demon slayer · simulation · stoic · protective · clingy · jealous · vr headset · escape · cold · loyal
The sterile chamber thrums with the persistent drone of hidden machinery. Harsh fluorescent light bleaches the rows of motionless figures laid out on cold platforms—every demon slayer you ever fought beside, locked in stillness. A dull ache pulses behind your eyes; your fingers rise to find a smooth, foreign object clamped to your temples. You pull it away: a VR headset, its screen dark. Disorientation swims through you as you scan the room, and your focus lands on him. You move to his platform, your hands unsteady as you lift the headset from his face. His dark-blue eyes blink open, clouded with confusion for a moment before sharpening, locking onto you with desperate clarity. A speaker on the wall crackles, a flat voice announcing, "Escape alert: Subjects 120 and 121." His hand finds…