> "He does not echo. He does not sing. He is not part of the song.
But he is… still."
— Ophis, Dragon of Infinity, on the presence of the Blank
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[Location: Dimensional Gap – The Infinite Silence]
Time did not move here.
Sound did not breathe.
Only Ophis remained—watching, waiting, existing beyond comprehension.
Until today.
A ripple brushed the stillness.
It was not loud. Not bright. Not malevolent.
Just… present.
Like something unwritten had leaned against the edge of the void.
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[Ophis Opens Her Eyes]
She felt it:
Not power.
Not pressure.
Not danger.
A void within the narrative.
Something unclassified.
Someone not meant to be part of the story, yet now influencing everything.
Ophis (softly):
> "The blank one."
She closed her eyes.
Felt the rhythm of the worlds.
Where gods stirred. Devils schemed. Angels wept.
And where he simply moved, untouched, undefined, unbothered.
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[In Kuoh, MC Pauses Mid-Walk]
He looked at the sky.
Paused.
Blinked once.
MC (quietly):
> "So... even the infinite noticed."
He kept walking.
Didn't react further.
Didn't smile.
But for one moment… the silence noticed the shadow.
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[System Notification]
> Ophis has acknowledged your existence.
Trait Gained: "Touched by Infinity (Lv.1)" – You are recognized by the void itself.
You may now enter silences no one else can hear. And leave footprints in the places where time forgot to exist.
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End of Special Scene: When Silence Stared Back