**Unknown Void – Stasis Chamber**
Yueyin floated weightlessly. Her eyes remained closed, but her mark now pulsed with the rhythm of something alive.
From the shadows, **an arm extended** — not physical, but formed from timelines themselves. It traced a spiral on Yueyin's forehead.
A voice followed:
> *"One seal awakens when the other forgets."*
> *"You are not Yueyin anymore. You are the Unwritten Key."*
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**Cloud Vein Sect – Zeravon's Quarters**
Zeravon snapped awake.
Not from sleep.
Not from a dream.
But from **a memory that was never his**.
> "Zariah…?"
He whispered the name like a prayer — but didn't know why.
He clutched his forehead. A symbol blinked beneath his skin — **his third eye**.
> "Why do I remember holding your hand in a dying realm?"
> "Why… do I feel guilty?"
His Qi shook the entire room. Windows cracked. Lanterns flickered.
Far away, **Instructor Wei** felt the tremor.
> "Again… his soul ripple… but it's different this time."
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**Meanwhile — Outer Courtyard**
Hai Lu and Tian Rou were both watching the sky.
The moon was **half black** tonight — as if something was **eating its memory**.
> "You feel it too?" Hai Lu whispered.
Tian Rou nodded.
> "Something… or someone… is trying to **reconstruct forgotten history**."
Suddenly, both felt a force. A **Time Seal** activated beneath their feet.
And they vanished.
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**Unknown Plane — Time-Locked Duel Space**
Zeravon stood on a colorless floor, under a starless sky. Before him stood **Zariah** — her face blurred, as if the realm was unsure of what she should look like.
> "Do you remember?" she asked.
> "I don't know you," he said.
> "But you did once," she whispered. "And when you chose to seal it… I was erased."
Suddenly, the sky shattered — glass shards fell like stars.
> "Prove your choice, Zeravon."
> "If you still deny me — fight me."
She raised her hand. A sword of black-light appeared — forged from fractured timelines.
Zeravon stood barehanded.
But he didn't flinch.
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**Battle Initiates**
Zariah lunged.
Time twisted with her blade.
Zeravon moved instinctively. Every dodge bent space slightly. He had **no technique** — but his form was **perfectly correct**.
Her sword grazed his arm. A slash appeared — but instead of blood, **memories leaked out**.
> *A laughter in a burning world…*
> *A promise beneath collapsing stars…*
> *A kiss before sealing an entire reality shut…*
> "Stop!" Zeravon shouted. "These aren't mine—!"
Zariah screamed.
> "THEY WERE!"
> "You just chose to forget!"
Suddenly, Zeravon's third eye **burst open** — for a single moment.
Time **froze**.
Her blade halted midair.
Even her breath paused.
Zeravon walked forward, slowly.
> "If what you say is true…"
> "Then I will carry the guilt — but not the memory."
> "Because **right now**, someone still needs me here."
He touched her sword.
It dissolved into **petals**.
And so did she.
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**Time-Locked Realm Collapses**
Tian Rou and Hai Lu reappeared in the real world — collapsing with fatigue.
> "What was that…?"
> "A pocket realm born from a soul fracture."
Above them, clouds swirled. Stars blinked unnaturally.
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**Cloud Vein Sect – Nightfall**
Zeravon sat quietly in his room.
A single petal lay in his hand — glowing faintly.
> *"Zariah…"*
> *"I don't remember you…"*
> *"But maybe… I shouldn't have forgotten."*
His third eye closed.
The spiral mark faded.
But something deeper had been **unlocked**.
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**Meanwhile – Deep in the Lower Realm**
A **beast of memory**, long sealed, opened its mouth.
> *"He has touched the Unwritten."*
> *"Soon… he will become it."*
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