As the memory fades and the light orb flickers out, my body collapses to the ground. The world spins violently around me. I feel an overwhelming wave of nausea. My throat tightens, strangling me, and I can barely draw a breath.
"No…" I gasp. "This can't be true…"
Mirayuki is shouting something, but her voice is muffled, drowned out by the roaring storm inside my head. I can't hear her. My thoughts are a chaotic mess. I shut my eyes, desperate to escape this nightmarish reality, praying to any god who might listen that this is just a cruel illusion from which I will soon awaken.
But when I open my eyes again, the harsh truth remains. My little sister… she's not waking up.
Mirayuki rushes toward me, helping me to my feet. But I don't care about getting up. All I care about is Anna. I stagger back to her, clinging to her fragile hands, calling out to her with a voice breaking from anguish.
"Please… answer me… Please…"
