"To love a memory is to bleed from a wound no blade could make."
— Aira
The Abyssal War Council gathered in the dark chamber beneath the throne.
Lucifera warned, "Heaven stores truths in light, lies in chains, and power in names. To enter their Archives... is to burn alive."
Beelzebubb nodded. "But only there can he find the truth of her death, and why she remembers what she shouldn't."
Aether's eyes locked on Aira.
"Nahida's death… your soul's rebirth… Something's wrong. Someone rewrote fate."
Aira nodded. "Then let's burn through fate."
They set out — cloaked in the Veil of Inversion, an artifact that reverses light into shadow.
[System: Quest Unlocked – "Truth of the Forgotten Soul"]
Objective: Infiltrate the Divine Archive and retrieve Record #777-N: Forbidden Rebirth.
Hidden beneath the floating Cathedral of Eternity, the Divine Archives shimmered like a city carved from golden starlight. Ethereal scrolls floated midair, whispered voices of dead gods echoing through endless marble halls.
Aether moved silently, his presence cloaked.
Aira's heartbeat thundered in her chest — not from fear… but recognition.
"I've… been here before," she murmured.
As they neared the Vault of Prohibited Records, a defense mechanism triggered — the Seraphim Guard, twelve-winged beings of pure flame, awoke.
"Intruders. Mortal soul. Soul imprint mismatch. Prepare for soul erasure."
Aether pulled Aira close and unleashed Black Sun, a forbidden Abyssal Art.
[Skill: Black Sun – Devour 10% Light Essence, Create Void Pulse]
The Archive trembled. Scrolls burst. Screams of seraphs faded into silence.
They opened the sealed vault and found the Forbidden Scroll.
Record #777-N: Nahida / Aira – The Reborn Soul
It revealed the truth.
Nahida's soul was not supposed to reincarnate. After her death, her essence was sent to be erased.
But a Celestial Conspirator named Archangel Caelis took pity — and infused her soul into a mortal child: Aira.
However, the memory seal was imperfect.
Her soul began remembering her past… and her bond with Aether.
"This is why Heaven wanted her dead again," Aether whispered. "They didn't want her… or me… to know."
And below the record… a second scroll.
Record #777-A: Aether: The Accursed Timebreaker
"Aether's regression is illegal. Only a god can reverse time. His very existence threatens Divine Order."
"Order is broken," Aether muttered. "And I'll break it again if I must."
Sirens blared. Divine guards poured in.
Aira clutched the scrolls. "Go. I'll hold them off—"
Aether grabbed her wrist.
"You die here, again, and I'll tear heaven apart."
With a flick of his hand, he activated Abyss Gate: Reverse Rift — a rip in reality that dragged them back to Hell.
But not before one voice echoed through the Archive:
"We found them. Prepare the Seraph Execution Squad. The traitor returns."
Back in the safety of the Abyssal Fortress, Aether placed the scrolls on a black altar.
He turned to Aira.
"You are her. You are you. I don't care what Heaven says. Whatever they erased — I will rewrite."
She stepped closer, her eyes wet.
"I don't remember everything, but… when you touched me, it felt like home."
He cupped her cheek.
"Then let me be your memory, your fire, your future."
They kissed — not in desperation, but in defiance.
A new system message bloomed between them:
[System Notification: Soul Resonance Achieved – "Reunited Flame"]
Your bond defies divine law. All damage reduction +20% when fighting together. Skills gain dual modifiers.
New Passive Unlocked: [Twin Flame – If one dies, the other survives with 1 HP and gains Berserk Buff for 5 minutes.]