Chapter 46 — The Deeper Mirror: First Contact with the Void Ones
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4:06 AM | Tokyo Loft — Silence is a Lie
Yuuto sat beside Aika.
She was still unconscious.
Still glowing.
But now… her skin wasn't fully human.
On her back, faint black wings shimmered beneath the skin — not angelic. Mirror wings.
And around her eyes, shattered glass patterns etched themselves like a second iris.
> "Aika… what are you becoming?"
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Reika Explains: The Three Depths of Reflection
Reika walked slowly to the edge of the bed.
Clad in nothing but moonlight and sorrow, she sat beside Yuuto, eyes hollow but alert.
> "The Mirror Goddess was only the First Reflection."
> "There are three."
I. The Surface — Lust & Ego
Where the Goddess ruled. Fed by desire. Broken by love.
II. The Depth — Shadows & Regret
Where Void Ones slither. They devour memory and turn people into reflections.
III. The Core — The Empty Self
If you reach it… not even your name returns.
Yuuto clenched his fists.
> "Then tell me… where did Hana go?"
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Hana: The Stolen Reflection
Somewhere Else — Not Tokyo. Not real.
Hana stood in a house that looked like hers.
But the photos were reversed.
The clocks ran backwards.
And she was already inside.
A perfect version of her. Smiling. Nude.
> "I finally got your body…"
"Now you'll be my memory forever."
Chains made of moans wrapped around Hana's limbs.
Dragging her into her own mirror.
As she screamed—
> A giant eye opened on the ceiling. Watching. Breathing.
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Aika Awakens — Changed
Back in the loft—
Aika gasped.
Her back arched.
And her eyes glowed silver and black.
> "She's inside me still… but she's silent."
Yuuto touched her cheek.
Her skin was warm. But reflective.
Like polished flesh.
> "Yuuto… I saw them. The Void Ones."
"They're hungry. They feed off unfinished desire.***"
> "And they want you."
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Yuuto's Next Move
Yuuto stood.
> "If they took Hana…
If Aika is mutating…
Then we go into the mirror."
Reika nodded, holding out a cracked shard.
> "You can enter it… but only if someone finishes inside you."
Yuuto blinked. "What?"
> "It's the price of submission.
The mirror won't open unless you become the vessel."
> "So… who's going to take you, Yuuto?"
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