Chapter 139: The Sanctum of Living Vows
✨ Act I: A Door of Light
Ne Job was patrolling the Vault when Twinkle buzzed nervously.
A door appeared, carved from crystal, glowing with radiant inscriptions of vows fulfilled.
Ao Bing frowned. "That's not broken. That's alive."
Taiyi Zhenren muttered, "Unprofessional."
Lord Xian appeared, grave.
> "Interns, this is the Sanctum of Living Vows. Promises reborn as guardians dwell here. The Mask of Misrule seeks to twist them into false guardians. You must journey inside."
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🧠 Act II: The Villains' Plot
The Bureau of Misrule had devised their next scheme.
Their plan: corrupt living vows, turning guardians into betrayers, twisting loyalty, kindness, and courage.
- Friendship reborn twisted into treachery.
- Patience reborn twisted into stagnation.
- Courage reborn twisted into recklessness.
Ao Bing clenched his fists. "We'll protect them!"
Taiyi Zhenren footnoted the evidence.
Ne Job whispered, "We must restore vows."
Twinkle pulsed softly.
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🎭 Act III: Entering the Sanctum
The interns stepped through the crystal door.
They found themselves in a vast hall filled with radiant guardians, each glowing with the light of a vow fulfilled.
Ao Bing stumbled as a guardian of laughter faltered.
Taiyi Zhenren trembled as a guardian of patience dimmed.
Glimmer cried softly at a guardian of courage fading.
Ne Job whispered, "Vows are not chaos. They are harmony."
Twinkle hummed faintly.
The Sanctum glowed.
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🧵 Act IV: The Confrontation
The Mask of Misrule appeared among the radiant guardians.
His cracked mask shimmered with cruel laughter.
He hissed:
> "The Sanctum is mine. Living vows will serve chaos."
Ao Bing hurled thunderfruit sparks.
Taiyi Zhenren annotated his tricks.
Glimmer giggled, distracting him.
Ne Job unrolled Miracle #680-S — the Oath of Eternal Silence.
The scroll pulsed.
Remembrance resonated.
The guardians trembled.
Their corruption cracked.
Their glow returned.
The Mask faltered.
His disguise cracked further.
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🌈 Act V: The Resolution
The living vows stood beside the interns.
Friendship glowed kindly.
Patience steadied softly.
Courage stood firm.
Ao Bing laughed with Friendship.
Taiyi Zhenren footnoted Patience.
Glimmer hugged Courage.
Ne Job whispered, "Vows are not chaos. They are harmony."
Twinkle hummed brightly.
The Sanctum glowed.
The vows pulsed with new life.
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 Sanctum of Living Vows. Well done."
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📜 Epilogue: A New Registry Entry
The next morning, a new entry appeared in the Miracle Registry:
> Miracle #690-V: The Sanctum of Living Vows
> Status: Defended, restored, unresolved.
> Effect: Teaches that vows reborn are guardians. Activated through courage and remembrance.
Ne Job added a note:
> "Some miracles are threatened by false guardians. But living vows always restore harmony."
Twinkle hummed.
And somewhere in the Sanctum, shadows lingered — but the interns were ready.