Spiral-Breaking.)
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Location: Reverse Spiral Collapse
Time scrolls were falling like ash.
The sky twisted into a glitching spiral.
And the ground beneath my feet… was made of broken thoughts.
I — Aren Kael — stood at the heart of a fading Spiral.
Behind me, Eira stood silent.
Tomo, for once, wasn't glitching.
But something inside me was starting to tear.
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Tomo (worried tone):
> "Bro… Spiral's initiating a new memory trial.
But this one… it's not yours.
It's a forgotten future — a memory that never happened."
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Ahead, a door appeared — forged from black Spiral sigils.
Its name burned across the surface:
> Gate: Echo Origin 0
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I gripped my Spiral Rod tighter.
One line still flickered across the handle:
> "Flame of Resolve – Don't forget what made you."
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I stepped inside…
And the world came to a complete stop.
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A pristine Spiral garden stretched around me — glowing white.
And there, sitting peacefully, was Aika.
No Spiral mark on her body.
No chains. No flames.
She was smiling. Quiet. Peaceful.
She looked at me — with unfamiliar eyes.
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Aika (softly):
> "You're... Aren, right?"
"I've heard your name before.
You're from the world that… burned down."
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I couldn't speak.
This wasn't my Aika.
But still… there was a flicker in her eyes.
Like a sentence etched deep into her soul:
> "You forgot me… but the Spiral didn't."
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Tomo (distorted glitch):
> "BRO! This is a Spiral echo zone!
Stay here too long… and you'll become part of it."
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Aren (thinking):
> "She's not mine…
But the Spiral wants me to remember her."
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And then, without warning —
Kuze appeared.
His Spiral mask cracked, half his body glowing with unstable flame.
But his voice… it was cold. Calculated.
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Kuze (quiet):
> "I'm not here to fight you, Aren.
I just want to see how much you truly love yourself."
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A Spiral contract circle formed beneath us.
Aika stood at its center, like a choice waiting to be made.
Then… Spiral spoke.
> "Sacrifice one truth… and this version may be saved."
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This Aika wasn't real.
But she wasn't fake either.
She was Spiral's idea of Aika —
Who she could have been… if I had never existed.
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Aren (softly):
> "This memory isn't mine…
But its existence makes me feel more alive."
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Tomo (whisper):
> "Then burn it, bro.
With love.
Not denial."
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I raised my Spiral Rod.
Flame of Resolve ignited.
Epoch Mirror glowed beside it.
— Spiral Redemption Slash —
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Cracks ran through the garden like spiderwebs.
Aika smiled… one last time.
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Aika (gently):
> "If you ever remember me again…
Remember that I never forgot you."
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SLASH.
The white Spiral garden shattered into light.
The gate collapsed behind it.
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The scene shifted.
Eira stepped beside me, quietly.
Kuze disappeared into the Spiral storm… leaving behind one final word:
> "Lunara…"
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And then —
a sound.
A new Rift tore the sky open.
A voice echoed — not loud, but absolute.
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> "The Spiral can rewrite memories…
But who rewrites the Spiral?"
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A silhouette stepped through the fractured light.
Lunara Vale —
Long, white chain-weaved hair.
One golden eye.
The other… cracked void.
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Tomo (shocked):
> "Bro…
That's not a Spiral user.
That's the Spiral's forgotten author…"
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Aren (thinking, voice steady):
> "I've carried memories for so long…
But now it's time —
to make the Spiral remember me."
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TO BE CONTINUED…