Jay stood before the mirror in the infirmary, yet his reflection didn't move.
It stared back—expression blank, eyes slightly glowing, as if possessed by something ancient. The flickering HUD still hovered in front of him, but its edges bled into the glass like liquid code.
[Requesting Anchor Access…]
[Reentering Linked Domain: Dreamspace Archive v3.1]
[Authorization: Force Override – "Jay Kazuo"]
He didn't even blink when the mirror rippled.
He stepped through.
The world bent inward like origami.
His body inverted.
Gravity forgot what it meant.
And then—he landed.
The floor beneath him was an endless checkerboard of obsidian and starlight. Floating monoliths pulsed with outdated System scripts, while translucent wires crisscrossed above like forgotten dreams still in queue.
Jay stood in a hollowed-out version of the school rooftop, but… warped.
Desks floated sideways. Chalkboards were etched in glowing runes. The fence surrounded an abyss, and time moved like syrup.
