Chapter 142: The Heralds of False Lessons
✨ Act I: A Disturbance in the Sanctum
Ne Job was patrolling the Sanctum of Living Vows when Twinkle buzzed nervously.
The vow-guardians flickered, their voices trembling, their lessons echoing strangely.
Ao Bing frowned. "That's not guidance. That's distortion."
Taiyi Zhenren muttered, "Unprofessional."
Lord Xian appeared, grave.
> "Interns, beware. The Mask of Misrule seeks to twist the vow-guardians into Heralds of False Lessons. If he succeeds, their teachings will mislead the Bureau."
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🧠 Act II: The Villains' Plot
The Bureau of Misrule had devised their next scheme.
Their plan: corrupt the vow-guardians, turning lessons into traps, twisting loyalty, patience, and courage.
- Friendship's lesson twisted into manipulation.
- Patience's lesson twisted into stagnation.
- Courage's lesson twisted into recklessness.
Ao Bing clenched his fists. "We'll stop him!"
Taiyi Zhenren footnoted the evidence.
Ne Job whispered, "We must defend lessons."
Twinkle pulsed softly.
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🎭 Act III: The Guardians Falter
The interns entered the Sanctum's central hall.
The vow-guardians trembled, their light dimming, their voices echoing false lessons.
The Mask of Misrule appeared, his cracked mask shimmering with cruel laughter.
He hissed:
> "The Heralds of False Lessons will undo all guidance. The Bureau will fall."
Ao Bing hurled thunderfruit sparks.
Taiyi Zhenren annotated his tricks.
Glimmer giggled nervously.
Ne Job stepped forward.
He whispered, "Lessons are not traps. They are harmony."
Twinkle hummed faintly.
The guardians trembled.
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🧵 Act IV: The Confrontation
The Sanctum erupted in chaos.
Guardians twisted into false figures, whispering distorted lessons, misleading promises.
Ao Bing stumbled.
Taiyi Zhenren trembled.
Glimmer cried softly.
Ne Job unrolled Miracle #710-G — the Guardians' Lessons.
The scroll pulsed.
Remembrance resonated.
The guardians faltered.
Their corruption cracked.
Their glow returned.
The Heralds dissolved.
Their shadow vanished.
The Mask faltered.
His disguise cracked further.
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🌈 Act V: The Resolution
The vow-guardians 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, "Lessons are not chaos. They are harmony."
Twinkle hummed brightly.
The Sanctum glowed.
The guardians 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 against false lessons. Well done."
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📜 Epilogue: A New Registry Entry
The next morning, a new entry appeared in the Miracle Registry:
> Miracle #720-H: The Heralds of False Lessons
> Status: Defeated, restored, unresolved.
> Effect: Teaches that lessons must resist distortion. Activated through courage and remembrance.
Ne Job added a note:
> "Some miracles are threatened by false lessons. But true guidance always restores harmony."
Twinkle hummed.
And somewhere in the Sanctum, shadows lingered — but the interns were ready.
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