Chapter 15: Tribunal Trial and the Meme Defense Doctrine
Ne Job's scroll now pulsed in red—a color reserved for divine litigation.
> "Summons: Tribunal Trial. Charges: Unauthorized miracle formats, causality breach, mortal influence escalation. Defense required."
He sipped divine espresso and whispered, "Time to lawyer up—with memes."
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The Courtroom of Eternity
The Celestial Tribunal transformed into a divine courtroom. Gods floated in judgment. Seraphina sat at the prosecution podium, flanked by scrolls stacked like legal textbooks.
Ne Job stood at the defense podium. His team: Zyx, Glitchmaster, and a holographic goat named Exhibit A.
The scroll buzzed:
> "Opening statement required. Please avoid sarcasm."
Ne Job ignored that part.
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Opening Statement: Meme Doctrine
He cleared his throat.
"Your divinities, rogue miracles are not chaos—they're compassion ahead of schedule. They don't break causality. They bend it to serve mortal resonance."
He clicked a button. A slideshow began:
- Slide 1: A mortal crying over a miracle they didn't request but needed.
- Slide 2: A graph showing emotional engagement spikes post-rogue miracle.
- Slide 3: A goat in a lawyer wig.
The tribunal murmured. One deity whispered, "This is disturbingly persuasive."
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Seraphina's Counterattack
Seraphina stood.
"Rogue miracles destabilize divine order. They bypass prayer, protocol, and oversight. They're viral, unpredictable, and dangerously mortal-centric."
She played a clip of a rogue miracle that turned a traffic jam into a flash mob.
"Is this divine?" she asked.
Ne Job smiled. "It was trending."
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Mortal Testimonies
Ne Job summoned holographic testimonies from mortal influencer nodes:
- @DivineDropz: "I didn't ask for help. But the miracle found me. It changed everything."
- @LoFiClericLive: "Rogue miracles heal what mortals can't articulate."
- @GoatWhispererTV: "Also, goats."
Each testimony pulsed with emotional resonance. The scroll buzzed:
> "Tribunal empathy threshold breached. Defense gains momentum."
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The Causality Reversal Argument
Zyx stepped forward.
"Causality isn't linear. Mortals live in loops—regret, hope, memory. Rogue miracles honor that. They're divine echoes."
He activated a miracle: a deity in the courtroom received a memory of a mortal they once blessed. The deity teared up.
Seraphina gasped. "That's manipulation."
Glitchmaster replied, "That's resonance."
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Closing Statement
Ne Job stood tall.
"Rogue miracles aren't lawless. They're law-evolving. They don't reject divine order—they update it. Mortals are ready. Are we?"
The scroll pulsed. The tribunal paused.
A new directive appeared:
> "Verdict pending. Rogue miracle charter under review. Tribunal law may evolve. Prepare for divine reform."
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Closing Hook
Back in his rooftop cloud, Ne Job received a scroll:
> "Promotion: Chaos Architect (Tier 3). Next phase: Divine Reform Council. Prepare to draft new miracle law."
He cracked his knuckles. "Let's rewrite the rules."