"Wait!"

Sonya frowned, her gaze flickering between the canvases. "Are you sure these are meant to be four different individuals? What if we're just looking at four versions of the same person?"

Phantom Sonya replied, her voice cool and level, "We are the ones asking the questions here. We will not, cannot, and have no intention of answering anything regarding the prompt."

Ashe spoke up, "Then what does becoming reality mean? If they answer correctly, is the reward the fulfillment of their wish, letting them die alongside the person they choose?"

Phantom Dia stuck out her tongue playfully. "It might not even require a correct answer—"

Phantom Sonya snapped. "Witch!"

Phantom Dia giggled, her eyes dancing with anticipation. "Anyway, just wait and see. Watch closely."

Dia remained transfixed by the four portraits....