Chapter 122: The Doppelgänger’s Choice

I stared at her, a mirror image of myself standing just a few paces away. She was identical in every detail—same eyes, same wild hair, same determined set of the jaw.

But there was something in her eyes, a darkness that made my skin crawl. She wasn’t just a reflection. She was my shadow, my fears and insecurities made flesh.

“You can’t be real,” I muttered, my voice low and shaky.

“Oh, but I am,” she replied with a chilling smile. “I’m as real as your darkest thoughts, your deepest fears. I’m everything you’ve tried to bury deep inside.”

I clenched my fists, the Shadow Stone humming with energy in my pocket. “I don’t have time for games,” I snapped. “Get out of my way.”

She chuckled, a low, mocking sound that grated against my nerves. “You think this is a game? This is your life, Sera. Every choice you’ve made, every path you’ve taken, has led you here. To me.”

I took a step forward, my muscles coiled and ready. “I’ve made my choices. I’ll live with them.”

“Will you?” she challenged,