Morning.
White ceiling.
Soft light.
Silence.
Jin lay on the bed.
Still.
Unmoving.
Machines connected to his body.
A steady beep echoed through the room.
Time passed.
Unclear how long.
Then—
his finger moved.
Slight.
Barely noticeable.
His eyes opened.
Slowly.
Heavy.
Empty.
For a moment—
nothing.
Then—
his pupil shifted.
Black.
Completely black.
Not like before.
Deeper.
Endless.
One second.
Two.
Then—
it returned.
Blue-gray.
Normal.
A faint sound echoed.
Not in the room.
Not outside.
Inside Jin brain.
A system notification.
Cold.
Detached.
Unseen.
[Kill Count Updated]
564 / 1000
Then—
Another message appeared.
Different.
Heavier.
The text flickered.
Distorted.
Unreadable.
Like something was trying to exist—
but wasn't allowed to.
[#%##^%]
The symbols glitched.
Collapsed.
Erased themselves.
Silence returned.
Jin's eyes didn't move.
But for a brief moment—
Something deep within them shifted.
Jin stared at the ceiling.
Breathing steady.
But inside—
something had changed.
Not awakened.
Replaced.