⚔️ Chapter 32
"Some doors are sealed for a reason… not to protect what's outside, but to keep what's inside from remembering."
🕳️ Scene: The Final Chamber – Sinjai's Underground
Aeren stared at the door, the ancient engraving glowing faintly beneath his touch.
The others stood back. The air had grown heavier, the torches flickering as if afraid.
Suddenly — the massive stone door cracked open, and a blast of blue-black light surged out.
They were pulled in.
🌌 Scene: Inside the Forbidden Vault
What they entered was not a room — it was like a piece of another world, suspended in a void.
Floating stones. Whispering stars. And at the center — a massive, ancient coffin carved from crystal, glowing with veins of voidlight.
Aeren's heartbeat synced with its pulses.
And then—
THUD… THUD… THUD.
The coffin cracked.
A roar echoed. A phantom of an ancient creature tried to push out. But the seal held… for now.
💬 Scene: Aeren's Mind Realm
The moment Aeren touched the sigil on the coffin, he was pulled again — into his own dreamscape.
But this time… he was not alone.
A man stood before him — tall, cloaked in shifting shadows, face hidden by a hood. Eyes glowing silver.
Monsters bowed behind him — including Varnyx the Crimson Fang.
"You again…" Aeren whispered.
The figure spoke — voice ancient and layered:
"You bear the Mark. You touched the Eye. You are the Vessel of the Forgotten Law.""What… what do you mean?""You can shape time… pierce thought… bend space. But you are not ready."
Then he pointed behind Aeren.
"The seal you touched was not broken. It was awakened. What sleeps within is older than fear itself."
"And now… they know you exist."
⚠️ Scene: Back in Reality
Aeren gasped — returning to the chamber.
The others were yelling his name.
"Aeren! You were… gone!""It's been minutes, what happened?!"
Suddenly, a massive tremor rocked the entire dungeon.
Cracks raced across the walls. The stars in the void ceiling began to collapse. They had to run.
🚨 Scene: Emergency Evacuation
All 15 teams were being extracted from different points. The teachers were already casting emergency runes, trying to hold the seal.
Diamond-tier seeker Instructor Zareth arrived personally — and saw the sigil pulsing on Aeren's hand.
He stared, troubled.
"He touched the Vault of the First Void Bearer…"
"This is beyond student territory."
🌑 Scene: In the Shadow Council
Far away, in the mountain citadel of Nyxveil, the cloaked figures sat in a circle — The Order of the Silent Eclipse.
One of them — a woman with crimson eyes — raised her head.
"The Seal shifted. The Vessel has awakened."
Another one, voice like a snake, replied:
"Then the plan must accelerate. The Skyfall must begin before he remembers who he truly is."
🎓 Scene: Sinjai Academy – Aftermath
Anshi sat beside Aeren in the infirmary. He was awake now, staring out the window.
"What did you see?" she asked softly.
He hesitated.
"Something… something old. Something terrifying. I don't think it was just a dungeon."
Anshi nodded.
"I believe you. And no matter what… I'll be with you."
And for a moment — just a second — Aeren saw the same cloaked figure, standing in the field, watching him… before vanishing like mist.
🧩 Chapter 33 Preview:
"The Festival of Blades – And Shadows That Follow"The academy prepares for the final year-end event: The Festival of Blades — a ceremonial tournament. But behind the bright lights, cloaked shadows have begun to infiltrate Sinjai itself…