath its surface like veins.Its face was almost human.Almost.But its eyes were completely silver.Seraph

The lights went out.Elena stood perfectly still.She could hear Adrian breathing beside her.She could hear the faint hum of machines.And somewhere in the darkness, someone was laughing.Not loudly.Not wildly.It was a quiet laugh.Almost childish.Elena stared into the darkness."Turn the lights back on."Her grandfather's voice came from somewhere ahead."You always hated the dark."Elena's hands curled into fists."Stop playing games."A click sounded.The lights returned.The young girl was still inside the glass chamber.She looked exactly like Elena.Not similar.Exactly.Same face.Same lips.Same small scar above her eyebrow.Even the tiny mark on her left wrist was there.Elena slowly raised her hand.The girl did the same.They stared at each other."Who is she?" Adrian asked.Elena couldn't answer.Her grandfather did."She is you.""No.""She is the version of you that never died."Elena's eyes widened."What?"Her grandfather walked closer to the chamber."Twenty years

Elena woke to silence.Not the peaceful kind.It was the kind of silence that made her ears ring.She opened her eyes slowly.For a moment, she couldn't remember where she was.Then everything returned.The machine.The countdown.Lucas.Adrian.Her grandfather.Her grandmother's voice.Elena pushed herself upright."Adrian?"No answer.She looked around.She wasn't in the laboratory anymore.She was standing in a vast white room with no walls, no ceiling, and no floor that she could clearly see.Everything around her was white.Endless.Empty."Adrian!"Her voice echoed.Then she heard footsteps.Elena turned.Lucas appeared from the distance.He looked confused."Elena?"She ran toward him."Where's Adrian?""I don't know.""And the source?""Not here."Elena's heart tightened."What about our grandfather?"Lucas shook his head."I haven't seen him."Elena looked around."Then where are we?"Lucas stared into the distance."I don't know."That frightened her more than anything else.