■ Dream Phase: Terror Construct Zone – Initiated
Kovalein's Reality Layer has evolved.
New Hostile: [Self-Echo Entity: "Hollow Yuto"]
Origin: Accumulated Regret + Rejected Fate
He stood across from it.
A thing that wore his face.
But its skin was ash-pale. Its eyes, bottomless voids.
Its body stitched from failure. Fear. Rage.
Chains coiled from its back, dragging shattered memories like corpses.
"You wanted power," Hollow Yuto hissed.
"But you hated yourself. That contradiction made me."
It smiled, mouth too wide.
"I'm everything you really are, once the dreaming stops."
Yuto didn't flinch.
"You're not me anymore."
"You're what I could've been—if I let myself rot."
Nyx buzzed, back in sync:
[Stability restored. Echo recognized as threat. Ready to assist.]
■ Battle Initiated: [Hollow Yuto – The Regretborn Sovereign]
Abilities:
– Mirror Weave (copies target's last used skill)
– Despair Feed (gains strength from your doubts)
– Voice of the Past (casts illusions of your worst moments)
Weakness: Acceptance
Hollow Yuto surged forward.
Its threads were black fire, moving with the speed of guilt.
Yuto dodged.
"You really think I'm still scared of you?"
"You should be," Hollow spat.
"I'm the one who never got back up."
Then—images slammed into Yuto's mind.
His corpse on the pavement after the truck.
His classmates laughing behind his back.
His mother's silence at the funeral.
Nyx screamed:
[Mental spike incoming—don't believe them!]
Yuto gritted his teeth.
The illusion cracked.
"I lived through all of it," he growled.
"And I still crawled forward. You stayed behind. That's all you ever were—leftovers."
■ Skill Trigger: [Thread Rewrite – Echo Collapse]
Converts emotional residue into system damage
Requires: Ownership of memory
Yuto raised his hands.
His own memories ignited—not to burn away, but to shine through.
"You don't scare me. You remind me of how far I've come."
"So fade. I don't need you anymore."
Threads stabbed through Hollow Yuto's chest.
The creature screamed—not in rage, but in relief.
"Finally… you saw me."
It crumbled into ash.
[Terror Construct: Purified.]
→ Dream Barrier Weakening
Kovalein's Mask Fracture Level: 82%
Broken Hand's voice echoed from beyond the veil:
"You did it, bug. You broke the core."
Yuto breathed hard, kneeling as the ash swirled.
"No," he whispered.
"I just forgave myself."
■ Final Phase Approaching...
The sky warped one last time.
Kovalein's voice boomed—distorted, unraveling.
"If you won't sleep in peace…
Then dream in war."