The Others (4)

They passed through the door.

Merlin was first.

Then Dion.

Then Mae.

Then Flint.

But when the stone closed behind them—

It closed between them.

System pinged.

[Chamber Type: Fracture Mirror]

[Individual Isolation Enacted]

[Trial Objective: Endure or Surrender]

[The Messenger dims the lights.]

[The Grin Beneath the Mask giggles. Twice.]

[The Huntress does not approve.]

Merlin didn't panic.

Not immediately.

Just blinked.

Stone around him.

Same corridor but no exits.

No sound.

Just… him.

And a mirror.

He stepped closer.

Not to admire himself.

That would've been stupid.

No, this mirror wasn't just glass.

It rippled when he moved.

Reflected him, but not perfectly.

His mirror-self had no system light behind the eyes.