White Dragon Labyrinth Exploration Arc.
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(POV: Akashic Records)
Lumila gazed at the tear-streaked face of the little girl.
There was a strange familiarity aching in her heart.
The quaint gazebo they stood in seemed to trigger a memory buried deep within her mind.
As she pondered, a flicker of recognition crossed her features, and she whispered, almost to herself, "This gazebo... it reminds me of the one..."
She paused, her eyes fixed on the child before her, and a sudden realization struck her.
"She... she looks so much like Elise," she murmured.
Lumila crouched down, her eyes level with the girl's, and studied her intently.
"If anything, this child is..."
Her hand extended, trembling slightly, as she attempted to touch the girl. But her hand passed through the ethereal figure, a mere illusion that appeared so hauntingly real. "As I thought, just a mirage," Lumila said, her voice calm despite the situation.
