Chapter 132: The Verdict of Eternal Chaos
⚖️ Act I: A Whisper of Shadows
Ne Job was patrolling the Court of Living Verdicts when Twinkle buzzed nervously.
Verdicts floated in the air, glowing faintly, but one shimmered darker than the rest.
Ao Bing frowned. "That's not a verdict. That's a curse."
Taiyi Zhenren muttered, "Unprofessional."
Lord Xian appeared, grave.
> "Interns, beware. The Mask of Misrule seeks to forge a Verdict of Eternal Chaos. If it is spoken, all verdicts will be undone."
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🧠 Act II: The Villains' Plot
The Bureau of Misrule had devised their most dangerous scheme yet.
Their plan: create a single verdict that overwrites every law, every judgment, every miracle.
- Joy erased into cruelty.
- Patience erased into stagnation.
- Courage erased into recklessness.
Ao Bing clenched his fists. "We'll stop him!"
Taiyi Zhenren footnoted the evidence.
Ne Job whispered, "We must defend truth."
Twinkle pulsed softly.
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🎭 Act III: The Court in Peril
The interns entered the central hall of the Court.
Verdicts floated wildly, reshaping reality — laughter turned cruel, patience turned stagnant, courage turned reckless.
The Chief Verdict spoke:
> "Intern Ne Job, the Bureau claims chaos is truth. You must defend harmony."
Ao Bing gulped.
Taiyi Zhenren adjusted his notes.
Ne Job bowed.
Twinkle hummed faintly.
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🧵 Act IV: The Confrontation
The Mask of Misrule appeared at the center of the Court.
His cracked mask shimmered with cruel laughter.
He hissed:
> "The Verdict of Eternal Chaos will overwrite all. Truth will vanish. Chaos will reign."
Ao Bing hurled thunderfruit sparks.
Taiyi Zhenren annotated his tricks.
Glimmer giggled, distracting him.
Ne Job unrolled Miracle #610-V — the Court of Living Verdicts.
The scroll pulsed.
Remembrance resonated.
The verdicts trembled.
Their corruption cracked.
Their glow returned.
The Mask faltered.
His disguise cracked further.
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🌈 Act V: The Resolution
The Verdict of Eternal Chaos dissolved.
The Court glowed.
The living verdicts pulsed with new life.
Ao Bing laughed kindly.
Taiyi Zhenren footnoted truth.
Glimmer hugged Ne Job.
Twinkle hummed triumphantly.
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 Court against the Verdict of Eternal Chaos. Well done."
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📜 Epilogue: A New Registry Entry
The next morning, a new entry appeared in the Miracle Registry:
> Miracle #620-C: The Verdict of Eternal Chaos
> Status: Defeated, restored, unresolved.
> Effect: Teaches that truth resists overwriting. Activated through courage and remembrance.
Ne Job added a note:
> "Some miracles are threatened by chaos. But harmony always restores them."
Twinkle hummed.
And somewhere in the Court, shadows lingered — but the interns were ready.
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