Chapter 7: An Unexpected Meeting With Phantom
Bright light pierced Shido's eyes as he slowly opened them, groaning from the lingering disorientation.
'What happened...?' he wondered, trying to focus.
What he saw next was bewildering.
A vast expanse of white, stretching endlessly in all directions, devoid of landmarks or sound, like a void untouched by time.
"You're awake"
He instinctively turned his head at the faint sound of a strange voice that seemed hard to identify.
His gaze shifted toward the source, only to land on an hazy silhouette.
A figure shaped like a girl, painted in flickering mosaics of sky blue, soft pink, and shimmering white.
'No way...'
His heart nearly jump out of his chest at her sight.
"Phantom..." he muttered, his voice a mix of disbelief and elation.