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In a world where psychological nightmares come to life, every human being is prey to their inner demons that influence their behavior, perception, and even their reality. These mental manifestations take shape as shadows, monsters, or tangible hallucinations. Kelvin, our hero, is a young man struggling to understand this phenomenon and seeking a way to escape it.

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Between Dream and Madness

The days following his visit to Delmas, Kelvin found himself walking the streets with a new kind of attention. He no longer simply looked at passersby; he listened to their silences, scrutinized their shadows.

Every averted glance, every half-spoken whisper, every shiver of fear became a piece of the puzzle.

It was in this labyrinth of tormented souls that he met Lila.

She was sitting on a bench near a half-abandoned park, clutching a notebook to her chest. Her black hair fell in a messy cascade over her pale face, and her eyes, a deep green, seemed heavy with an unfathomable sadness.

Kelvin hesitated. Then sat beside her.

"You… you see it too?" she asked without looking up.

Kelvin nodded, surprised. He hadn't even spoken, and she had guessed.

"My name is Lila. I'm… followed," she explained in a trembling voice.

Kelvin felt the shadow inside him stir. It seemed sensitive to Lila's presence, as if they recognized each other.

She opened her notebook and showed him drawings: twisted shapes, distorted faces, black chains binding bodies, shadows emerging from pupils.

"My shadow… it's not like the others," Lila whispered. "It feeds on my anger and pain. It grows when I shut myself away. It whispers that I don't deserve the light."

Kelvin looked at the notebook. Each sketch resembled a stage of the madness that engulfed her.

"Do you know how to calm it?" he asked.

"No. But I try. I write everything down. My thoughts. My nightmares. Maybe it helps me contain it."

"Delmas gave me a notebook too. He thinks understanding our shadows is the key."

Lila nodded, as if the idea gave her a little hope.

"We should help each other. Our shadows are linked. I can feel it."

Kelvin then felt something strange—a fragile bond forming between them. As if their fears and pains were intertwining, but for the first time, not to destroy, but to understand.

There was a moment of silence, only broken by the rustling of pages beneath their fingers.

"We have to find others. Alone, we won't last long. But together… maybe we can change this world."

Kelvin looked at her, his heart pounding.

For the first time in a long time, he felt a spark.

CHAPTER 5: The First Link