The Author's POV

Chapter 498

Has the illusion started?

It was the only conclusion I could make as I gazed into the distance.

Carnage.

If I had to describe what I was seeing in one word, it would be 'carnage.'

Large cracks scattered throughout the scarlet-dyed sky. Coming out of them was a sea of creatures, all pushing each other, hungrily goggling at what was beneath them with an insatiable and malicious look.

Buildings started to crumble, as screams echoed everywhere.

The blaring and irritating sound of the sirens became drowned out by the frightening explosions that were happening around the city.

"This..."

What's going on?

Staring at the scene from the top of the building, I was left at a loss for words. An acrid smell permeated the area around me.

In the end, I managed to murmur.

"This place looks familiar..."

I had definitely seen this place before.

But because of its current state, I found it hard to tell where exactly it was.

Taking my eyes away from the city, I waved my hand in the air and realized that the temperature around me was scorchingly hot. Sweat trickled down the side of my face, and breathing started to become more difficult for me.

'What I powerful illusion.'

I thought.

Clenching and unclenching my fists, I was left shocked by how realistic everything around me felt. The thing that shocked me the most about the illusion was the fact that I could feel all my senses.

From my sense of touch, smell, sight, hearing, and taste.

Everything around me felt exactly as it did in the real world.

"Huuu..."

Fixing my gaze on the city below, I took a deep breath to clear my mind.

"Alright."

Once my mind was cleared, I took a step forward and my clothes and hair fluttered upwards. Reaching my ears was a loud rush of wind; similar to the static from blowing into a microphone which was also accompanied by a paper-like sound coming from my fluttering clothes.

Bang—!

Crashing against the groups, miniature fine miniature crevices formed on the area beneath my feet.

Brushing my clothes off, I took a look at my surroundings.

"How odd..."

People continued running around the city, desperately trying to cling to survival. Yet, no one seemed to have managed to notice my appearance.

It was then that I noticed a male with a short build running my way.

"Watch out!"

I warned.

Despite my words, the man continued to run. I became alarmed.

Can't he see me?

"Huh?"

The answer to my question was soon answered.

A split second after my words faded, the male passed through my body. As he passed my body, I turned my head to look at his disappearing back before I looked at my hands.

Lowering my body, I touched the ground. Feeling the rough and granulated road, my brows slowly knit together.

Slowly, I came to a conclusion.

"I can only touch things that are non-living."

To test this theory, I walked up to another pedestrian running, and just like the first time, he directly ran through my body.

This confirmed my theory.

I couldn't touch living beings.

"Where am I?"

Though odd, I decided to concern myself with other things. Looking around me, I tried to get a better idea of where I was.

For a second I almost forgot that I was inside of an illusion.

"Hm?"

It was then that I noticed something.

Carefully moving through the debris that littered the streets, I arrived at a small intersection.

"This place..."

[Avenue Street, 17N]

It was the name of a street that wasn't too far from my house. The one I used to live in before Amanda moved my parents.

I decided to have a

the illusion was about,

of going to my old house was to figure out if there were any irregularities with this

get out of this illusion, this

couldn't

But.

odd inexplicable feeling inside of me that told me to go there. I grew more alert when I realized

this part of

*

while since I've been

five minutes to reach my old house, and when I gazed at it from beneath the

spent a lot of time in this

was different about this house than the one inside

wasn't to an extensive

"What am I doing?"

my hand, I moved up the stairs and grabbed onto the metal handle of the door. Feeling the

Clank—!

homey scent of

littered with pictures of

this place

Creak. Creak.

creak beneath my feet. This was typical of an old house. Especially one that seemed to have gone

"It's the same."

I realize that everything was the same as the last time I had seen them. The house was a bit worn out, and the windows were broken, but it was the same as

was nothing out of

"Strange..."

the demons able to create such detailed

"Khhh..khhh.."

that I heard a muffled sobbing sound coming from

"Who?"

I instantly became alarmed.

part of the

where the sobbing sound

this was a

before the door frame that led to the living room, I carefully tilted my body to catch a glimpse of what was

"What..."

My body stiffened.

a glimpse of what was behind the door frame,

"Mom...Dad...Nola..."

frail and weak voice rang throughout the

familiar figures, a figure hunched over their bodies and wept uncontrollably. His body continuously trembled, and though

figure had

scene looked

is all an

of course, managed to recognize the sobbing individual. Who could it

I turned

fact that I knew that this was all an illusion, the images of my family lying down on the ground,

sharp and inexplicable pain coursed through my heart, forcing me to look

"Fuck..."

I eventually swore.

teeth and fists, I

You're doing exactly

if I'd

Slap—!

mind. Taking a deep breath, I closed my

deliberating for a bit, I came to a

targeting my weak points, I

Firmly gripping the sword,

the sword, I stared at its sharp and glistening body which I could

my reflection on the sword,

"Huuu..."

I took another breath.

gradually flexed my

"Hold on..."

halt, I felt a hand grasp my

WIIIING—!

of pure reflex, I rapidly twisted my waist and slashed in the direction of where

was met with no

"Wow."

voice

eyes soon met with a figure I was all too familiar with. Unexpectantly, despite having just slashed at me, the figure's attention was not

"What do you feel?"

was the same

My brows furrowed.

are you talking

dumb. I

finger in the direction

do you think about what you're seeing. Do you feel

"I don't."

"...Oh?"

The other entity smiled.

"I don't believe you."

he took a step forward and suddenly pressed his palm

about you try

"Wha—"

even had the chance to reply, the world around me warped, and

*

Pain.

immeasurable pain that I couldn't describe consumed my

type of pain. One that was drastically different from the times

it was a pain that I never

"Haa... haaa..."

found it hard to even

it breathing, thinking, or anything

placed my hand over my

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