Chapter 44: The Dimensional Mirror Temple

Location: Edge of the Old World's Fracture — the ruins of a temple that can only be opened by the true heir of the Void.

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🛤️ The Secret Mission
That night, Angeline quietly left Aerthalia. She left only a short note for Real:
> “I know this is crazy. But I won’t let my friend rot from a power that should’ve been mine to bear alone.”


She was accompanied by Ryn—the only one who understood the location of the hidden temple mentioned in Lyssia’s ancient texts.Together, they journeyed to the ruins of the Dimensional Mirror Temple, hidden beneath the Karthae Mountains.

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🌀 A Temple Hidden from Time
This temple was no ordinary place of worship.It existed between dimensions—only visible when Void magic and Spirit magic resonated together.
When Angeline and Ryn combined their magic, the world around them “split,” revealing a gateway layered in reflection—like staring into countless versions of themselves.
> *“This place doesn’t heal the body…” Ryn whispered.“It purifies the soul.”



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🌌 The Trial Within the Temple
Inside, there were no altars or charms.What Angeline saw instead was herself—thousands of versions reflected across dimension-layered mirrors.
A voice echoed—not human, but the voice of an ancient dimensional guardian.
> “One who bears the Void.One who seeks redemption.To save the one who is misaligned, you must face the deepest will of your soul.”



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🔍 The Core of the Trial: Ego or Sacrifice
Angeline was faced with a choice:Would she give a part of her essence to Myra—linking their lives together?
> If she agreed: they would be forever bound — if one fell, the other would fall too.
If she refused: the wild Void inside Myra would continue to grow… until she could never return.



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💔 Angeline’s Decision
With grief and resolve, Angeline spoke:
> “If that’s the price to keep her whole… then I’ll pay it now.”


> “Not because I’m strong.But because I can’t bear to lose anyone else.”


The temple accepted her answer.A purified fragment of Angeline’s Void crystallized—becoming a Soul Sutra, which must be placed on Myra’s chest before the Void consumed her completely.

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🎒 Return to Aerthalia
Angeline and Ryn returned quietly.
But they didn’t know — while they were gone, the Fracture Gate in the north had begun to widen.
Mal’Thar was on the move.
And their time was almost gone.