Darkness creeps in.
Asahi's vision blurs.
His body—weightless.
His thoughts—fading.
The world around him begins to slip away.
His breathing—slowing.
His heartbeat—steady.
His consciousness—drifting.
A familiar sensation.
A cruel, inescapable truth.
He is looping.
Again.
But before his eyes fully close—
He sees something.
Something he should not have seen.
A sight that freezes his blood.
A sound that burns itself into his soul.
A vision that will haunt him even after the reset.
The Black Man… was laughing.
Not a chuckle.
Not a smirk.
Not an amused grin.
But a deep, uncontrollable laugh.
A laugh so pure, so genuine—
It shattered Asahi's sanity.
His voice echoes.
Louder.
Deeper.
Bouncing off reality itself.
The Black Man: (Eyes glowing, grin widening.)
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA—"
Asahi's breath catches.
His pupils shrink.
His mind screams.
His body shuts down.
And then—
He falls.
LOOP RESET.
Scene 1 – The Familiar House
Darkness.
A dim light flickered from a lone bulb, barely illuminating the decayed walls.
The air… suffocating.
The scent of dust—thick.
The silence—heavy.
And then—
A breath.
A cold, shaky breath.
Asahi:
"…Huh…?"
His voice barely left his throat.
His fingers twitched as he slowly sat up.
The bed beneath him—old and rotting.
The sheets—ripped and stained.
The air—still.
Something was wrong.
Asahi (in mind):
"Where... am I...?"
A cold breeze seeped through the cracks in the walls.
The dim light above flickered—
Once.
Twice—
Then stabilized.
Then—
A sound.
Drip...
Drip...
Water.
A leaky faucet.
And beneath it—
A voice.
A child crying.
Asahi's body tensed.
His breath caught in his throat.
His heartbeat pounded.
His mind screamed—
DON'T MOVE.
DON'T LOOK.
DON'T GO.
But his feet…
Moved.
Step by step—
The wooden floor creaked beneath him.
His fingers, shaking, reached for the door.
The child's sobbing grew louder.
His breath—shallow.
His heartbeat—faster.
His vision—blurring.
With a trembling hand—
He pushed open the door.
Inside—
A small boy.
Crying.
His body trembled as he covered his face with his hands.
His clothes—ripped.
His skin—bruised.
His sobs—broken.
Asahi's chest tightened.
He felt…
A pain he couldn't explain.
A grief that wasn't his.
But when he looked up—
His breath vanished.
His heart stopped.
His mind screamed.
Above the boy—
Hanging from the ceiling…
Two bodies.
A man and a woman.
Their necks snapped.
Their faces pale.
Their mouths slightly open, as if they had been mid-scream.
Blood—dripping.
Asahi:
"…AHHHHHHHHH!!!"
He staggered back.
His hands clutched his head.
His body trembled violently.
The child's sobbing grew louder.
And louder.
And louder.
Asahi could feel it.
The pain.
The grief.
The despair.
It wasn't just a vision.
It was real.
Asahi (in mind):
"This pain… it's real…"
Then—
The room glitched.
The air vibrated.
The walls shattered like glass.
And when Asahi blinked—
He was somewhere else.
Scene 2 – The Upstairs Crying
A new house.
A new setting.
But the same suffocating air.
The walls—different.
The shadows—darker.
Yet…
Everything felt the same.
Then—
A sound.
Tap...
Tap...
Tap...
Faint knocking.
From upstairs.
Asahi's body stiffened.
His instincts screamed—
DON'T GO.
But his feet…
Moved.
Step by step—
The stairs groaned under his weight.
The knocking…
grew louder.
His breath quickened.
His hands—clenched.
He reached the top floor.
The door stood in front of him.
And behind it—
Pain.
His fingers—shaking.
His breathing—ragged.
He pushed open the door.
Inside—
The same boy.
Crying.
But this time…
Beside him—
A girl's corpse.
Her body—twisted.
Her nails—cracked.
Her toes—missing.
Her neck—bruised.
Her eyes—still open.
Asahi froze.
His blood—ice.
His stomach—twisted.
His entire being rejected the sight.
Asahi:
"No... no... no... NO!"
The child never stopped crying.
And then—
He spoke.
Boy (low, cold voice):
"Blessings..."
Asahi's heart plummeted.
He collapsed to his knees.
His breathing—ragged.
His mind—shattering.
The child slowly lifted his head.
And his eyes—
Were completely white.
Asahi's world blurred.
The walls cracked.
Reality itself fractured.
And then—
A voice.
???:
"WAKE UP!"
A force slammed into him.
A sudden, burning pain tore across his face.
A slap.
???:
"WAKE UP, DAMN IT!"
Asahi gasped.
His body jerked forward.
His breath—shaky.
His hands—trembling.
His eyes shot open.
He was back.
Inside the Dimensional Dream.
???: "Finally…!"
A figure stands before him.
A familiar face.
FA.
FA exhales sharply, shaking his head.
His expression—a mix of relief and frustration.
FA: (Crossing his arms.)
