The cacophony of merriment surrounding Jamie created an oppressive atmosphere, each guffaw and chortle amplifying Happiness's strength exponentially.
The sound waves themselves seemed to pulse with tangible energy, feeding directly into his opponent's core being. Jamie's mind raced through tactical possibilities, weighing offensive strategies against defensive maneuvers, calculating probabilities with the precision of someone who had survived countless impossibilities. But before he could formulate a comprehensive strategy, questions began crystallizing in his consciousness, demanding answers that might prove crucial to understanding the current predicament.
The foremost among them concerned the very existence of his opponent—how could this entity persist after their previous encounter? The memory of that battle remained vivid, visceral, and by all logical conclusions, definitively fatal.
