"Sanctuary won't hold long," Liliana murmured, her own reflection in the Mourner's mask whispering something silently. "She's not trying to overpower us—she's unraveling us from inside."
Suddenly, the battlefield fragmented.
Everyone was pulled apart, yanked into separate illusions—each submerged into their personal echo chamber.
Split-Phase Battle Initiated.
[Boss Skill: Drowning Mirror Labyrinth]
Traps targets in internalized reflections. Combat occurs mentally and emotionally as well as physically. Escape requires defeating your own echo and locating the real Mourner's anchor.
Leon's Trial
He faced a version of himself bathed in gold and blood, arrogant and godlike, preaching to broken allies who knelt in chains.
"You think you lead them. But you drive them. They bleed for your calm lies."
Leon didn't speak. He just raised his blade—and cut through the reflection's throat.
"This isn't leadership," he muttered. "It's war."
Roselia's Trial