"If you had stayed there any longer… you would have been trapped in that Dimensional Dream forever."
Asahi stares at him.
His breath uneven.
His mind racing.
FA: (Smirking slightly, but serious.)
"Welcome back to the Dimensional Dream."
Asahi's breath shakes.
His body trembles.
His vision blurs with exhaustion, frustration, and overwhelming pain.
Asahi: (Voice cracking, tears falling.)
"What… is even happening…?"
His knees feel weak. His mind is on the verge of shattering.
Everything—everything feels meaningless.
FA: (Calmly, watching him break.)
"Oh, don't worry… it's just…"
He pauses.
Then, with a smirk—
FA: (Casually.)
"Because of your sleeplessness."
Asahi: (Breathing heavily, confused.)
"Huh…?"
FA: (Crossing his arms.)
"You were supposed to wake up here in the Dimensional Dream after sleeping."
"But instead, your mind created another dream."
"A dream so real that you got stuck inside it."
Asahi's heart skips.
His mind races.
FA: (Leaning closer, looking him in the eyes.)
"Your body was here."
"But your mind was somewhere else."
"And because you were so desperate for sleep…"
"It almost took you forever."
A cold chill runs down Asahi's spine.
He clutches his chest.
FA: (Shrugs, smirking.)
"So yeah, I had to slap you."
He chuckles, shaking his head.
FA: (Smiling lightly.)
"Slapping my own self, huh? Feels weird."
Asahi's fists clench.
His breath is ragged.
He collected the memories.
He survived the loops.
He tried everything.
Asahi: (In his mind, breaking apart.)
("I did everything I could… but does any of it even make sense?")
("With all of this, I can save everyone…")
("BUT WHAT ABOUT ME?!")
His body shakes violently.
His knees collapse.
Asahi: (Voice shattering, tears streaming down his face.)
"I have been breaking since the loop started…"
"I HAVE NOT SLEPT FOR SEVEN FUCKING DAYS!"
"DOES IT EVER END?!"
FA watches him.
His expression is unreadable.
Then—
He smiles.
A soft, knowing, pain-filled smile.
FA: (Quietly, but firmly.)
"I know what you're going through."
FA steps closer.
His voice—suddenly strong. Powerful.
FA: (SHOUTS.)
"BUT STAY WITH ME NOW!"
Asahi flinches.
His vision snaps toward FA.
Asahi: (Sniffles, stunned.)
"Huh…?"
FA clenches his fists.
His eyes—filled with something Asahi lost long ago.
Determination.
FA: (Eyes burning, voice echoing through the white void.)
"COME ON—WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER!"
"AFTER ALL…"
"I WENT THROUGH THE SAME SHIT!"
Asahi gasps.
FA: (Steps closer, looking straight into his soul.)
"LET ME HELP YOU."
"SHARE THOSE BURDENS WITH ME."
"LET ME CARRY IT WITH YOU!"
Asahi's lips tremble.
His eyes widen.
His heart pounds—not in fear, but in realization.
He is not alone.
He was NEVER alone.
Asahi: (Breathless, shaking, voice weak.)
"FA…"
FA moves his hand forward.
A handshake.
A pact.
A promise.
FA: (Softly, with conviction.)
"Promise me…"
"That we'll win together."
Asahi stares at the hand.
His fingers twitch.
His heart pounds.
Something awakens inside him.
Asahi: (Breathing heavily, whispering.)
"Together…?"
Hope.
A tiny spark.
A flicker of life in his dying soul.
FA stands firm.
His hand never wavers.
FA: (Smirking.)
"Let's suffer together."
Asahi's lips part.
His tears don't stop.
His pain doesn't vanish.
But—
His will to fight ignites.
Asahi: (Eyes burning, voice raw, shaking, but strong.)
"ARARARARARARARARA!"
His body moves.
SLAP!
He slaps himself across the face.
His breath sharpens.
His exhaustion fades.
His body awakens.
Asahi: (Grinning like a madman.)
"COME ON!"
His hand meets FA's.
A handshake that shakes the entire dimension.
Asahi & FA (Together):
"LET'S DO THIS!"
FA smirks.
Then—he closes his eyes.
FA closes his eyes.
A deep breath. A moment of focus.
And then—
COLLECT.
A sharp pain strikes through his head.
His hands clutch his temples.
His breathing turns erratic.
FA: (Groaning, in pain.)
"Agh…!"
Asahi stands still.
His eyes—focused.
His body—tense.
But he doesn't panic.
Because he believes.
He knows FA will get the answers.
A long silence.
Then—
FA: (Whispers, breathless.)
"Huh…"
Asahi: (Eyes narrowing.)
"FA…?"
FA slowly lifts his head.
His eyes—shaking.
His breath—uneven.
And then—
FA: (Looking directly at Asahi.)
"Asahi."
Asahi freezes.
His chest tightens.
His fingers twitch.
He already knows.
Asahi: (Muttering, barely above a whisper.)
"Don't tell me that—"
FA clenches his fists.
His voice steady.
FA:
"Come on."
"I have my memory."
