Encounter with the Mother of Sanctity
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Jin stood frozen before the mysterious woman. His mismatched eyes absorbed every contradictory detail: her black hair streaked with golden lightning, her pale skin like a moon cloaked in ash, and the golden butterfly armor buzzing softly like prayers from an extinct world. The infant in her arms smiled at him—a smile eerily reminiscent of Lian Hua's laughter in previous universes... as if history was reshaping itself with new faces.
The Mysterious Mother: (in a voice like ripples through time)
"Do you know why you were born twice? Because the universe always demands a pure sacrifice to stay in balance."
Before he could reply, the butterfly armor unfolded, revealing hundreds of golden and black eyes gleaming across her body. Each eye was a window to a different universe. In one of them, Jin saw a version of himself slaughtering his mother with his own hands.
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First Revelation: The Legend of the Sacred Twins
The mother forced him onto a chair made of stellar roots and began her tale:
"Before the worlds were born, there was one god with two faces: Lian (light) and Helayon (darkness). But mankind, in its greed, split them to steal their power. You... you are the final offering to reunite the twins."
Jin touched the flower on his chest, now pulsing with a strange rhythm.
"Why me?"
She pointed to the infant.
"Because you're the only one who carried both their blood... and survived."
Suddenly, the baby wept. Its tears were black glass shards containing tormented souls within.
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Journey Into the Flower's Core: A Living Hell
The mother decided to test his strength. With a touch of her finger, the flower on Jin's chest opened, pulling him into a hybrid inner world:
Rivers of golden blood flowing into a black sky.
Trees made of gods' bones, whistling as shadows passed by.
A floating city built from shattered memories of dead universes.
There, he met the ghosts of the twins:
Lian, a blind young man dragging a chain of light; Helayon, a demonic child playing with planetary skulls.
Blind Lian: (in a broken voice)
"The golden blood... is our bridge. Cut it, and you free us."
Helayon the Child: (laughing while crushing a skull under her heel)
"Or leave it... and I'll make all worlds play with me!"
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The First Confrontation: Battle of Opposites
Before Jin could choose, Helayon attacked with arms of liquid darkness. He tried to defend himself with the flower's light, but each beam birthed a micro-universe that died instantly.
Lian intervened, turning part of his body into a golden sword that cut through the darkness.
The twist: each strike reshaped Jin's memories. He saw himself as a priest in an ancient temple, then a wealthy trader selling souls, and then a slave rebelling against the gods.
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The Unexpected Betrayal: A Mother Who Sells Her Children
When he emerged from the flower, the mysterious mother had vanished, leaving the infant behind. The child rapidly grew into a teenage version of Jin, but with one golden eye and one pure white eye.
White Version: (in a voice as pure as water)
"She... was never your mother. She sold you for immortality."
The white teen took Jin's hand, and through the touch, memories flowed: the mother had birthed thousands of children across universes, sacrificing them as fuel for the twin gods.
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Escape to the Living Library: Searching for Forgotten Roots
Jin and the white version fled to the library, where the last glowing wolves lay dying. The leader, a white she-wolf, was bleeding from wounds made of black light.
White Wolf: (with a final whisper)
"The library... is the body of the twin god... seek the book that devours you."
They searched the shelves until they found a book wrapped in skin that moved like a living creature. When opened, black clouds spilled out, forming the mother's face.
Mother's Book: (in a voice combining all voices)
"You are but ink in my story... and now, it's time to die."
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Open Ending: The Second Birth of the Twins
In the final moment, the white version stabbed himself in the heart, releasing a pure white light that melted the book.
In agony and rage, Jin tore the flower from his chest and planted it in the ground.
The result was terrifying
The earth split open, revealing the unified twin god: one half blind light, the other darkness swallowing light.
The library collapsed, and the glowing wolves turned into towers of salt.
The white version became a golden ice statue, crying black tears.
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And in a distant village where new universes are spun, a woman who looked like Lian Hua heard a whisper in the storm:
"The game isn't over... it's just been reborn."