The world wasn't broken.
But I didn't wake in it.
Not at first.
I was standing in a field of dead crowns. Golden, rusted, cracked—each one whispering rules I'd already broken. Sky above? Glitched white. Ground below? Threadwoven.
And she was there.
The Fifth MILF.
Still veiled.
Still silent.
But closer.
Her fingers hovered over my chest—not touching, not glowing. Just... waiting. Like she'd touched me once before in another version of reality and still wasn't sure if I remembered.
"You always break things you love."
Her voice didn't echo. It layered. Over itself. Over my thoughts. Over the memory of my name.
"Do you remember me, Kaius?"
My throat locked.
Not from fear.
From recognition.
I didn't answer. I couldn't. Because the answer wasn't now.
It was before.
[System Alert – Glyphborne Sync Detected: MILF V – Emotional Fragment Activating]
The field shattered.
I woke in the shrine.
Heart pounding.
Back drenched in cold sweat.
