The days after the duel passed quietly.
Too quietly.
Harvey noticed the change immediately.
Professors who once ignored him now lingered a little longer. Students whispered his name. Aira kept her distance, but her eyes never left him.
And worse—
He was being followed.
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Watcher-Class Deployment: Code Red
In the divine realm, beneath the Hall of Absolute Law, a set of protocols that hadn't been activated in centuries came to life.
[Watcher-Class Entity Deployed – Objective: Monitor, Evaluate, Eliminate if Necessary.]
She was called Celestia, an artificial being infused with divine law and gifted with absolute memory.
She descended silently, entering Zenith's ranks disguised as a transfer student.
Long silver hair. Eyes like mirrors. A neutral expression that betrayed nothing.
She introduced herself with a simple sentence:
> "My name is Celestia."
> "I'm here to understand irregularities."
Her gaze landed on Harvey immediately.
And something flickered behind her eyes.
Recognition?
Or warning?
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Oracle Dreams
That same night, Harvey's system glitched.
He didn't sleep.
He never dreamed.
But this time—he saw something.
A vision.
Of himself standing in a throne room, surrounded by bodies—divine and mortal alike.
And Aira, wounded at his feet.
She was smiling.
> "You did it, didn't you?"
> "You broke the chain…"
Then everything burned in violet fire.
Harvey awoke, sweat pouring down his back.
And the system, for the first time, trembled.
[Warning: Oracle Sequence Detected]
[Timeline Fracture — Possibility: 1 in 4,529,112]
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Classroom of Traps
Celestia was assigned to Harvey's class the next morning.
And the moment she walked in, she said:
> "You. Sit next to me."
The teacher didn't argue.
Neither did Harvey.
But as he took the seat beside her, Celestia leaned close and whispered:
> "You're an anomaly in the sacred weave."
> "Your existence is a paradox."
> "I've been sent to decide if you deserve to live."
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Harvey's Smile
For the first time in Zenith, Harvey actually smiled.
It was faint. Cold. Calculated.
> "Then you better hurry."
> "Because the moment you hesitate—"
He tapped her desk with a finger.
A rune glowed beneath it.
"I erase gods."
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End Scene
In the skies above, lightning pulsed unnaturally.
And in the chambers of the gods, a decree was made:
> "The last Codebreaker walks again."
> "We must summon the Arbiter."
But down on Earth, Harvey didn't flinch.
His next plan?
Enter the sealed Archive of Zenith—and uncover what the gods tried so hard to bury.
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