Countless fragments of memories passed through his eyes, memories from a first-person perspective.
Bang
Bang
Bang
Bang
Bang
Bang
One after another again and again and again and again and again. For hundreds or maybe thousands of times, he could see himself punching a hole through his own body. It was inside the Soul sanctum, in the secondary aspect chamber. He was seeing things from the perspective of the Demon Phantom he had fought countless times. From the very beginning. He would continue to lose indefinitely. Every time, the phantom would punch a hole in Axel's chest.
Every time, the demon phantom would continue to kill Axel. As Axel's eyes would close, he would whisper something into his ear. Different content repeatedly multiple times. It was like a hidden encoded command, something Axel would do when the moment was right, without even realizing it.
