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Chapter 5 - Chapter 5: The Dragon's Debt

Part 1: The Aftermath of Divine Rebellion

The sky stitches itself back together, but the world remembers.

Seraphina collapses, her saintess powers burned out from defying fate.

Lysara vanishes—only a dagger left plunged into the altar with a note: "Don't die before I kill you."

The System is… different. Glitching.

> [New Primary Objective: Locate the Dragon Princess]

[Reason: She holds the First Aiden's memories.]

Aiden (rubbing temples): "So now I'm on a fetch quest for my own past life?"

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Part 2: The Crimson Wastes – Where Dragons Roam

A desert of black sand and petrified heroes.

Elara insists on coming ("Kael's gone broody. Boring.")

New Problem: The dunes move. The sand is alive—and hungry.

First Trial: A sphinx asks: "What does a villain truly desire?"

Aiden (deadpan): "A nap."

The sphinx laughs and lets them pass.

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Part 3: Ignisia's Trial – A Game of Fire and Memory

At the oasis, they find Ignisia—but she doesn't recognize them.

Dragon Law: To claim a mate, Aiden must best her in combat.

Twist: The fight happens in shared memories (cue flashbacks of past lives).

Revelation:

First Aiden didn't just build the system—he split his soul to escape the Scriptwriter.

Ignisia was his first and only love in Life #1.

Aiden (realizing): "That's why the system rewards flirting… it's your influence."

Ignisia's eyes ignite. "Prove you're him."

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Part 4: The Kiss That Burns Time

Aiden doesn't fight. He recites their first promise from a life neither remembers:

"Even if the stars forget, I'll find you."

The desert ignites—not with heat, but golden light.

Ignisia's memories return.

System Overload:

> [MEMORY FRAGMENT RESTORED: 12%]

[WARNING: SCRIPTWRITER INTERFERENCE DETECTED]

The sky screams again.

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The First Aiden's Prison

A rift opens, revealing a cage of living ink. Inside:

A man with Aiden's face, writing the same sentence over and over:

"This time, I'll save them all."

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Next Chapter Preview:

Lysara's Whereabouts: Why is she hunting the Church's remnants?

Kael's Corruption: The Hero is hearing the Scriptwriter's voice.

New Heroine Alert: A pirate queen with a map to the First Aiden's prison.

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