Entering her Subconsciousness

But before I can even debate with myself on whether I should unseal these doors or not (and whether it is even possible for me to do so with my current power level), the door in front of me glows brightly.

Not only that, the System Window does the same, as if they are reacting to one another. The contents on the window flicker rapidly before vanishing completely, leaving behind an empty window.

And that has never happened before.

It also should not happen, as the System has always been flawless in the time that I have become one of its many players. I still am, but I am now its only player.

The window does not remain empty for long, and unending random strings appear on the display one after another before something readable appears.

[Detecting Player…]

[Connection Has Been Severed. Cause Unknown. Reestablishing Connection. Please Wait.]

Oh, fuck no! I immediately dismiss the System Window, stopping whatever it is trying to do, and I think it works, as the glow on the door in front of me loses its intensity. It becomes fainter and fainter until leaving behind a rather damaged door.

It appears that the System had attempted to unseal the door, releasing whatever sealed inside. And I think it has done so through brute force, considering the condition of the door.

Seeing what had happened to the sealed door gives me a lot to think about. It also gives me the answer to whether I can unseal the doors or not. Or at least, I can unseal the door in front of me, likely allowing Stellar to regain what she has lost due to my action.

I am aware the System is glitching up, and it is probably due to me. The Shop System seems to function properly, but that is just the Shop System.

From my understanding, the System is made up a lot of separated components, and each one of them can function independently from each other. Usually, a player such as myself will never be exposed to the underlying code of the System, but just now, I did.

And what does that mean? What does that really mean?

I put those questions away for now and walk pass several sealed doors. I do not to test whether those doors will react the System as well, as I might have been lucky the first time around.

After checking a few more doors with my eyes only, I left the whole area in search for an entrance into Stellar's subconsciousness. It is not that difficult to find, considering it is the most elaborate entrance within the labyrinth that is now her mindscape.

Entrance – not door, as I merely need to enter without opening anything.

Passing through the entrance, I enter a starry void, and within the starry void, I see a little girl. Without seeing her face, I know for a fact that it is Stellar. Or more correctly to say, it is her consciousness given form. More or less the same as a Spiritual Body, except it only exists within her mindscape.

"Who… are you?" Stellar questions as soon as I reach her. She has never seen my real face before.

I smile. "I'm Zander. Do you want to play with me?"