"Even in systems governed by divine law, there are commands too dangerous to be written…"
Jiwoon stood in the silence of the Tribunal Zone, the glowing sigil on his chest still burning from his trial. The Architect had vanished, leaving behind one last message etched into the air:
[Access Granted: Protocol Layer Zₓ-Ω]
[Warning: You now possess authority to execute Forbidden Codes—commands that bend or break the fundamental laws of judgment.]
The Black Archive
Deep within the Tribunal Zone, a hidden staircase revealed itself—leading to the Black Archive, a chamber of sealed system protocols never meant to be accessed by humans.
Mira glanced around nervously.
"What is this place?"
Jiwoon: "The memory of every sin that was never judged."
Each scroll, tablet, and code-seal pulsed with dormant power. Names long erased. Laws undone.
Suddenly, a flicker of golden light emerged—the voice of a fallen Warden.
"If you open one… you must bear the outcome alone."
Jiwoon's Choice
He approached a sealed monolith labeled:
[Ω.77 — Redemption Rewrite: Allows the reversal of any soul's alignment through sacrifice.]
Mira: "You're not thinking of using that on…?"
Jiwoon: "There's a soul who deserves a second chance. But to do that, I'll have to lose something else."
Eri: "What will it cost?"
Jiwoon (quietly): "Part of myself."
System Integration Begins
[Installing Forbidden Code Protocol…]
[New Command Accessed: CODE_X-REDEEM]
[Warning: Unknown side effects—Memory corrosion, emotional detachment, alignment instability.]
Jiwoon's hands trembled as the code embedded itself into his Warden Mark.
The Past Reawakens
Suddenly, time and space fractured around them. Jiwoon was pulled into a memory loop not his own—but belonging to someone he condemned long ago: a child soldier named Rimwon, executed by the old system.
Rimwon (echo):
"You never asked why I sinned…"
"You only asked how much."
Jiwoon: "I'll rewrite that mistake. Starting now."
End Scene
As Jiwoon returns from the memory loop, his Warden Mark evolves—forming a second ring: a serpent devouring its tail.
[New Title Acquired: Code Bearer]
[Next Target: Heaven's Exile — The Divine Fugitive known as Lioras the Celestial Dragon]
Jiwoon:
"I'm done playing by old rules."
"Now, even gods must answer for their sins."