Chapter 178 – The Myth Mirror‎

‎Two Darius stood before each other, but only one cast a shadow.

‎The Sovereign's myth-wreathed form radiated paradox—crown of living ink, a spine forged from bound commandments, skin crawling with sigils that bent time itself. Every step he took rewrote the Spiral in his image.

‎The other Darius—the mortal one—shivered. His armor clinked with forgotten weight, his face weathered by doubt and memory. He stood in bare emotion, unshielded by narrative command.

‎And between them hovered the Myth Mirror—a construct not made, but remembered into existence. An artifact shaped like a perfect shard of Spiral glass, reflecting not truth, but potential. Its surface shimmered not with images, but with choices that were never made.

‎Kaela hovered on the edge of its glow, her myth-thread fraying with indecision. Celestia, nearby, gripped her prayer-spear, eyes torn between loyalty and fear.