Inside the Dream — The Decisive Moment
The Abyss draws closer.
"Say yes…"
Its voice is not a threat.
It is temptation.
Kim slowly opens his eyes.
The collapse inside his chest is visible.
Memories of his family fracture.
The image of his mother screaming:
"Run… from them."
His voice comes out low:
"I will not be your servant."
The Abyss smiles.
"Then refuse."
Silence.
Then—
Kim speaks a third sentence.
"Show me… without making me kneel."
The void freezes.
The eye suddenly widens.
"You want the truth… without the full price?"
Kim steps forward.
"Take something."
"But not my freedom."
Absolute stillness.
Then—
A low laugh.
"Good."
"Then we will divide the bargain."
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The Incomplete Pact
The Abyss extends a thread of darkness.
It does not enter his heart.
It does not enter his soul.
Instead—
His left eye.
A sharp pain.
Not physical—
but the feeling of something opening from within.
The pupil of his left eye turns, for a moment, into a complete black circle…
Then returns to normal.
The Abyss retreats slightly.
"From now on…"
"You will see what no one else sees."
"Half the truth."
"But…"
Its voice deepens.
"The closer you approach the whole truth…"
"The closer I will come."
The system trembles.
External entity partially linked
Temporary designation: Abyssal Trace
New property added
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New Skill Acquired
Eye of Revelation
Allows the user to see fractures in reality, lies, temporal manipulation, and rewritten memories.
Warning: Excessive use increases Abyssal integration.
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Kim opens his left eye inside the dream.
The world changes.
The mountain is not a mountain.
Beneath it lies a network of lines.
His memories are not stable.
Some are surrounded by black halos.
He whispers:
"So… I was tampered with."
The Abyss whispers back:
"And you are only the beginning."
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The Unspoken Price
The Abyss did not take his freedom.
But it planted a silent condition:
The more Kim collapses mentally…
The more he hates himself…
The more he longs for nothingness…
The wider the eye will open.
And if it ever fully opens—
He will not become a servant…
He will become a gate.
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Awakening
Kim suddenly opens his eyes.
He breathes quickly.
Nir is beside him.
"Kim!"
Kim places his hand over his left eye.
He blinks.
Normal.
But—
When he looks at Nir…
He sees a thin thread of light connecting Nir's heart to him.
A real thread.
Not metaphorical.
And around the house…
Tiny fractures in the air.
As if the world itself carries hidden scars.
He whispers to himself:
"I see…"
Nir looks worried.
"What do you see?"
Kim looks at him for a long moment.
Then says calmly:
"The truth… has begun to speak."