A strange chill coursed through Alister's fading consciousness, and his entire being trembled.
His thoughts, already hazy with pain, seemed to distort as the voice reverberated in his mind.
'This voice... It's... Familiar...' he thought, a fleeting sense of recognition sparking within him.
The system immediately began to react.
[Warning! Breach detected! An unknown entity is attempting to invade the player's consciousness!]
Alister, struggling to maintain any semblance of awareness, felt the intrusion deepen.
His mind, already strained, recoiled against it. But the voice continued, growing more distinct, more assured, as though it belonged there.
'Of course you would find me familiar.'
The voice purred, a mocking laugh following right after.
'We've spent eons together, after all. Don't tell me your memory is getting faulty, brother.'