Chapter 4: The Unchosen Pact
🌫️ (The cave remains dark. The fire dims to a flicker. Liu Shen slowly pulls himself up and leans against the wall.)
👤 Liu Shen (gasping):
— "What... is this world? My body feels like a skeleton..."
💀 Gu Tang (gruff):
— "Skeleton? Watch your mouth, kid. I am a real skeleton!"
🐺 Ruò Lán (with a bitter chuckle):
— "And still more alive than you, writer."
👤 Liu Shen (confused):
— "Why do you call me that? How do you even know?"
🧥 Heiguo (violet eyes glowing):
— "Because I saw your mind. This world... you built it. But now, you're just a piece on the board."
🔊 [System: Slave Contract Active.]
🔊 [Master Rank: Liu Shen | Bound: Gu Tang, Ruò Lán, Heiguo]
👤 Liu Shen (panicked):
— "What?! I never agreed to any contract!"
🧥 Heiguo (calmly):
— "You were unconscious. We made the call. It was this… or death."
💭 Liu Shen (thinking):
They're using me… but if I created this world, maybe I still have some control…
🔊 [Skill Activated: Mind Reflection]
(His eyes glow faintly. He taps into Ruò Lán's mind.)
💭 "If he's really the writer… he could change our path—or destroy us."
👤 Liu Shen (smirking coldly):
— "So I'm the writer, huh…? But now, I write for me. Not for you. Not for the readers."
🧥 Heiguo (grinning):
— "Let's see how many days you survive, writer."
(The fire fades. Darkness swallows everything. Only heavy
breaths remain.)
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🔥 End of Chapter 4