"C-Crazy…"
Kyle's hand flew up to his mouth, half to steady his breath, half to muffle the laugh that tried to escape.
His heart hammered inside his chest, a mix of realization and excitement rushing through his veins.
"…She really is crazy."
The words slipped out before he could stop them.
The thought itself was absurd, insane even, this entire place, the so-called Fractal Veil, might not be real at all.
It could all just be an artificial construct.
A test.
A trial.
A midterm exam wrapped in illusions so convincing they swallowed the senses whole.
Kyle shook his head.
Just thinking it made him feel ridiculous. And yet… it was possible.
'No. I shouldn't jump to conclusions.'
There was still a chance this world was real, that the creatures, the terrain, the dangers, they weren't fabricated.
He had to keep that possibility alive in his mind.
Still, as he looked around again, as his eyes traced the surrounding, the doubt returned stronger than before.
