Part 1: Kael, the Scriptwriter's New Vessel
Kael's body jerks upright—his voice no longer his own.
"Pathetic. You freed him only to lose him again."
His fingers twitch, rewriting the air itself:
Elara's axe turns to petals.
Ignisia's flames snuff out mid-roar.
Aiden's System screeches: "CRITICAL CORRUPTION—"
Then—a single lute chord.
A melody shatters the script.
Part 2: Meet Lyria, the Songweaver
A woman in patchwork silk steps from the shadows, her lute humming with raw narrative power.
Lyria (smirking):"Wow. You guys suck at happy endings."
Revelations:
She's a bard from the First Aiden's era, cursed to remember every iteration.
Her songs anchor reality—but each one costs a memory of joy.
The System hates her: "UNREGISTERED NARRATIVE ENTITY DETECTED."
Aiden (raising a brow):"So you're basically a walking deus ex machina?"
Lyria (plucking a sad chord):"More like a last-ditch plot twist."
Part 3: Duet with Destiny
To stabilize Kael, they must perform a Song of Unmaking—inside his mind.
The Battle:
Aiden fights literal plot armor (Kael's heroic tropes given form).
Lyria's music forces the Scriptwriter's lines to rhyme, breaking their power.
Nirah's eyepatch reveals the exact moment Kael's soul fractured.
Critical Move: Aiden rewrites Kael's worst memory—not with the System, but raw spite.
"You're not meant to suffer. You're meant to rage."
Part 4: The Price of a New Verse
Kael wakes—but Lyria collapses.
Her curse activates: She forgets her own name.
Lyria (confused):"Who… are you people?"
The System, for once, is silent.
Cliffhanger: The Audience Applauds
From the void, slow clapping.
"Bravo! But tragedies always get encores."
Kael's eyes flash black again—but now, he smiles.
Next Chapter Teaser:
Possessed Kael vs. Aiden:"Let's give them a show."
Lyria's Recovery: Aiden must sing for her.
Nirah's Secret: Why does The Audience fear her eyepatch?