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.

to

moment, I was still unclear about what the goal of the illusion was about, but I could tell that time here was slower

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

any clue regarding how to get out of this illusion, this was all I could

I couldn't

But.

told me to go there. I grew more alert when I realized

part

*

a while since

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

time in this house, but it still felt nostalgic to

this house than the one inside of my memories, it was the fact that a part

damage wasn't to an extensive

"What am I doing?"

shaking my hand, I moved up the stairs and grabbed onto the metal handle of the door. Feeling the cool sensation of the knob, I twisted it and opened

Clank—!

same homey scent

wall that was littered with pictures of me and

doubt, this place was

Creak. Creak.

started to creak beneath my feet. This was typical of an

"It's the same."

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

out of the

"Strange..."

were the demons able to

"Khhh..khhh.."

heard a muffled sobbing sound coming from the

"Who?"

I instantly became alarmed.

part of the

way toward where the sobbing sound was coming from. I wanted to be as quiet as

was a good

room, I carefully tilted my body to catch a

"What..."

My body stiffened.

of what was behind the door frame, my body stopped

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

weak voice rang throughout the empty

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

that the figure had

looked truly

all an

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

my lips, I turned

all an illusion, the images of my family lying down on the ground, dead, kept replaying inside

sharp and inexplicable pain coursed through my

"Fuck..."

I eventually swore.

teeth and fists, I calmed

yourself! You're doing

I'd let

Slap—!

a deep breath, I closed my eyes and proceeded to walk

for a bit, I came to

probably targeting my weak points, I should get rid of

sword materialized on my palm. Firmly gripping the sword,

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

the sword,

"Huuu..."

I took another breath.

flexed my muscles

"Hold on..."

to a halt, I felt

WIIIING—!

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

slashed down, my sword was met with no resistance as

"Wow."

surprised voice

with. Unexpectantly, despite having just slashed at me, the figure's attention was not drawn to me, but to

"What do you feel?"

the same as it always

My brows furrowed.

you talking

play dumb.

his finger in

about what you're seeing. Do you

"I don't."

"...Oh?"

The other entity smiled.

"I don't believe you."

took a step forward and

you try feeling it

"Wha—"

reply, the world around me warped, and

*

Pain.

pain that I couldn't describe

the times I almost had my soul incinerated and my body

different, but it was a pain that I

"Haa... haaa..."

found it hard to

mouth. Every action, be it breathing, thinking, or anything that

my hand over my heart and

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