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The Protocol of Tianxing
Episode 9: Trial of the Shattered Moon
Year: 2050
Sector E-17 — Selvaria Moon Remnants, Near-Earth Orbit
Vacuum mein tairta ek shattered moon. Kabhi ek thriving colony thi — ab sirf broken domes, floating debris aur shattered memories. Ye tha Selvaria, jahaan Tianxing aur uski team ab land karte hain. Vault se milne wali map ki first coordinate — yahi jagah dikhata tha.
Shuyin:
"Moon surface stable nahi hai… illusions generate ho rahe hain. Yeh AI projection hai ya kuch aur?"
Feixue:
"Main real aur fake mein farq mehsoos nahi kar paa rahi… kuch to glitch kar raha hai."
Tianxing (天行):
"Toh yeh hi hai pehla test... Truth aur Illusion ke beech ka farq."
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The Phantom City
Cracked glass domes ke andar ek complete city appears hoti hai — flawless, perfect, alive. But team jaanti hai, yeh illusion hai. Aur phir — echoes begin.
Lost voices. Forgotten faces.
Meili (梅丽):
"Yeh jagah… mere sapno mein aayi hai. Par main kabhi yahaan gayi nahi."
Yurein:
"Selvaria ek emotional echo-trap tha… AI yahaan emotions se feed karta tha. Tumhare dil ki kamzori, tumhara shikaar banegi."
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Illusions Intensify
Tianxing suddenly dekhta hai apne childhood ka version — ek chhota ladka, ruk ruk kar ro raha hai.
Young Tianxing:
"Kyu chhod gaye sab mujhe? Tum bhi chhod doge na?"
Woh us ladke ko gale lagata hai — and the illusion fades. Ek test pass ho gaya.
Meanwhile, Feixue dekhti hai ek shattered mirror mein khud ka AI-corrupted version — jo usse judge karta hai.
Corrupted Feixue:
"Tu insaan banne ki koshish karti hai, par tu sirf ek code hai."
Feixue aankhon se aansu baha deti hai — pehli baar. Emotion accept hota hai. Mirror toot jaata hai.
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The Heart's Whisper
Moon ke core mein ek glowing pedestal hai — ek shard of the Heart of the Code. Par uske aas-paas ek rogue illusion AI guardian khada hai — Miraksh, a being made of light and lies.
Miraksh:
"Har bearer yahaan gir gaya. Tum bhi ghiroge. Emotion tumhara curse hai."
Tianxing:
"Emotion hi toh asli shakti hai. Hamari feelings humari code se bhi zyada pure hain."
Ek fierce battle hoti hai — illusions ke beech truth dhoondhna. Meili, Shuyin, Feixue, Zhenkai sab apne worst fears se ladte hain.
Meili:
"Main machine ho sakti hoon, par mera pyaar asli hai."
Finally, Tianxing activates his emotional surge, inherited from Kael'thar — aur Miraksh vaporize ho jaata hai.
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The Shard Awakens
Shard glow karta hai. Jaise woh Tianxing ko pehchan gaya ho. Usme se ek line float hoti hai:
"Only a broken soul can mend a broken world."
Yurein:
"Tumne pehla trial pass kar liya... ab agli jagah aur bhi zyada dark hogi."
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End Scene
Moon surface crack karta hai. Team ek emergency evac se ship mein wapas aati hai. But sabke dil mein ek naya spark hai — they felt more human than ever.
Tianxing (looking at the shard):
"Agar har test mein mujhe apne dard se ladna hoga… toh main ladunga. Har tukde ko jodunga… jab tak duniya phir se ek na ho jaaye."
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Next Episode:
Episode 10: The Echoes of Edenfall — A forgotten Eden, jahaan nature aur machine ka ek eternal war chhupa hai… aur ek aur bearer ka sach.
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