Arnold eyes narrowed as he asked in his mind, "So the family in front of me is just an illusion? I knew it."
He had concluded that this was the case because the older version of himself did not talk about his doubts about his family in front of him, but instead only assured him that he would really gain powers if he killed them.
"No of course not. They're as real as they can be.", the voice declared calmly.
Arnold grit his teeth as he could not find any trace of panic in the voice that echoed in his head, which probably belonged to the older version of Arnold who was testing him.
Arnold felt a headache coming up as he looked at the sword in his hand. Suddenly, an idea popped up in his head.
Why didn't he just kill himself? What would his reflection do if he stabbed himself?
Without even wasting a second after having the thought of suicide, Arnold plunged his sword towards his stomach, ready to die.
