"Argh..."
Kael groaned as consciousness slowly returned to him.
His eyelids felt heavy as he forced them open, his vision blurry for several seconds before gradually clearing. The first thing he saw was the familiar ceiling above him.
He stared at it.
Then his brows slowly furrowed.
His room.
Kael turned his head and looked around.
The bed beneath him was familiar. The gaming setup at the corner was familiar. Even the faint morning light entering through the window was familiar.
But something was wrong.
"What am I doing here?"
His voice came out hoarse.
Kael slowly pushed himself upright, one hand pressing against the mattress as he tried to remember what had happened.
"Just now, I was..."
He stopped.
His expression became blank.
Where was he?
Kael tried to think.
Nothing came.
He searched through his memories, desperately trying to find the events that had happened before he woke up, but his mind felt like a pile of scattered pieces that refused to fit together.
Kael’s brows tightened.
"What happened?"
The door suddenly opened.
Kael immediately turned toward it.
A familiar figure walked inside.
Lyra.
She smiled when she saw him awake.
"Hey, bro. You’re awake already? Breakfast is ready. Come and eat."
Kael stared at her.
"Breakfast?"
Lyra nodded.
"Yeah."
"It’s morning already?"
"Of course."
Kael’s expression changed.
Wait.
What happened last night?
How had he arrived here?
Why couldn’t he remember anything?
One thought after another crashed into his mind, each question colliding with the next as he desperately tried to reconstruct his memories.
His head began to hurt.
Kael raised both hands and grabbed his head, his fingers digging into his hair.
"What..."
His breathing became heavier.
"What is happening?"
Why was his mind like this?
Why couldn’t he remember?
Why did everything feel wrong?
He clenched his hair tightly and pulled.
"Why am I like this?"
The question echoed inside his mind.
Then another thought surfaced.
Wait.
What was he supposed to be like?
Kael froze.
The headache suddenly intensified.
Thoughts collided inside his skull, memories appearing and disappearing before he could grasp them. His entire consciousness felt as though it had been thrown into chaos.
"Ah..."
Kael’s breathing became ragged.
Lyra’s smile disappeared.
She immediately walked toward him and bent down, concern visible across her face.
"What’s going on?"
Her voice became softer.
"Are you feeling alright?"
Kael slowly raised his head.
His eyes locked onto hers.
There was no warmth in them.
Only suspicion.
"Who are you?"
Lyra froze.
Kael’s gaze sharpened.
"You’re not Lyra."
His hand shot forward.
Before the girl could react, his fingers wrapped around her neck.
Snap!
Her neck broke.
The moment it happened, the entire room shattered.
Cracks spread through the walls, floor, ceiling, and everything else around him as though the world itself had been made from a gigantic mirror.
The illusion collapsed.
Kael’s consciousness was violently dragged back.
His eyes opened.
The cave returned.
The glowing crystals.
The trapped Hunters.
The countless cocoons.
The enormous brain-like creature attached to the ceiling.
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