Asahi exhales.
His body relaxes for the first time in forever.
Asahi: (Huff…! Relieved.)
"Hah… Finally."
FA takes a deep breath.
And then—
He says it.
The truth.
FA: (Serious, voice heavy.)
"The Black Man…"
Asahi: (Sharp gaze, listening.)
"Yeah…?"
FA closes his eyes.
Then—
He opens them.
And with absolute certainty—
FA: (Dead serious.)
"He can travel through dimensions."
Asahi: (Huh…?)
His fingers tremble.
His breath—shaky.
His mind—racing.
Asahi: (Whispers, stunned.)
"A dimensional traveler…?"
FA: (Nods.)
"Yes."
"That's why he came through nothingness…"
"On the terrace… he wasn't teleporting."
"He was trying to ENTER your dimension."
Asahi's blood runs cold.
His brain—processing.
His enemy is not bound by time.
His enemy is not from his world.
His enemy is from somewhere else.
Asahi: (Whispering, realization dawning.)
"A dimensional traveler…"
"A repulsion user…"
FA closes his eyes again.
He thinks.
Then—he speaks.
FA: (Quiet, deep in thought.)
"Repulsion…"
"His body acts like a magnet… No…"
Asahi: (Huh?)
"What do you mean?"
FA: (Eyes sharp.)
"It's not him."
"His jelly-like suit… THAT is the magnet."
Asahi's heart skips a beat.
His body stiffens.
His breath quickens.
Asahi: (Processing.)
"Wait—so it's not his body that repels?"
FA: (Nods.)
"Correct."
"But it doesn't attract things either."
Asahi: (Confused.)
"Why?"
FA: (A knowing smile.)
"Because we're both human."
"We are the same species."
Silence.
A long, heavy silence.
Then—
Asahi: (Eyes widening.)
"Wait…"
"A magnet…"
"Same poles don't attract."
"Instead… they repel."
It all clicks.
His eyes sharpen.
His body tenses.
The truth makes sense now.
Asahi: (Low whisper, realization.)
"We're the same."
"Same poles…"
"Same species…"
"That's why he repels me."
A long pause.
Then—
Asahi: (Softly, but intensely.)
"Oh…"
He smirks.
A dark, knowing smirk.
Asahi: (Eyes burning.)
"He's powerful."
"But now… I finally understand how he works."
Asahi's mind raced.
His pulse pounded in his ears.
Everything was finally making sense… but then—
Asahi: (Eyes narrowing, voice sharp.)
"But the real question is…"
FA looked at him.
A slight tension filled the space.
FA: (Curious, tilting his head.)
"What is it?"
Asahi: (Looking directly at him, serious.)
"Can he enter this dimension?"
Silence.
A heavy pause.
Then—
FA: (Smirks, shaking his head.)
"Don't worry."
"After all, this is just a dream and a dimensio—"
SUDDENLY.
A SOUND.
Asahi: (Heart skipping a beat.)
"Huh…?"
A deep, thunderous knock.
A noise so loud it shook the entire white void.
FA: (Eyes widening.)
"What's that?"
Asahi: (Breathing heavier.)
"No… NO…!"
BOOM.
Another knock.
Louder.
FA: (Grinning, but his hands were tense.)
"Looks like someone is trying to wake you up."
Asahi: (Teeth clenching.)
"No… it can't be…"
A deep rumbling shook the entire dimensional dream.
FA: (Tensing, voice tight.)
"Shit… it must be him."
"He's trying to wake you up."
Asahi: (Breathing heavily.)
"That's impossible—he can't—!"
BOOM.
BOOM.
BOOM.
The sound grew.
Deeper.
Louder.
More violent.
FA: (Eyes darting around.)
"No way… No way…!"
Suddenly—
A new sound.
CRACK.
A single shatter echoed in the empty space.
A hairline fracture appeared in the endless white.
The knocking stopped.
Silence.
Too silent.
Asahi and FA froze.
Something was wrong.
Very wrong.
Asahi: (Whispers, terrified.)
"H-Huh…?"
FA: (Body trembling, whispering.)
"What's happening…?"
From the cracked part of the dimension—
A hand emerged.
Asahi: (Eyes widening in pure horror.)
"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!"
FA: (Breathless, stepping back.)
"N… No way…!"
Another hand appeared.
Both hands gripped the edges of the crack.
And then—
He tore it.
He ripped open reality itself.
A hole—his size.
A pathway into the Dimensional Dream.
From above,
He descended.
FA: (Frozen in absolute terror.)
"This is impossible…!"
A heavy thud.
Dust scattered in the white void.
The air turned thick.
And standing before them…
The Black Man.
He stood tall.
His presence—demonic.
His aura—consuming.
His white hunter eyes locked onto them.
Then,
He smiled.
The Black Man: (Casually, smirking.)
"Yare yare…"
A slow chuckle.
Then,
A deep laugh.
And finally—
The Black Man: (Grinning, voice dripping with amusement.)
"I found both of you."
The Black Man: (Eyes burning with insanity.)
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!"