The Sutra hums.
Its verses bloom like petals of fire.
Adam, Sora, and Riku arrive at the Garden, hidden beneath the ruins of belief. No soil. No sun. Just roots made of memory and blossoms of silence.
Each flower is a god.
Each god is asleep.
Each dream is dangerous.
The Three Unmade
They find three divine seeds:
Aurex — God of Truth
Dormant in a mirror that never reflects the same face twice.Virell — God of Rage
Buried in a thorn that bleeds when touched.Numa — God of Mercy
Floating in a tear that never falls.
To awaken one, they must bury a part of themselves.
The Sacrifices
Sora buries his certainty. Riku buries his ambition. Adam buries his name.
The Garden accepts.
The gods stir.
But only one can rise.
The Choice
They argue.
Sora wants Aurex—to know the truth behind the Reaper's creation. Riku wants Virell—to wield divine fury against the coming storm. Adam wants Numa—to restore what was lost in the rewriting.
They fight.
Not with blades.
With memories.
Each one shows the others what they've become.
Each one breaks.
Then chooses.
The Resurrection
Adam opens the Sutra.
He writes:
"Mercy is the rebellion that survives."
Numa awakens.
She rises as light.
She speaks:
"You have rewritten war. Now rewrite peace."
She touches the Sutra.
A new verse blooms:
"The gods we unmake are the gods we become."
The Garden's Gift
Numa grants each a blessing:
Sora receives the Sight of Stillness—to see truth in chaos. Riku receives the Hand of Echoes—to strike with remembered fury. Adam receives the Quill of Becoming—to write what even gods fear.
The Garden closes.
The Sutra glows.
And the sky begins to change.