Chapter 145: The Hall of Echoing Truths
đ Act I: A Corridor of Echoes
Ne Job was patrolling the Chamber when Twinkle buzzed nervously.
A corridor opened, lined with marble pillars, each vibrating faintly with voices.
Ao Bing frowned. "That's not testimony. That's echo."
Taiyi Zhenren muttered, "Unprofessional."
Lord Xian appeared, grave.
> "Interns, this is the Hall of Echoing Truths. Every word spoken here reverberates forever. The Mask of Misrule seeks to twist echoes into endless lies. You must journey inside."
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đ§ Act II: The Villains' Plot
The Bureau of Misrule had devised their next scheme.
Their plan: corrupt echoes, turning truth into distortion, loyalty into manipulation, and courage into recklessness.
- An echo of friendship twisted into deceit.
- An echo of patience twisted into stagnation.
- An echo of courage twisted into recklessness.
Ao Bing clenched his fists. "We'll protect them!"
Taiyi Zhenren footnoted the evidence.
Ne Job whispered, "We must restore echoes."
Twinkle pulsed softly.
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đ Act III: Entering the Hall
The interns stepped through the corridor.
They found themselves in a vast hall filled with reverberating voices, each echoing truths that shaped reality.
Ao Bing stumbled as an echo of laughter faltered.
Taiyi Zhenren trembled as an echo of patience dimmed.
Glimmer cried softly at an echo of courage fading.
Ne Job whispered, "Echoes are not chaos. They are harmony."
Twinkle hummed faintly.
The Hall glowed.
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𧔠Act IV: The Confrontation
The Mask of Misrule appeared among the reverberating voices.
His cracked mask shimmered with cruel laughter.
He hissed:
> "The Hall is mine. Echoes will serve chaos."
Ao Bing hurled thunderfruit sparks.
Taiyi Zhenren annotated his tricks.
Glimmer giggled, distracting him.
Ne Job unrolled Miracle #740-F â the Testimony of Eternal Falsehood.
The scroll pulsed.
Remembrance resonated.
The echoes trembled.
Their corruption cracked.
Their glow returned.
The Mask faltered.
His disguise cracked further.
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đ Act V: The Resolution
The echoes 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, "Echoes are not chaos. They are harmony."
Twinkle hummed brightly.
The Hall glowed.
The echoes 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 Hall of Echoing Truths. Well done."
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đ Epilogue: A New Registry Entry
The next morning, a new entry appeared in the Miracle Registry:
> Miracle #750-E: The Hall of Echoing Truths
> Status: Defended, restored, unresolved.
> Effect: Teaches that echoes must resist distortion. Activated through courage and remembrance.
Ne Job added a note:
> "Some miracles are threatened by distortion. But echoes always restore harmony."
Twinkle hummed.
And somewhere in the Hall, shadows lingered â but the interns were ready.