⚔️ Chapter 3
🌘 (A dark cave. A small fire flickers. Liu Shen is still unconscious on the ground.)
🦴 Skeleton (frowning):
— "Why is he still alive? That fall should've killed him."
🐺 Wolf-like man:
— "Something's off about him… but if he can't talk, he's useless."
👣 (Footsteps echo. A figure in a dark cloak steps in, glowing violet eyes beneath a mask.)
🧥 Mysterious Man:
— "Still breathing?"
🦴 Skeleton:
— "Barely. Maybe not for long."
🧥 Mysterious Man:
— "Good. Let's make a deal before he dies."
🐺 Wolf-man:
— "Who even are you?"
🧥 Mysterious Man:
— "Someone who knows who he is. If I'm right… that boy is the Writer."
🦴 Skeleton (suspicious):
— "Writer? What do you mean?"
🧥 Mysterious Man:
— "His brain holds the map to this entire world. He created it. He knows every secret. Maybe he's unconscious now, but when he wakes up… the game changes."
🐺 Wolf-man:
— "What are you suggesting?"
🧥 Mysterious Man:
— "A contract. 50/50."
🦴 Skeleton:
— "Denied. Too rushed."
🧥 Mysterious Man (smiling slightly):
— "Alright… 70/30. He gets the 70."
🐺 Wolf-man:
— "Still no. He might not even survive."
🧥 Mysterious Man (kneels, places hand on Liu Shen's chest):
— "Fine. Slave contract. 90% in his favor. I just want… to see how his mind built this world."
🦴 Skeleton (stunned):
— "You're insane… but fine. Let's seal it."
🔊 [System: Contract Registered — Class S Pact Initiated.]
🔊 [Contract Status: Master — Liu Shen | Servants: Hēiguǒ, Gu Tāng, Ruò Lán]
(Faint violet energy pulses from their chests. The bond is sealed.)
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☀️ (Hours later. Liu Shen opens his eyes, covered in dirt. He sees three figures watching him.)
👤 Liu Shen (groaning):
— "Where… am I?"
🦴 Gu Tāng:
— "He's awake."
🧥 Hēiguǒ (smirking):
— "Hello, Master."
👤 Liu Shen (blinking in shock):
— "...What?"
🔊 [System: Slave contract active. Master rank confirmed.]
💭 Liu Shen (thinking):
— "Wait—what contract? I never… agreed to anything!"
🐺 Ruò Lán (grinning):
— "You were out cold. We made the choice."
👤 Liu Shen (under his breath):
— "This world is insane... but if all the power's mine now…"
😈 Liu Shen (smiling darkly):
— "Then it's time to rewrite everything. Not for the readers. This time… for me."
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🔥 End of Chapter 3