Location: Source-Layer 9.3.1 – Mirror GardenTime: Unmapped
Grass flickered beneath their feet like glitching pixels. The sky above pulsed between soft lavender and arterial red — unstable, like the space couldn't decide if it was a dream or a virus.
Aly took a step forward.
The Mirror did the same.
Their movements were perfectly synchronized — disturbing in their precision, like watching your reflection smile a second too late.
"You feel it, don't you?" the Mirror said softly. "How close we are. I could slide into you, like code into code. No struggle. No pain. Just... completion."
Lia stepped beside Aly. "She's creepy as hell. Can we skip the anime villain monologue and go straight to kicking her teeth in?"
The Mirror turned her golden eyes on Lia and smiled. "You, Seed... are the key. You are not a threat. You're an invitation."
Lia pulled her plasma dagger and flipped it in her palm. "I don't RSVP to psychopaths."
