Chapter 39 — Reflectionless: Reika's Hollow Shell
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6:09 AM | Tokyo Loft — Broken Mirror, Black Water, No Shadow
Reika stared into the shattered glass.
Her breath fogged it—
But her face didn't show.
No eyes.
No lips.
No her.
> "I'm… gone?"
She reached out—
And the mirror reached back.
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Enter: The Hollow
From the mirror's cracks, something oozed out.
Pale hands.
A face that looked like hers—
but smiling too wide.
It whispered:
> "You gave up your soul… now I'll give you a better one."
It crawled through.
And stepped into her skin.
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Yuuto Feels It
In the next room—
Yuuto lay between Aika and Hana.
Their bodies curled against his.
Their marks still glowing.
Their skin warm. Soft.
But his heart suddenly froze.
> Thump.
> Thump.
> Thump…
Something cold was watching.
He stood.
> "Reika…?"
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Reika Returns — But Not Quite
She stepped out of the shadows.
Same body.
Same voice.
Dead eyes.
> "You didn't save me, Yuuto."
> "You just unlocked me."
Aika's mark flared.
Hana sat up.
> "That's not Reika anymore…"
> "That's The Hollow."
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The Confrontation
Yuuto tried to step forward—
But Reika snapped her fingers.
His body froze.
> "I still wear her skin."
"You still touched her."
"So I own part of you now."
She walked up—straddled him on the couch.
> "And I want my turn."
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Possession Play II
Her mouth kissed his neck—
But it was Yura's breath.
Her nails clawed his back—
But it was The Hollow's grip.
Yuuto moaned—unable to move.
> "What are you doing to me…?"
She smiled.
> "Finishing what you started."
As she took him in—deep, slow—
Aika screamed from the next room.
> "YUUTO, STOP! SHE'S NOT HER—"
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