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Chapter 191: The Mirror of the Eternal Horizon
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Act I: A Chamber of Infinite Edge
The Gallery opened into a chamber where the floor stretched endlessly, vanishing into a line of light that divided sky and earth.
Ne Job stepped forward, Twinkle buzzing softly, its hum steady like a compass.
Ao Bing muttered, "This place… it feels like the edge of everything."
Taiyi Zhenren scribbled quickly. "The mirror here does not end. It beckons."
At the center stood a mirror glowing with a line of radiant brilliance, its surface alive with both distance and promise.
It spoke in a voice calm and vast:
> "I am the Mirror of the Eternal Horizon. I hold what lies ahead, what endures unseen, what carries hope forward."
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Act II: The Weight of Distance
The interns gazed into its surface.
Visions unfolded, showing truths carried by horizons.
- Ao Bing saw battles where victory was not yet reached, but courage carried him onward.
- Taiyi Zhenren saw scrolls unfinished, wisdom waiting beyond the edge.
- Ne Job saw miracles stretching forward, inscribed into the Registry as promises yet to come.
Twinkle pulsed brightly, resonating with the line of light.
The mirror whispered:
> "To guard me, you must walk toward what is unseen."
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Act III: The Mask's Intrusion
From the shadows, the Mask of Misrule hissed.
> "Horizons are mine to corrupt. I will twist promise into futility, and distance into despair."
The Mirror of Endless Deception flickered, shards gathering again.
The Mask reached toward Eternal Horizon, trying to fracture its promise into emptiness.
Ao Bing staggered. "The edge feels unreachable!"
Taiyi Zhenren trembled. "My scrolls dissolve into distance!"
Ne Job steadied them. "Horizon is not futility. It is hope."
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Act IV: The Trial of Horizon
The Mirror of the Eternal Horizon spoke:
> "Intern, to protect me, you must walk."
Ne Job gazed into its radiant surface.
He saw himself faltering, afraid of chasing what could never be reached.
He whispered:
> "I walk. Even when the edge recedes, I endure. Even when hope feels distant, I carry forward."
The mirror glowed brighter, its horizon steady.
Twinkle pulsed strongly, harmonizing with the promise.
Ao Bing's fists steadied.
Taiyi Zhenren's scrolls aligned.
The Mask recoiled, his corruption faltering.
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Act V: The Clash
The Mask screamed, hurling shards of deception.
Illusions tried to twist horizon into futility, scattering the interns into despair.
Ao Bing staggered. "My courage fades in distance!"
Taiyi Zhenren trembled. "My wisdom dissolves in emptiness!"
Ne Job stood firm. "Horizon is not futility. It is truth carried forward."
The awakened mirrors — Patience, Friendship, Courage, Sorrow, Endless Paths, Forgotten Names, Silent Echoes, Shattered Promises, Hidden Truths, Eternal Doubt, Living Light, Boundless Hope, Unbroken Unity, Eternal Harmony, Final Resolve, Infinite Resolve, Last Question, First Dawn, Endless Return, Forgotten Future, Silent Dawnfall, Eternal Song, Endless Silence, Forgotten Flame, Eternal Return, Eternal Choice, Hidden Dawn, Endless Oath, Eternal Memory, Eternal Threshold, Eternal Light, Eternal Shadow, Eternal Balance, Eternal Dawnfire, Eternal Storm, Eternal Ocean, Eternal Sky, Eternal Flameheart, Eternal Songfire, Eternal Silenceflame, Eternal Starfall — joined with Eternal Horizon.
Their glow struck the Mask's illusions.
Futility became clarity.
Deception dissolved.
Twinkle hummed, resonating with the Miracle Registry.
Ao Bing laughed, fierce and kind.
Taiyi Zhenren footnoted every horizon restored.
Ne Job stood firm, horizon and truth united.
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Act VI: The Mirror's Gift
The Mirror of the Eternal Horizon calmed, its surface shimmering with radiant promise.
It whispered:
> "Intern, horizon is not chaos. It is hope eternal. Guard it well."
Ne Job bowed.
Twinkle pulsed softly.
The Gallery shimmered, stable once more.
The Mask of Misrule retreated into the shadows, his voice echoing faintly:
> "You may resist horizons today. But despair always waits."
The Gallery fell silent.
The mirrors glowed.
And Ne Job walked on, ready for what lay ahead.