-nightmare- The Mimic Script ⇒ < REAL >

Kaito doesn't turn around. He knows the rule in Nightmare mode: If your reflection warns you, you're already dead. It's not helping. It's claiming you for later.

Kaito presses his back against the cold stone. His hand finds the hilt of his compass—useless for navigation now. He uses it to check his own pulse. 142. Too high. He forces a slow exhale.

His own reflection stares back. Same tired face. Same scar above his eyebrow. Same ink stains. -NIGHTMARE- The Mimic Script

No footsteps. No breathing. No chase music. The Mimic doesn't chase. It arrives .

Behind him: .

Not at him. At the well.

"You carry your father's limp. Your left knee. You hide it well. But I watched you sleep in the cave. I learned it. Watch." Kaito doesn't turn around

But her mouth has.