Before Victor could respond, the transparent version's form shimmered. His edges began to blur like smoke caught in a breeze.
"Wait—what's happening?" Victor asked.
"You're remembering," the transparent Victor said. "And now that you've awakened, I can finally merge back where I belong."
Then, without waiting for another word, the transparent figure stepped forward and phased into the main Victor's dream body.
A shockwave of qi burst outward. The runes circling Victor's wrists flickered violently with the chains rattling as if they were alive and afraid.
Victor's eyes went blank for a second, then snapped open.
Memories flooded his mind like a broken dam, all his battles from the real world, the fight for supremacy with the statue in this domain, the pain, the manipulation. Every moment came back in vivid, agonizing detail.
He clutched his head as his body trembled.
"So that's what happened..." he whispered.
