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Chapter 18 - Dream World

'Ego Ability, Red Re-Cycle'

The red ego pulses, freezing randomly around Hamster. Lena sarcastically exclaims, "Well, that was pointless." Attempting to pull him in, she finds the red aura now holding her ego.

Confidently, Hamster declares, "Just stay out of the red; it's pointless, right?" Frustrated, Kat launches a repel which slightly pushes Hamster with the majority of her ego again being trapped in the red. Lena charges at Hamster moving through all the red, as she reaches Hamster she notices her speed rapidly declining. 

Laughing, Hamster strikes, sending Lena flying through his aura. "Try again," he gloats. Toki takes initiative, navigating the maze of aura. Amused, Hamster says, "You seriously think I'd let you just walk through it?"

Winding up a kick, Hamster strikes Toki, who endures multiple kicks while walking through non-aura-covered areas. Hamster laughs, "If you wanted to be a punching bag, you should've said that earlier."

Undeterred, Toki stands up, but remains in place this time. Hamster charges confidently. "Did I hurt you too much, you coward?". Kat dashes towards Hamster, avoiding the red and gaining speed.

Hamster, surprised, stops laughing. "Release!" The red disappears; the suspended ego strikes Kat. Hit by her own repel and Lena's attract, she zigzags between Hamster and Lena.

Hamster laughs, "You three really are useless." Toki counts faintly, "56, 57." An aura fills the battlefield. "58, 59," Toki counts. Hamster's instincts tell him to back away. "60," Toki screams, "Secret Egoist Technique: Dream World."

An ego explosion envelops the battlefield. Hamster trapped in an infinitely expanding realm, in reaction he exclaims, "Ego Ability, Red Re-Cycle." Toki calmly responds, "You never had an ego ability." Confused, Hamster screams, "What are you talking about?" No ego appears.

Concerned, Hamster screams, "Swords still work." Toki questions, "What swords?" Hamster's sword disappears. Toki, with a commanding voice echoing through the infinite plain, states, "sleep" Hamster instantly falls asleep; Toki, falling to the floor, passes out as well. Toki left with only just enough ego to survive. 

While the Dream World is nearly a guaranteed win if executed successfully, given its taxing conditions and a guaranteed ego drain to the bare minimum, it is rarely employed as a primary attacking ability, due to the risk of death while meeting the necessary conditions. Furthermore, if unable to incapacitate every opponent with one Dream World, she would be left in an immensely vulnerable position.