Chapter 10: Anomalies


    Dreams That Felt Too Real


    Many people, especially those close to Ren, began experiencing recurring dreams about a mysterious place filled with magical light and strange creatures. Some would wake up feeling as if they hadn’t slept at all but had actually been somewhere else.


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    Rifts in Reality


    At the outskirts of the city, people started noticing strange mirages—glimpses of another place appearing through thin air. Sometimes, unfamiliar voices echoed from these rifts, and on rare occasions, shadowy figures emerged, only to vanish moments later.


    Changes in People


    Several individuals began behaving differently, as if they had forgotten parts of their lives or, conversely, remembered things that had never happened. One day, Ren’s best friend looked into his reflection and, for a brief moment, saw unfamiliar eyes staring back—deep sapphire blue, just like Leonel’s.


    Ren’s Weakness and Illness


    Doctors observed that Ren’s condition in the coma had become unstable. At times, his pulse would suddenly quicken for no reason, while at other moments, it would ne


    arly fade away.