*Chapter 10: "The Corpse of Eternity"**
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**Page 1:**
**Panel 1 (Full-page spread):** Reality unravels—skies splinter into fractured timelines, cities merge with skeletal wastelands, and ghostly apparitions writhe in the chaos. Jin, Yuri, and Min-ah's fading ghost cling to a crumbling ledge. **Caption**: *"When eternity dies, it rots."*
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**Page 2:**
**Panel 1:** Jin's Rot spirals wildly, corroding the ground beneath him. His marbled skin peels away, revealing obsidian bone. **Jin (internal)**: *"I can't… control it—"*
**Panel 2:** Yuri's Shade-arm morphs into a barbed whip, lashing at spectral Eclipse Corp drones. **Yuri**: *"Keep moving! The Corp's rebuilding itself!"*
**Panel 3:** Min-ah's ghost flickers, her voice echoing: *"The Seed's energy… it's still here. Use it!"*
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**Page 3:**
**Panel 1:** Dr. Veyra's face materializes in the storm, his voice amplified through a thousand fractured realities. **Dr. Veyra**: *"You broke the world, son. Now we'll remake it…* **better.***"
**Panel 2:** The Gardener reforms—its root-body now fused with Eclipse Corp skyscrapers, serum dripping like venom. **Gardener**: *"The Corp is* **unstoppable.** *You are…* **fuel.***"
**Panel 3:** Jin's Rot lashes out instinctively, but the Gardener absorbs it, growing stronger. **Gardener**: *"Your power is* **ours.***"
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**Page 4:**
**Panel 1:** Flashback: Yuri's Shade-arm in its original form—a young Eclipse Corp prisoner, **Kara**, screaming as her soul is fused with experimental Shade-tech. **Kara (whispering)**: *"Make them pay…"*
**Panel 2:** Present. The Shade-arm seizes control, strangling Yuri. **Kara's Voice**: *"You're weak. Let* **me** *kill them!"*
**Panel 3:** Yuri stabs her own shoulder with a shard of Rot, forcing the arm to recoil. **Yuri**: *"I'm* **done** *being a puppet!"*
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**Page 5:**
**Panel 1:** Min-ah's ghost surges into the Seed's remnants—a dying ember of light. Her form blazes like a supernova. **Min-ah**: *"Jin… take it. Forgive me."*
**Panel 2:** The light engulfs Jin, stabilizing his Rot. His body regenerates—human and monster fused. **System Notification**: *"Soulbond: Eternal Sacrifice Activated."*
**Panel 3:** Min-ah's voice fades. *"Goodbye… graveyard boy."*
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**Page 6:**
**Panel 1:** Jin's new form—half-Rot monarch, half-human—towers over the Gardener. **Jin**: *"You want eternity?* **Burn in it.***"
**Panel 2:** He tears into the Gardener, Rot and Seed-light annihilating its biomechanical flesh. Eclipse Corp helmets shatter, screaming.
**Panel 3:** Dr. Veyra's face contorts. *"You'll regret this…* **heir.***"
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**Page 7:**
**Panel 1:** Reality stabilizes, but grotesquely—the Edge of Nothing is now a patchwork realm of necrotic cities and bleeding skies. **Yuri**: *"What did you* **do?**"
**Panel 2:** Jin's void-eye drips black tears. *"What I had to."*
**Panel 3:** Kara's Shade-arm peels away from Yuri, forming a spectral figure. **Kara**: *"The Corp's still out there. In every reality. And they're* **coming.***"
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**Page 8:**
**Panel 1:** A portal tears open, revealing a council of Eclipse Sovereigns—each from a different dimension, their forms more alien and horrific than the last.
**Panel 2:** At the council's center: the original Deathless Prince, chained and mutilated, his Rot harvested into a glowing orb. **Sovereigns (in unison)**: *"You are…* **expected.***"
**Panel 3:** Jin's Rot resonates with the Prince's orb. **Original Prince (weakly)**: *"Kill… them…"*
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**Page 9:**
**Panel 1:** Yuri grabs Jin's arm, her face grim. *"This is bigger than us. Bigger than* **everything.***"
**Panel 2:** Kara's ghost merges with the portal, destabilizing it. **Kara**: *"Go! I'll hold them!"*
**Panel 3:** Jin hesitates, then leaps into the portal with Yuri. The Sovereigns laugh. **Sovereigns**: *"Welcome to the* **true** *game."*
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**Page 10 (Full-page cliffhanger):**
**Panel 1:** Jin and Yuri land in a sterile, infinite void. Countless Eclipse Corp logos float like stars.
**Panel 2:** At the void's center: a colossal, pulsing **Heart of Eternity**—a fusion of all Seeds across realities, guarded by a familiar shadow.
**Panel 3:** The shadow turns. It's **Jin's mother**, her eyes hollow, voice a chorus of screams. **Mother**: *"You're too late…* **my prince.***"
**Cliffhanger Text**: *"Next: The Heart That Never Beats."*
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**Key Developments**:
- **Min-ah's Legacy**: Her sacrifice stabilizes Jin's power, but her ghost is gone—replaced by a lingering voice in his Rot.
- **Kara's Redemption**: Yuri's Shade-arm is now a spectral ally, but her vendetta against the Corp risks becoming a new obsession.
- **Multiverse Corp**: Eclipse Corp exists across realities, harvesting death to fuel their eternal dominion.
- **Mother's Return**: Her soul, corrupted by the Heart of Eternity, is the final guardian of the Corp's power.
**Visual Madness**:
- **Patchwork Realm**: Think MCU's Quantum Realm meets body horror—floating organs, shattered cities, and Escher-like geometry.
- **Heart of Eternity**: A grotesque, galaxy-sized organ threaded with Shade-tech and necrotic veins.
**Addictive Hooks**:
- **Jin's Duality**: Can he balance his humanity and Rot, or will the Heart consume him?
- **Yuri & Kara**: Their uneasy alliance—will they unite or fracture under the Corp's pressure?
- **Mother's Fate**: Is she truly lost, or can Jin free her from the Heart?
**Tone**: Cosmic horror meets tragic heroism. Jin's victories are pyrrhic, and the true scale of the Corp's multiverse tyranny looms. Readers will question if hope exists—or if defiance itself is the only victory.