Hina's eyes widened the instant it happened.
The world around her collapsed into a blur of silence and horror with her entire focus locking solely onto Kouhei, who was now impaled through the chest by Masayoshi's blood-slicked hand.
Everything narrowed.
Everything slowed.
Her breath caught in her throat.
She felt like she couldn't even inhale properly.
A shaky, stuttering gasp escaped her lips.
There was a metallic ringing in her ears as well.
Her vision flickered...
Blurring and sharpening.
Like a failing projector trying to cling to reality.
"K-Kou... hei..."
The words tumbled from her lips in a broken whisper, her mouth moving on its own.
She hadn't consciously spoken.
She was frozen in time... literally.
But somehow, her body acted on pure instinct, her voice slipping out as if trying to deny the nightmare unfolding before her.
Then—
"Blug... Brughhhhhhhhhh... gagghhhh..."
