The Universe Rebirthing Itself
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After Jin planted the black seed in his heart, the world began to reshape itself like a dream under the influence of a sedative. Mountains melted into rivers of stained glass, seas froze into crystal plates that revealed alternate realms beneath the surface, and the sky split into layers like torn fabric—each layer reflecting a different era. At the center of this creative chaos stood Jin beneath a colossal tree of black light, bearing fruit shaped like hearts pulsing with golden blood.
The flower that had sprouted from his chest was now human-sized, its golden petals emitting rays that melted shadows, while the black heart at its center absorbed light like a cosmic void. The irony lay in Jin's own form: his black eye had turned into a golden star, and his golden eye into a hollow darkness.
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The First Encounter: The Luminous Wolves
On a starless night, Jin heard a resounding howl from the horizon of the newborn world. He followed the sound into a valley blanketed in black flowers exuding the scent of ancient blood. There, he found a pack of luminous wolves—hybrids between wolves and angels, with wings of black light and fangs of crystal.
The pack leader, a white she-wolf with eyes like magnetic poles, stepped forward:
White Wolf: (in a voice like a melodic roar)
"We are the guardians of fractured time... We came because you opened the gates that never close."
Jin didn't understand, but the flower in his chest trembled, releasing vibrations that made the wolves bow in reverence.
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The Shocking Revelation: The Living Library
The wolves led him to a floating library in the sky, its walls made of bones from mythical creatures and its shelves formed from twisting tongues of fire. Inside, he found:
Manuscripts written in the blood of gods, detailing the end of every universe.
Mirrors showing versions of himself dying in countless ways across different worlds.
A crystal cage containing a soul that resembled Lang Xian—but with eyes sewn shut by golden threads.
The white wolf pointed at the cage:
"This is the price... All who carry golden blood end up here."
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The Confrontation with the Captive Soul
When Jin touched the cage, it opened, and the soul emerged as black smoke that took the form of a younger Lang Xian—but with a single golden eye.
Soul/Lang Xian: (in a broken voice like an old radio signal)
"You are the mistake that must be corrected... the gods' final excuse."
Jin tried to ask questions, but the soul attacked him with a dagger made of liquid darkness. The fight that erupted was unlike any other—each strike tore open time rifts that devoured parts of the library.
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The Great Disappearance: Time Devours Itself
At the height of the battle, Jin fell into one of the temporal rifts and found himself in the original village of Qinlu, but at a time before Lang Xian's family massacre. He saw a young Lang Xian playing with his mother under the elm tree.
Jin: (trying to warn them)
"Run! It's a massacre..."
But no one heard him. When he tried to touch the child, his hand passed through like a ghost. The cruelest twist was seeing the Black Shadow (the evil version of Lang Xian) standing at the edge of the village, smiling with chilling calm.
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The Terrifying End: Seeds Sown by the Shadow
Jin returned to the library to find the luminous wolves slaughtered, their golden blood forming rivers on the ground. The soul/Lang Xian had vanished, leaving behind a message scrawled on a wolf's skin:
"The real game begins when he discovers the loophole... that he himself is the gate."
The flower in Jin's chest began to wilt, and the black heart pulsed violently, as if trying to unleash something within.
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Final Surprise: The Woman Who Walks Between Universes
As he was about to leave the library, a woman stepped out of a temporal gate. She wore armor made of golden butterflies, and her eyes were of two different colors: one like ancient blood, the other like pure darkness.
Strange Woman: (with a stare that froze time itself)
"I am the one who erased her name from the books of history... I am the Mother of the Twin Gods."
In her arms, she held a sleeping infant with one golden eye and one black eye... It was Jin himself.
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In a dark corner of the library, where aborted destinies are stored, the last white wolf whispered one final phrase before turning to dust:
"The golden blood... is not a curse... It is the only thread binding universes to madness."