The winds roared as the Celestial Warden descended from the sky, his luminous dragon coiling in midair like a serpent of judgment.
Every step Lunaris Daeva took left trails of light that didn't fade—like they were burning themselves into time itself.
The members of Null Order froze.
Even Mira couldn't speak.
"He's not like the others…"
"He's something else entirely."
The Trial of Divine Light
"Jiwoon of Sector Zero," Lunaris announced,
"You've wielded corrupted power, bent the system's threads, and tainted the balance.
Under the Decree of Light, you are sentenced to System Purge."
Jiwoon smirked slightly.
"And what happens if I refuse?"
"You suffer. And they suffer with you."
Suddenly, chains of radiant energy shot from Lunaris's palm—snaring Mira, Eri, and the others in golden rings that tightened with their heartbeat.
[System Warning: Divine Binding Detected]
[All allies are under Soul Compression]
Jiwoon's Choice: Submit or Corrupt
The system asked:
[Will you activate the Fragment of Forgotten Code?]
[Warning: Will irreversibly alter system behavior in this zone.]
Jiwoon looked at his team—gasping, choking, powerless.
His demon within stirred.
The Kirin-Dragon's chained ghost roared in the distance.
"No gods decide my worth."
"Not anymore."
"System—BREAK."
He shattered the fragment.
Unleashing a Forbidden Rewrite
The ground rippled.
Light inverted.
The golden chains turned black.
[System Override Activated.]
[Judgment Protocol: ERROR]
[Sin Priority: Reassigned to Subject 000]
Jiwoon snapped his fingers.
And Lunaris's dragon screamed.
It wasn't hurt—but its connection to the Celestial Code had been severed.
The Warden's expression shifted—for the first time—from calm to rage.
"You would unmake order?"
"I'll remake justice."
End of Mercy
Nyxfang extended—becoming a spear of pulsating crimson sin. Jiwoon launched forward, clashing with the Warden in midair. Light and darkness collided in a storm that lit the horizon in warping colors.
Blow for blow.
Sin for virtue.
Truth for illusion.
In the final moment, Jiwoon drove Nyxfang into the ground, releasing a blast that sent the Warden flying—but spared his life.
"That's mercy," Jiwoon muttered,
"Learn what it feels like."
Aftermath
[Sin Level: 71%]
[New Title Unlocked: The Sinbreaker]
[System Behavior: Adaptive protocols now evolving…]
As the sky returned to dusk, Jiwoon fell to his knees—body trembling.
"This power…"
"It's rewriting me too."
Mira approached slowly.
"Then let us rewrite you back."