Chapter 113: The Forgotten Army
🌑 Act I: A Stirring in the Dust
Ne Job was walking through the Realm of Forgotten Miracles when Twinkle buzzed nervously.
Dusty scrolls trembled on their shelves, as though waking from a long sleep.
Ao Bing frowned. "That's not natural."
Taiyi Zhenren muttered, "Unprofessional."
Lord Xian's voice echoed faintly:
> "Interns, beware. The Mask of Misrule seeks to awaken the Forgotten Army — discarded miracles twisted into chaos."
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🧠Act II: The Villains' Plot
The Bureau of Misrule had devised their darkest scheme yet.
Their plan: raise forgotten scrolls as soldiers, each corrupted into a weapon.
- Laughter abandoned became cruel mockery.
- Patience discarded became endless stagnation.
- Courage forgotten became reckless defiance.
Ao Bing clenched his fists. "We'll fight them!"
Taiyi Zhenren footnoted the evidence.
Ne Job whispered, "We must restore them."
Twinkle pulsed softly.
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🎠Act III: The Awakening
The shelves shook.
Scrolls rose, glowing faintly.
They twisted into shadowy figures — the Forgotten Army.
Ao Bing hurled thunderfruit sparks, but the shadows absorbed them.
Taiyi Zhenren annotated their corruption, but the footnotes erased themselves.
Glimmer cried softly.
Ne Job stood firm.
He whispered, "Forgotten does not mean lost."
Twinkle hummed faintly.
The shadows trembled.
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🧵 Act IV: The Confrontation
The Mask of Misrule appeared among the shadows.
His cracked mask shimmered with cruel laughter.
He hissed:
> "The Forgotten Army is mine. You cannot stop them."
Ao Bing stumbled.
Taiyi Zhenren trembled.
Glimmer giggled nervously.
Ne Job unrolled Miracle #420-F — the Realm of Forgotten Miracles.
The scroll pulsed.
Remembrance resonated.
The shadows faltered.
Their corruption cracked.
Their glow returned.
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🌈 Act V: The Resolution
The Forgotten Army dissolved into restored scrolls.
Their dust lifted.
Their light shone.
Ao Bing laughed kindly.
Taiyi Zhenren footnoted truth.
Glimmer hugged Ne Job.
Twinkle hummed triumphantly.
The Mask fled into the shadows.
His voice echoed:
> "You may win today. But masks always return."
Lord Xian's voice echoed faintly:
> "Intern Ne Job, you have defended the Realm against the Forgotten Army. Well done."
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📜 Epilogue: A New Registry Entry
The next morning, a new entry appeared in the Miracle Registry:
> Miracle #430-A: The Forgotten Army
> Status: Defeated, restored, unresolved.
> Effect: Teaches that forgotten is not lost. Activated through courage and remembrance.
Ne Job added a note:
> "Some miracles are raised as shadows. But remembrance restores their light."
Twinkle hummed.
And somewhere in the Realm, shadows lingered — but the interns were ready.