> [Tongueless King – Phase 3/6 Initiated]
Core Mechanic: Narrative Rewrite
– The King can alter your past
– Your identity, skills, and memories will be rewritten unless resisted
– Defiance costs stability... compliance costs everything else
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The battlefield was no longer real.
It was a storybook, pages fluttering in a void, each one bleeding ink that distorted time itself.
> "Once upon a time… Lian was never brave."
"Jayce was always alone."
"Kuro was a traitor who never stopped the massacre."
"Ria never saved anyone. She ran."
The King's Voice, despite having no mouth, echoed in their minds.
It was rewriting their stories.
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Jayce – The Voiceless Fool
Jayce, now mute, could no longer rely on his comedic fate manipulation. His talents dimmed, faded—his jokes lost to silence.
But he laughed anyway—without a sound.
> [New Trait: Silent Trickster]
– Gains power by making others laugh or hope even without words
– Echoes laughter as psychic backlash
Jayce mimed a terrible pun, tripped over his own foot, and flipped a ghost over the edge of the battlefield.
Even the King paused—briefly.
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Lian – The Coward Rewritten
Lian's past flashed in front of him—except now he ran away during every fight. His evolution into Fate Diver was being overwritten with Fate Escaper.
> "You never fought, remember? You always avoided consequences."
But Lian clenched his teeth.
"No."
He dove into the fray, reckless, wild, using every coin he had like shrapnel.
> [System Error: Rewrite Failed – Fate Diver Reinforced]
[New Path Acquired: Diver of Defiance]
He broke the narrative by doing the opposite of what the rewrite demanded.
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Kuro – The Traitor's Burden
Kuro's rewritten past showed him kneeling before the Tongueless King, offering secrets of the System World in exchange for his brother's life.
It almost made sense.
It almost felt true.
But Ria placed her hand on his shoulder.
"Even if you were that man, you aren't now."
Kuro drew his blade—and cut through his false self.
> [Rewritten Self Slain – Ghost Integrated]
New Skill: Split Past
– Can switch between "betrayer" and "redeemer" states, gaining skills from both timelines
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The King's First True Wound
The team surged together, synced not by memory, but by who they chose to be now.
Lian flipped fate.
Jayce unleashed psychic laughter.
Ria wept as she healed and shielded.
Kuro struck down the King's rewritten throne.
> [Tongueless King – HP: 0/6 (Third Death Achieved)]
[System Alert: Rewriting Temporarily Halted]
But at a cost.
Each survivor lost one core memory permanently.
Jayce could no longer remember the name of the person who taught him his first joke.
Ria forgot the face of her sister.
Lian forgot what his mother's voice sounded like.
Kuro lost the memory of why he became a swordsman.
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> [Final World Fracture: Active]
"The King no longer wants to rewrite you. He wants to replace you."