Episode 54 – Unseen Depths
The sensation came like a hot knife sliding into raw nerves. A phantom heat spread across Kim Do-hyun's right arm—an unnatural warmth that didn't belong there. He froze in place, the sensation overwhelming all thought. It wasn't his blood. It wasn't his skin being sliced. But the pain... oh, the pain was real enough. It screamed up his nerves as though the severed limb belonged to him.
His mouth opened wide in a scream he hadn't realized was building.
"ARGHHHH!!"
He staggered backward, knocking over the folding chair behind him. The carpet scraped his knees as he hit the floor, one hand clutching his trembling right forearm. Sweat streamed down his temples as the familiar skill—his direct consciousness link with Clone 3—was forcefully severed. The sudden overload from the clone's experience had breached whatever barrier existed between shared perception and real pain.
