Chapter 177: The Truth of the Scars and the Seal of Frozen Time
Darkness and light merged within the hall of the White Treasure, as if nature itself were celebrating the revelation of secrets. Rina still held her father's letter in her hand, and the radiance within her body shone so brightly that it illuminated every corner of that memory-filled room. But beside her stood Diyari, a man who had lived his entire life as a tool of war and a silent sacrifice. Rina looked at Diyari's hands—those deep, golden scars that spread across his body like a map of pain. The scars they once thought were merely signs of the Grandmother's brutality and torture now began to vibrate with a strange resonance under the light of the white crystal.
Rina slowly reached out to one of the scars on Diyari's wrist. As soon as her fingers touched his skin, she felt a sudden rush of cold and heat. The scars were not just marks of burnt skin; they were like a magical chain moving beneath the surface. Rina looked at Diyari with eyes full of doubt and wonder, saying: "Diyari, these scars... they aren't normal. They are responding to the light. Do you feel this vibration?" Diyari, who had been accustomed to that pain his whole life, felt for the first time that the ache was transforming into a different kind of weight. He looked at his scars and said: "I always thought the Grandmother only wanted to disfigure my body as a reminder of my father's failure. But now... I feel something within these scars is waking up."
At that moment, the white crystal in the center of the hall cast a concentrated beam of light onto Diyari's body. Within that radiance, the scars began to glow with a dark purple hue that resembled time magic. As Rina closely examined the patterns of the scars, she realized they were not just wounds, but inscriptions and ancient symbols. Those symbols were the "Seal of Frozen Time." The Grandmother, with all her cruelty, had not only tortured Diyari; she had turned the innocent boy's body into a prison for time. Those scars were a seal that prevented Diyari from growing naturally or allowing his father's true power to flourish within him; the Grandmother had frozen time inside Diyari's body so she could use him as a permanent, unchanging tool.
Rina said with a trembling voice: "Diyari, those scars... they are seals. The Grandmother has bound time within your body. She wanted you to remain forever in the state she desired. She didn't allow your soul and your time to move together. For years, you have lived within a frozen moment of pain." Upon hearing this, Diyari felt a massive shock. He understood why he always felt his life was stuck in one place, why his memories came and went like a closed circle. The Grandmother had used his body as a magical clock to protect her black spells against the passage of time. Every scar on Diyari's body was a frozen second that kept the Grandmother's power alive.
Rina realized that to break these seals, white light alone was not enough. Time needed to be set in motion again within Diyari's veins. She began to gather all the energy she had received from her father's letter and the crystal. "Diyari, I must break these seals. It might be very painful, because all that frozen time will suddenly rush through your body. But this is the only way you can become the free man your father dreamed of." Diyari, with eyes full of trust and resilience, bowed his head to Rina. "Do it, Rina. I no longer want to be a frozen prisoner. I want to live with you, even if time kills us."
Rina placed her hands on the largest scar on Diyari's chest—the primary seal. At that instant, a white and golden radiance erupted from Rina's fingers and delved into the depths of the wound. A loud groan escaped Diyari's lips; he felt thousands of moments passing through his soul in a single second. One by one, the scars began to burst, turning into a black smoke that burned away within the white light. The Seal of Frozen Time was breaking. The time the Grandmother had stolen was now returning to its rightful owner. Rina used all her strength; her father's forbidden magic acted here as a medicine to heal Diyari's great wounds.
The air around Diyari began to swirl rapidly. Visions of the past and future appeared within the light. Diyari saw how the Grandmother had created those scars in his childhood and how she had hidden magical words within his blood. But now, Rina's light was untying all those knots. The golden scars no longer held the color of blood, but became a pure and calm light. When the final seal broke, Diyari took a deep breath—a breath where he felt his lungs truly inhaled air for the first time. The legendary weight upon his shoulders vanished. He was no longer a tool for stopping time, but a human for whom time worked in his favor.
Rina fell to her knees, exhausted and weak, but her eyes were full of joy as she saw Diyari's scars turning into marks of white and kindness. Diyari reached out to Rina and lifted her up. He felt a new strength—a mixture of his father's loyalty and the liberated time now circulating in his veins. "Rina... I feel the change. I feel that all those years stolen from me have now gathered within me as experience and power. The Grandmother thought she could stop time, but she didn't know that when time returns, it becomes a storm."
Rina smiled and said: "Those scars are no longer signs of shame, Diyari. They are signs of your victory over a false eternity. The Grandmother wanted to make you a frozen statue, but you have now become a swift river. The truth of your scars was that you were always fighting those seals from within, and now you have won." They understood how the Grandmother had tried to prevent fate with this magic. She knew that if Diyari's time moved forward, he would reach Rina, and together they would cause her downfall. So she had stopped Diyari's time, but love and light were able to break that magical frost.
The hall was now peaceful. The white crystal had returned to its normal state, as if happy to have performed another sacred duty. Diyari looked at his hands; the scars he had loathed for so many years had now become a shining symbol of freedom. He understood that all the torture he endured was so that one day he would become the person holding a great key to saving this land. Unknowingly, the Grandmother had made Diyari a great reservoir of energy that was now used only for good.
As Rina and Diyari grasped the truth of the scars, they felt their bond grow deeper. They were not just two people who loved each other, but two pieces of one world that time and light bound together. Rina said: "Now that you are free from the seal of time, nothing can stop us anymore. We own our past, present, and future." Diyari bowed his head to Rina, and together they prepared to leave that sacred place. They knew that outside, a ruined world awaited them, but with this new power where time and light had united, rebuilding the world was only a matter of time.
This chapter brought an end to the physical pain Diyari had suffered for long years. The truth of the scars not only purified Diyari's identity but also gave him a new power that no other sorcerer could imagine. Even in her final moments, Diyari's grandmother never expected that her most complex spells would become the cause of her enemies' strength. Rina and Diyari, with hopeful steps, walked out of the hall as the true sunlight began to appear on the horizon, promising a new day where time would stop for no one.
The history of the scars closed like an old page, and the history of freedom began. Diyari looked at Rina and said: "Thank you for bringing me back into the flow of life. Thank you for breaking the seal of time." Rina simply smiled and took Diyari's hand, wanting to say that they had done this together. They are now ready for the great journey—a journey where light and time together will become an eternal shield for all those who remain under the shadow of tyranny. The world awaited their return, and they were returning with unparalleled strength.
Written by: Dlin_myth