Chapter 4: The Unchosen Pact
š«ļø (The cave remains dark. The fire dims to a flicker. Liu Shen slowly pulls himself up and leans against the wall.)
š¤ Liu Shen (gasping):
ā "What... is this world? My body feels like a skeleton..."
š Gu Tang (gruff):
ā "Skeleton? Watch your mouth, kid. I am a real skeleton!"
šŗ RuĆ² LĆ”n (with a bitter chuckle):
ā "And still more alive than you, writer."
š¤ Liu Shen (confused):
ā "Why do you call me that? How do you even know?"
š§„ Heiguo (violet eyes glowing):
ā "Because I saw your mind. This world... you built it. But now, you're just a piece on the board."
š [System: Slave Contract Active.]
š [Master Rank: Liu Shen | Bound: Gu Tang, RuĆ² LĆ”n, Heiguo]
š¤ Liu Shen (panicked):
ā "What?! I never agreed to any contract!"
š§„ Heiguo (calmly):
ā "You were unconscious. We made the call. It was thisā¦ or death."
š Liu Shen (thinking):
They're using meā¦ but if I created this world, maybe I still have some controlā¦
š [Skill Activated: Mind Reflection]
(His eyes glow faintly. He taps into RuĆ² LĆ”n's mind.)
š "If he's really the writerā¦ he could change our pathāor destroy us."
š¤ Liu Shen (smirking coldly):
ā "So I'm the writer, huhā¦? But now, I write for me. Not for you. Not for the readers."
š§„ Heiguo (grinning):
ā "Let's see how many days you survive, writer."
(The fire fades. Darkness swallows everything. Only heavy
breaths remain.)
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š„ End of Chapter 4