Now we explore the fate of one betrayer—once human, once Wang Ling's companion—now reborn within the Tower as an unaware, memory-erased NPC, recycled like system trash… but still housing the echo of their past life, buried deep.
This is not redemption.
This is reassignment.
The Tower keeps no graves.
It only makes tools.
📍 [Location: Floor 24 – Region Class: Seraphic Ruin]
Role: NPC Trial Host – "Aira of the Glimmering Vow"
Status: Tower Native
Origin: Recycled Human Player – Liora, the Saint of Echoes
Memory Access: ❌ Erased
Divine Power: Reconstructed into Trial Type
Awareness of Prior Life: ✦ Dormant Fragment Present
She doesn't remember her name.
She remembers light.
A vow. A purpose.
The sound of a gate closing in her ears.
And the moment her heart broke—
Not because she died.
But because something colder had survived her.
Now, she is Aira.
A Trial Host on Floor 24.
Her job is to test players with illusions of mercy.
To tempt them with salvation, and punish them if they believe.
Because in the Tower, mercy is a test.
And belief… is a trap.
Every day, she performs her role.
Smiling.
Welcoming.
Offering hope that always turns to fire.
But sometimes—just for a second—
When she hears the word "regressor" whispered by a climbing player…
Her body flinches.
Her hand shakes before she hides it.
And in the mirror, her reflection blurs.
"Why do I cry," she once whispered,
"when the cold ones walk past?"
She does not know she once fought beside the Cold God.
She does not remember how her chains of light cracked on his flesh.
She does not remember what she said before she betrayed him.
But somewhere in her broken soul, the Tower left a seed—
Because it knows one day, he will come.
And she must be ready to serve.
Not as a priestess.
Not as a redeemer.
But as a test.
⚠️ System Marker Embedded:
"When Subject #00192-ZH reaches Floor 24… remove dialogue options."
"Trigger silent memory bleed."
"Let her feel what she forgot."
"Do not let her remember. Let her ache."
Until then, she smiles.
And she kills those who dare believe in kindness