'Calm down. I need to calm down. There's nothing good that will come from panicking.'
I chanted a mantra inside my mind. Based on what I had researched, this was supposed to help with anxiety and fear.
It didn't.
If anything, it made things worse.
'....He said... huihahjklhjsd!'
'Cacalm...! He wants t.. khahdkhda!'
Constant voices whispered into my ears, tickling them softly with their whispers.
The eyes around me swelled and shrank, their edges twitching as they fixed on me. The chill around me intensified, freezing me on the spot.
'Focus, focus...!'
I tried my best to ignore the eyes, keeping my gaze fixed on the reflection. Time slowed down for me in that moment. The fire raged behind my charred reflection, with the silhouettes clawing at my shoulders and torso, as if trying to drag me back with them.
I just needed one look to know it was me and my team.
