"Sin does not decay. It remembers."
The Abyssal Qirin moved without sound, gliding through the folds of shadow like it was born from guilt itself.
Jiwoon sat atop its back, his cloak trailing black fire, his gaze fixed forward.
[Entering Domain: City of Sin]
[Warning: Dimensional Pressure Detected – Psychological Resistance Recommended]
Buildings formed from obsidian regrets and scarlet shame rose before him. Streets bled echoes of screams. Souls—shadows of those swallowed by their sins—watched him pass, but did not dare approach.
And at the center… stood a cathedral.
It pulsed not with holiness, but with judgment unspoken.
Arrival at the Throne
Inside, the silence was heavier than stone.
Four presences flanked the cathedral's throne, each cloaked in a different color of sin—wrath, envy, despair, pride.
They did not speak. They only watched.
And then—she appeared.
The Queen of Sin did not descend.
She unfolded into being.
Her form shifted between beauty and ruin—her eyes shimmered like dying stars, and her crown seemed carved from broken oaths.
"So…" she spoke, her voice both cold and motherly.
"The system's favorite son has arrived… wearing rebellion like a second skin."
Jiwoon didn't flinch.
"I didn't come to kneel."
She smiled.
"Good. That throne is already occupied."
Exchange of Power
[System Alert: Sin Alignment Fluctuating]
[Recognition: Jiwoon registered as 'Equal-Level Threat' to Queen Entity]
The air pulsed as the Queen stepped closer, her four generals watching silently.
"Do you think you're the first to walk this path?" she asked.
"We were once chosen too.
And we were consumed."
Jiwoon looked into her eyes and saw a reflection of what he might become.
"Then why serve the system still?"
Her answer came slowly.
"We do not serve it. We survived it. And she—"
She gestured to herself, "—was the only one who pulled us back."
A Pact Unspoken
There was no fight.
No declaration.
Only silence and acknowledgment.
The Queen raised her hand. A black sigil flared in the air—ancient and sacred.
"Your sin burns brighter than most, Jiwoon."
"It could consume you. Or you could tame it, and all of us."
[Offer Pending: Guidance through the Sinbound City]
[Sub-Quest Activated: Trial of the Four Generals]
Jiwoon stepped forward without hesitation.
"Then test me. I'll make my sin serve me—no matter how deep it runs."
Closing Scene
As he turned to face the first of the Four Generals, the cathedral behind him pulsed.
Above it all, the Queen of Sin whispered only to herself:
"Let's see if he can walk where gods have fallen