Immortal Mythos: Bound by Void-Chapter 63 - 79: Beneath the Flame

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The deeper they walked into the spiral of light and fragments, the more distorted everything became.

Time lagged behind them. Sound echoed before it happened. Reality rippled with every breath.

Yuki gritted his teeth. "This place... it's warping me. Like it's trying to rewrite what I am."

Nogitsune stepped beside him, cloak fluttering despite the still air. "That's its game. The Eidolon doesn't fight with fists—it rewrites truths. Memories. Identity."

A floating stairway led them to a chamber that defied shape—walls folding and unfolding, light pouring in from directions that didn't exist. In the center burned a tall, blue-white flame. It pulsed like a heart.

They approached—and the fire spoke.

> "Do you remember, Yuki? The first time you cried? The moment you felt alone? The second your reality cracked?"

Yuki froze. His knees buckled as images hit him—his aunt disappearing in mist, his reflection shifting in the mirror, his scream echoing across an empty playground.

Aiko grabbed his arm. "Yuki, don't listen! That's not all of you."

But it was too late.

The flame reached for him. And as it touched his chest, something ancient responded.

Void met flame. Reality bent. And the Eidolon saw him fully.

Suddenly, everything stopped.

Time shattered.

And Yuki found himself... alone. On the floor of his childhood room.

But something was sitting across from him.

A figure, wearing his face—but older. Eyes deeper. Wiser. Hungrier.

> "You're finally ready," the double said.

Yuki swallowed. "Who are you?"

> "I'm the one you forgot to become."

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Inside the Flame.

Yuki stared at the older version of himself—calm, confident, terrifying.

> "You survived what you shouldn't have. You fought what you didn't understand. But now... you're starting to remember, aren't you?"

Yuki's voice trembled. "No... you're not me."

> "A version of you. One born when the void touched your soul. I watched every moment. Every choice. Every time you denied who you were."

He stepped forward, and with every step, the room shifted—childhood toys turned to ash, walls melted into stars.

> "You think power is about strength. But it's about acceptance. The Eidolon feeds on denial. Doubt. Fear. And now that you're waking up..."

He placed a hand on Yuki's chest.

> "...it's scared."

The void inside Yuki pulsed violently. Reality cracked behind his eyes.

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Meanwhile, in the Flame Chamber—

"Yuki's aura just vanished!" Aiko shouted, rushing toward the flame. "It's like he's not even here anymore!"

Ren's eyes narrowed. "No... it's deeper. He's still here—but he's facing something."

"Alone?" Himari stepped beside him. "No one should face this alone."

Haru clenched his fists. "This place is playing games. We should break the flame. Force it to let him go."

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Nogitsune's voice was calm, but his eyes burned. "No. This isn't a prison. It's a mirror. If we shatter it, he might shatter with it."

A silence fell—until Kai muttered, "Do you guys feel that? Something's looking at us."

They turned. The flame behind them... flickered.

And the Eidolon, in its shifting form, leaned through it.

> "He was never alone. Not really. Not with you watching so eagerly."

Aiko raised her staff. "You speak like you know us."

> "I am you. I am what you deny."

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Inside, Yuki stood tall.

The void and flame warred inside him.

"I'm not afraid of you," he said.

> "Good," said the double. "Then remember what you are."

And the double merged into him.

Yuki gasped. Light and shadow collided—and the flame around him exploded outward, revealing the true door behind it.

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