Tails Cat Delusionworld 1 — W

Kairo ducked into a stairwell that led up into the ground, heart hammering. "What do you want from me?"

Kairo nearly dropped the box. "You... talk?" W TAILS CAT DELUSIONWORLD 1

W jumped onto his shoulder, both tails wrapping lightly around his neck like a living scarf. "No. You're . There's a difference. Dreams have exits. This place?" The kitten purred—a sound like a broken radio tuning into a scream. "This place digests dreamers." Kairo ducked into a stairwell that led up

"That's new," a voice slithered from the kitten's twin tails. Not hissing— speaking . "Usually they don't notice until Level 3." There's a difference

the sky whispered. "Begin."

The kitten yawned. "Relax, Chronos. This one's different. He counted his fingers when he woke up in the alley. He checked for reflections. He even named me." W licked a paw. "He might last nine loops. Maybe ten."

The eye blinked. The clock hands spun backward. Rain-whispers became screams.