Chapter 7: The Taiyi of Order
[The claw did indeed pierce "your" chest, but your figure suddenly wavered and then dissipated into nothingness!]
["An illusion?!" Gallagher spins around, his pupils contracting.]
[The real you has appChapter 7: The Taiyi of Ordereared behind him, holding a long, narrow blade.]
[Squish!]
[Without the slightest hesitation, the blade in your hand accurately and viciously pierces Gallagher's heart from behind.]
["How... could you..." Gallagher struggles to look down at the blade protruding from his chest, his pupils trembling. The next second, you pull out the blade and slash again. He collapses to the ground. Flicking the blood from your blade, you glance at the stunned "Something Unto Death."]
["Did you really think I wouldn't notice the thing you brought with you?"]
["ROOOOAR—!!!"]
["Something Unto Death" seems to have been enraged by Gallagher's death. Instantly, countless black tentacles and claws lunge at you!]
[You let out a cold snort, parrying its attack with a single-handed swing of your blade.]
[The battle is short but fierce, and the outcome is never in doubt. Suppressed by the power of Order and Harmony, "Something Unto Death" is utterly destroyed by you.]
[You stand in the center of the ravaged side hall, your clothes pristine.]
["All the troublesome insects have been cleaned up..." you murmur, your eyes deep. "It's time for the plan to begin..."]
[Target Gallagher is deceased... Analyzing... Analysis successful!]
[Acquired temporary Trait: [Disguise (Blue)]!]
[Effect: You can imitate and disguise yourself as any character you have had close contact with (Cooldown: 24 hours).]
[Villain Points +200]
'This trait doesn't seem very useful right now... But another 200 Villain Points! Killing key characters really pays off! This was a good trade!'
[The next day, the truth inevitably comes out.]
[The disappearances of Aventurine and Gallagher finally arouse the suspicion of the Astral Express crew.]
[Welt, Trailblazer, March 7th, and a somehow revived Firefly confront you at the Dewlight Pavilion.]
[Faced with their questions, you do not deny it.]
["I did it," you admit. "Aventurine was trying to subvert the order of Penacony, and Gallagher was a minion of death. For the long-term peace of Penacony, their disappearance was necessary."]
["Sunday!" Welt says in a low voice. "What are you planning? This is about more than just maintaining order!"]
[You look at them, a smile of pity on your face. "You don't understand. The freedom and reality you pursue are the very sources of pain and chaos. Only under absolute Order can true, eternal tranquility be achieved."]
[You say no more, forcefully pulling all four of them into your inner world.]
[Here, you show them your past, making them re-experience the choices you faced, trying to make them understand why you must build a "new world of Order," why you must realize the ultimate ideal of the "Great Sabbath," and why you are willing to become a martyr for it.]
["The system of the entire cosmos should be a Seven-Day Sabbath..." you explain your philosophy.]
[However, the Astral Express crew steadfastly opposes your view, arguing that happiness without freedom is meaningless, and a beautiful dream that escapes reality is ultimately just a cage.]
["It seems words cannot make you understand the beauty of Order." You are slightly disappointed, but not surprised. "Very well. Let's settle this on the stage of the grand festival."]
[Center stage of the Grand Theater. The Trailblazer and their companions arrive as promised.]
[You reiterate your purpose one last time: "The new world I will create is a paradise for humanity, a place that no Aeon or person can interfere with, a place that can accommodate the dignity and happiness of all."]
[Their response is to draw their weapons.]
["Stubborn fools..." you sigh, no longer hesitating.]
[The battle erupts!]
[You personally enter the fray, transforming into the body of "Dominicus," the philosophical embryo, preparing to resurrect the God of Order.]
[You use the immense power of Order to drag all of Penacony and the Astral Express crew into the "Dream of Unity."]
[However, just when you believe victory is within your grasp—the unexpected happens.]
[Without Robin's song to create an opening, Boothill summons the Galaxy Rangers, Acheron delivers a slash of Nihility that tears through the false reality, and the Trailblazers erupt with the power of Harmony... The combined impact of these forces shatters your "Dream of Unity"!]
[The Astral Express crew challenges you once more.]
[Although you are powerful, simultaneously maintaining the dream, fighting multiple powerful enemies, and suppressing the backlash from the power of Order, you gradually begin to struggle.]
[Finally, after a fierce battle, your "Dominicus" form is broken. Your giant body shatters, and you fall from the sky.]
[No one catches you.]
[You crash heavily onto the cold stage, your consciousness beginning to fade.]
'No way, I lost even like this?! The biggest variable, Robin, wasn't even here, and I still couldn't win? The plot armor on this crew is just insane! Is the simulation going to end like this?'
[However, to Jiang Mo's surprise, the simulation continues.]
[Just as your consciousness is about to fade into darkness, a cold, androgynous voice, like the collective whisper of a trillion lives, echoes directly in the depths of your soul:]
["Order is dead... but Penacony's 'seed' is not only Order..."]
["Do you desire true power? Are you... willing to embrace 'Us'?"]
[Faced with the unknown call, you choose—]
[1. Accept.]
[2. Refuse.]
Jiang Mo was stunned. 'Holy crap, a plot twist like this? Only an idiot would refuse!'
'I'll cause trouble even in death! It has to be 1! Give me power! I will rend the heavens that try to blind me! I will turn that Astral Express crew to ash!'
["I am willing!" You accept the power.]
[Villain Points +300!]
[In an instant, a torrent of power filled with a mad desire to proliferate erupts from the deepest part of your consciousness, instantly enveloping your near-shattered body!]
[On the stage, as the Astral Express crew watches in horror, your weakened body is reshaped by a strange, dark red energy, and then...]
[You rise again, in a chillingly bizarre form!]
[You open your eyes, feeling a power within you that is completely different from Order, yet even more immense.]
[You look down at the prepared Astral Express crew, a crazed smile spreading across your face.]
["Act Two," your voice is hoarse, with a strange timbre, "begins!"]
[You are no longer merely the embryo of Order. Now, you represent—Order and Propagation!]
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