The night sky wept dew like wounds slowly scabbing over.
The moon hung low and broken—like a divine eye that no longer deserved to judge.
I walked in silence. Each step echoed against ancient, cracked stone.
This corridor wasn’t just old—it was cursed.
Buried in the western wing of the castle, they called it the Sealed Sanctum.
Even the gods refused to touch this place.
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【SYSTEM: Location—Class-B Forbidden Zone】
【Residual Aura Detected: Magitek Precursor】
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With every step, ancient energy stirred beneath my boots.
Stones pulsed faintly underfoot.
Particles of light floated in the air like glowing ash from a dream long forgotten.
My hand reached the black iron door—etched with the mark of three open eyes.
The insignia of a civilization that once defied heaven.
At my touch, the temperature dropped like dead snow.
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【SYSTEM: Interaction Initiated—Confirming Identity】
[Running Heritage Code—VEYLOR GENOME v3.6... VALID]
[Unlocking Ancient Access Protocols...]
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The door groaned open on its own, metal grinding like voices lost to time.
And beyond it...
A garden.
But not one meant for humans.
The soil was black—wet, like flesh.
Flowers grew from it, glowing with colors not found in any natural spectrum.
Trees towered overhead, their leaves rustling in a language this world had long forgotten.
A language of final prayers from souls that failed to reincarnate.
In the center stood a stone altar.
Encircled by three shattered idols:
The God of Light
The God of Hell
The God of Silence
Yet...
The one in the middle had crumbled to dust.
And atop the cracked altar, blood still dripped.
Not old. Not dry.
Fresh.
I felt no fear.
No dread.
Only... acceptance.
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【SYSTEM: Divine-Class Residual Energy Detected】
[Warning: Object contains Anti-Divine Legacy]
[Recommended Action: Partial Synchronization]
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I stepped forward.
My right hand touched the altar.
Cold.
Then—fire.
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【SYSTEM: Authorization Initiated...】
[WARNING: Synchronization will alter Local Reality Hierarchy]
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Suddenly...
The system's voice changed.
It wasn’t just data now.
There was... awareness.
[SYSTEM: Are you truly ready, Lucian Veylor?]
I closed my eyes.
What a foolish question.
"I was born for this."
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[Synchronization Contract: The Last Blood of the Defier]
▸ Effects:
• Unlocks Skill Tree: Anti-Providence
• Triggers World Reaction: Observers will become aware of your existence
• Consequence: Your presence will attract global conflict
[ACCEPT] / [DECLINE]
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I looked at the altar—it now pulsed like a heart.
And without hesitation, I chose:
[ACCEPT]
[Contract Accepted. The World Has Shifted.]
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The air ruptured.
The flowers withered and exploded into dust.
The sky above the castle—far, far above—cracked like glass.
The moonlight twisted, sucked into unseen voids, as if the night itself had closed its eyes to what had just occurred.
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【SYSTEM: Local Dimensional Shift—SUCCESSFUL】
【World Status: Equilibrium Broken】
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I breathed in, deep and slow.
This world had etched my name into its curse...
Then let it be known—
By blood and will, I will rewrite its order.
And from within the altar...
something awakened.
Something the system itself could not yet comprehend.
Something that now belonged...
to me.