Yuki walks beside Kairi. His jacket still smells like smoke. The Ember shard glows faintly inside his glove
> Yuki
So what is this place
Some kind of ghost zone
> Kairi
It used to be a school
Until the Ember inside went berserk
Everyone forgot it even existed
Memory decay at full power
Yuki steps over cracked cement
A rusted swing creaks in the wind
The building ahead looms like a coffin
> Yuki's thoughts
I can feel it
Something here remembers me
Scene change: Inside the school. Dust hangs in the air like fog. The walls breathe. Literally. They expand and contract as if alive
> Kairi
Be ready
Memory zones shift logic
Time can bend
Reality can rewrite itself
Stay close to me
Yuki nods
But then something whispers his name
> Whisper
Yuki
He turns
No one there
A locker door creaks open by itself
Inside
A photo
Of him
Smiling
But with eyes missing
> Yuki's thoughts
I have never been here
So why does this place know me
Scene change: The gymnasium
Bleachers twisted like bones
A giant black stain pulses at the center of the court
It looks like oil
It sounds like breathing
> Kairi
That is the core
A revenant is about to form
Draw your Ember
Yuki pulls the crystal
Light explodes around his hand
The air shakes
And from the black ooze
A shape rises
A girl
Uniform torn
Eyes empty
Mouth twitching as if stuck between a scream and a smile
> Revenant girl
Why did you leave me
> Yuki
I do not know you
> Revenant girl
Liar
You promised
The room begins to spin
Bleachers become trees
The walls turn into sky
Memories warping reality
Yuki falls to one knee
The girl screams
Soundless
Pure pressure
> Kairi
Focus
Anchor yourself
Think of someone real
Yuki closes his eyes
Sees his mother
Her voice
Her laugh
Her warmth
> Yuki's thoughts
I am not lost
I know who I am
He slams the Ember shard into the floor
Light erupts
A circle of memory floods the room
The Revenant howls
Then cracks
Like a mirror shattering in reverse
Her face softens
She begins to cry
Then vanishes
Silence
The gym returns to normal
Sort of
Scene cut: Outside
Yuki sits on the steps
Winded
Hands shaking
Kairi tosses him a juice box
> Kairi
Your first sync
You did not die
Good job
Yuki breathes out
Then drinks
> Yuki
Who was she
> Kairi
A memory left behind
Maybe someone's sister
Maybe someone's guilt
Not all ghosts are evil
Some just want to be seen
Final shot: Back in the city
The masked man stares at a burning photo
The same photo Yuki saw in the locker
> Masked man
The archive is waking
And the boy is the key