The room remained still, but the air felt heavier.
He glanced around again. Everyone else was asleep — Eren snoring softly, Lior lying motionless on his back, the faint rhythm of breathing the only sound.
Cain rubbed the back of his neck. An entity looked at Cain from within, A soft chuckle echoed in his skull. Not from outside but from within. Cain fingers tightened on the sheet " Stop, who are you?
The voice silent looked at cain with a hint of sadness" You don't know who i am but you saw me and let me out even if only a little and the door cracked when you touched the crystal.
"The door…?" Cain's voice faltered. Images flashed — the white light, the chains, the shadowed figure. His breath grew unsteady. "That was a dream." This was all confusing to Cain who have no memories.
> "You think dreams can hold me?
The tone was mocking now, but not cruel — like someone who knew him far too well.
Cain shook his head, running a hand through his hair. "I don't even know who you are."
Silence stretched. Then:
> "Then remember."
He tried to remember something-- anything but it was all blank. A spike of pain flared behind his eyes — brief but sharp enough to make him gasp. He pressed a hand to his temple, gritting his teeth until it passed. When he looked up again, the room was silent once more.
Nothing, No voices. Just his heartbeat and the low hum of the lamps, like the voice was never there to begin with.
He exhaled slowly and leaned back against the wall. "I'm losing my mind," he muttered.
From the next bed, Eren stirred in his sleep, mumbling something incoherent before turning over.
Cain watched the shadows play across the ceiling for a long time. Whatever that thing inside him was — it wasn't gone" That he knew.
And deep within the quiet of his mind, far beyond his reach, the voice murmured again — softer this time, almost gentle to himself:
" You have to remember Cain"