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Thirteen Years Ago – The War That Never Happened
It was a war erased from the public record.
No headlines. No mourning families. No statues.
Because the enemy wasn't a kingdom or a beast—
It was a child.
A prodigy born to one of the Empire's high noble houses.
A genius who could see through the flaws in any spell. A magician who could dismantle enchantments with a whisper. A boy who questioned the foundations of magic itself.
They called him the Spellbreaker.
But behind closed doors… they called him Harvey Everhart.
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The Betrayal
The Empire feared what it couldn't control.
Harvey had discovered The Void Code, a forbidden language buried beneath the magical algorithm—one that could not only break spells but corrupt systems, rewrite soul structures, and nullify divine contracts.
He never meant to use it. He only wanted to fix magic.
But power like that was never allowed to exist.
So the Archmagi came.
So did the Paladins.
So did the people he once called allies.
> "You're too dangerous to live, Harvey."
> "This isn't personal."
> "We're doing this for the world."
He fought.
He bled.
He survived longer than they expected.
But in the end, someone close delivered the final blow.
Someone he trusted.
> "Forgive me," she said.
> "They took my sister."
And then the light faded.
His heart stopped.
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Modern Day – Fractured Truth
Back in the present, Harvey stood before the ruins of an old, sealed temple in the mountains east of the Academy.
Only someone who remembered the war could find this place.
Only someone who had died could open it.
> [Ashborne Seal Detected]
[Identity Confirmed – Harvey Everhart]
[Soul Signature Recognized: Warning – Fractured State. Proceed with caution.]
The doors rumbled open.
Inside: relics from a forgotten era.
And among them, a crystal.
Glowing faintly blue, pulsing with trapped memory.
He reached out, hand trembling.
> "Show me who betrayed me."
The crystal flared—and her face appeared.
Golden eyes. Snow-white hair. A scar under her left eye.
The same girl who sat three rows behind him in Professor Kaleid's class.
Liora.
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The Weight of Memory
Harvey fell to his knees.
Not from pain. Not from anger.
But from clarity.
> "So that's why you vouched for me…"
> "You don't remember."
> "But your soul does."
He stood up, breathing slow and deep.
> "Then I won't kill you yet."
> "I'll make you remember first."
The system chimed coldly.
> [New Objective Added – Awaken Liora Crestfallen's Memories]
[Caution: Emotional instability may trigger Void Code backlash]
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