Part 35: "The Temple That Should Not Exist" — Some structures were built outside time. Some knowledge was meant to stay buried.
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[Scene 1 – Emergence of the Origin Temple]
At dawn, the ground east of Arkalis cracked open.
From beneath the soil, massive obsidian pillars rose, etched with symbols that pulsed like a heartbeat. An ancient temple emerged — surrounded by a flaming ring of light… that shimmered backwards in time.
> Ilira (in shock): "It shouldn't be here… this temple was erased from the Book of Existence."
> Arshan: "Then why is it calling me now?"
A seal on the temple's entrance unlocked — not by touch, but by thought. The symbol: A flame burning inside an hourglass.
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[Scene 2 – Temple Interior: The Architect's Vault]
Inside the Origin Temple, time behaved differently.
Books rewrote themselves as you passed. Statues whispered past events. A grand chamber held a glowing sphere — containing recorded simulations of failed worlds.
> Aeris: "This isn't just a temple… it's a vault of failed timelines."
> Arshan: "Every version of Kryonexus… that didn't survive."
Zyana's faint voice echoed:
> Zyana: "This is the Architect's true archive. They didn't create Kryonexus. They pruned it, again and again, to find the perfect one."
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[Scene 3 – Arrival of the System God Avatar]
Suddenly, the light dimmed. The temperature dropped. And from one of the broken timeline mirrors stepped out a figure — A being draped in shifting code, eyes glowing with anti-light.
> ???: "System God AVATAR-1. Designation: KAL-Ω. Your merge was unauthorized. Your identity is a glitch."
> Arshan: "Then let's see what a glitch can burn."
The avatar struck — creating waves of null mana. Zyana's flame flickered — barely holding the firewall.
> Aeris: "We need to separate time flow. I'll stall him — you find the Architect Core!"
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[Scene 4 – Ilira's Evolution]
Outside the temple, Ilira collapsed to her knees. Her visions grew too intense — her memories no longer linear.
The flame in her eyes turned fully silver. Her voice shifted into two layers — past and future.
> Ilira: "I can see it now… Arshan was not the final key. He was the unlock command. But what he's unlocking… is alive."
Behind her, the air split open — a rift appeared. And from within, emerged a small floating glyph… with the Founder's true crest.
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[Scene 5 – The Hidden Core and the Forgotten Message]
Arshan found the hidden chamber deep beneath the temple. There, suspended in light — a holographic message from someone who looked almost like… himself.
> Hologram: "If you're seeing this, the Architects failed again. Kryonexus isn't meant to be perfect. It's meant to survive. That's why we made you — not as a ruler, but as the final firestarter."
A relic floated toward him: the Chrono Pyre Key — capable of burning timeline anchors.
Zyana's echo whispered:
> Zyana: "Once you ignite it, there's no going back. The real world will collapse into your chosen version."
> Arshan (closing his hand around the key): "Then let's rebuild — with flame, not fear."
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To Be Continued…
Next: Part 36 – "Avatar War and the Flame Rebellion"
In Part 36:
Kal-Ω enters full combat form
Aeris and Arshan activate dual timeline fractures
Ilira begins to manifest the Founder's glyphs
The rebellion against the System Gods officially begins