Chapter 5: Ink That Watches

Ink only writes when it's guided.

But what if the ink watches first—

and then writes on its own?

Day Five.

The anomalies began quietly.

First, a missing phrase in a spellbook.

Then, a sentence rearranged in a history text.

Then… entire lessons rewritten in real-time while instructors taught.

By sunset, Valkyrion Academy had issued a Code Pale-Gray alert.

Which meant one thing:

Narrative Distortion at the Cognitive Layer.

Not physical harm.

Not system failure.

But memory... slipping.

Shifting.

Changing.

In Archive Hall 3C, Aren and Kairen watched as an instructor's notes began writing themselves.

One line scratched, rewritten, and scratched again:

"The sky was purple at the Founding."

"The sky was red at the Founding."

"The Founding never happened."

Kairen frowned. "The ink isn't just rewriting facts."