Opening
Serapheon's golden light unfurled into countless strands, weaving a celestial tapestry across the sky.
He calls it the Divine Loom—a battlefield where every movement is bound by destiny.
Ael and Lyra struggle, bodies dragged as if by invisible chains.
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First Clash
Serapheon slashes with his Fate Seal. His blade doesn't cut flesh—it severs future lifelines.
Ael narrowly avoids a strike, only to glimpse a vision of himself dying in three days.
Lyra shouts: "Don't believe it! That's the fate he's forcing on you!"
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Ael's Counter
Ael writes on the Blank Page: "The threads binding me were never written."
The golden bonds unravel instantly.
He follows up by erasing "the rhythm of the blade"—Serapheon's swing halts midair.
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City-Scale Combat
Serapheon smirks: "You truly are calamity incarnate."
He unleashes Judgment Threads—thousands of strands morph into spears, chains, and lances raining down.
Ael erases a fragment of the sky itself → creating a white void where all threads vanish.
The clash rocks the city; buildings crumble, citizens scream.
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Mid-Battle Revelation
Serapheon warns: "Every erasure births a void where forbidden things seep through."
Shadows creep from the sky's wound—eyes blinking within darkness.
Lyra gasps: "Ael, your power is summoning it!"
Ael, shaken but resolute, shouts: "Even so—I refuse a fate where I let people die!"
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Reversal
Ael writes: "The judgment upon me has been erased."
The thread aimed at his throat snaps.
He twists fate further—writing Serapheon's threads to bind their master. Golden chains coil around Serapheon himself.
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Ending Hook
Suddenly, a voice whispers from the void beyond fate:
> "Child… let us erase everything for you…"
Ael's eyes widen, reflecting the abyss, as Lyra reaches for him in fear.
The chapter ends on the chilling revelation—Ael's power is awakening something even Serapheon cannot control.
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