Hunter Academy: Revenge of the Weakest

Chapter 778  Chapter 180.2 - Confontration, but girls

The tension in the infirmary pressed against Maya's chest like a vice, her clenched fists trembling at her sides. Irina's words replayed in her mind, sharp and mocking, yet the source of her agitation wasn't entirely external. As much as Irina's defiance grated on her, there was something else gnawing at her, something deeper, darker. 
And then, it came—a voice, low and venomous, curling through her thoughts like smoke. 
"Why don't you just kill her?" 
Maya stiffened, her eyes widening fractionally. The voice was hers—but not. There was an edge to it, sharp and unyielding, laced with a primal hunger that she recognized all too well. 
'Huh?' 
Her breath hitched as recognition washed over her. It was her—the other self, the darker fragment of her psyche she had worked so hard to suppress. 
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"He's the only one I can see. The only one I can feel," the voice continued, its tone dripping with disdain and anguish. "Every time he looks at you, it's like I'm screaming in silence, clawing at the edges of your control, just for a sliver of recognition." 
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Maya's vision flickered red, the faint hum of the infirmary fading into the background as the voice grew louder. 
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"And yet… he only sees you. Never me." 
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Her heart thundered in her chest as the memory of that crimson void resurfaced—the oppressive presence, the piercing eyes of her other self. The raw pain and fury that had echoed in those words came rushing back, cutting through her like a blade. 
'No,' she thought, her mind racing. Not now. I've contained you. 
But the other self was relentless. "Look at her," it hissed, its tone dark with malice. "Standing there as if she has a claim to him. As if she could ever understa