Ashen stood with one foot atop a floating memory stone, windless yet surrounded by swirling code-fragments shaped like forgotten dreams. Before him, the Echo of the Dreamless took form.
It wasn't just a shadow.
It was him.
Or rather, the player he had been many levels ago—wearing the Swamp Initiate's Robes, carrying a crude Force-bound staff, with only the raw beginnings of what would become a legend.
[Mirror Entity: Echo of the Dreamless – Level 132]
Unique Battle Trial – Cannot be repeated
Objective: Surpass your old self through innovation and instinct
Skills: Unknown (Reflects player behavior from past major battles)
Reward: Final Rift Fragment (Dreamer's Core)
Ashen's eye narrowed. The moment he raised his staff, the Echo mirrored it perfectly—down to the tilt of his grip and the rhythm of his breathing.
"So this is what the game thinks I was… a flame waiting to be extinguished."
The Echo lunged.
