Immortal Mythos: Bound by Void-Chapter 58 - 74: Twin Trials

Yuki's trial of memory. Nogitsune's trial of self.

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Yuki's Side:

The sealed corridor warps with every step Yuki takes. Memories not his own flicker along the walls—glimpses of ancient battles, lost mythic realms, and a burning city that feels too familiar.

Then he sees it.

A small child—alone—trapped in a collapsing shrine, crying out for someone who never came.

It's him.

But... not just him.

"Why am I seeing this...?"

"Because it's your truth," a voice answers, echoing in the dark. "The part you left behind to survive."

Yuki stares as the shrine fades into void. And in the center, the Eidolon appears—not in its monstrous form, but as a figure cloaked in shadows, wearing a fox mask that mirrors Yuki's eyes.

"You were born from fire and void," it says, "but memory is your true prison. Show me you are more than your past."

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Nogitsune's Side:

Back in the chamber, Nogitsune stands across from the Reflection—a twisted version of himself cloaked in illusions of power and regret.

> "You hid your brother from the world. Lied to him. Built an entire illusion for him to grow in... why?" the Reflection taunts.

"To protect him."

"No. You were afraid. Afraid of what he'd become if he ever remembered you."

A flurry of dark wind erupts. The Reflection fights using all of Nogitsune's old techniques—his crueler strategies, his manipulative tone.

But Nogitsune doesn't falter.

He steps forward, dismissing an illusion with a simple wave.

"I made peace with what I was. I'm here to make sure he doesn't become this."

The chamber shakes.

Both trials reach a climax—truth clashing with fear, memory with shadow.

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Far above the sealed corridors, in the heart of the mythic realm, the rest of the group sits in uneasy silence.

Ren's wings twitch as he stares into the night sky, sharp eyes narrowing as a strange ripple shudders through the air.

"Did you feel that?" he mutters.

Aiko, sitting beside a quiet Himari, shivers.

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"Their energies... They're shifting. Yuki's aura feels... unstable."

Haru stands, looking toward the flame-bound door. His fists clench.

"It's like something's testing them. Not just power—but their very identities."

Kai, holding a warm bowl of ramen, blinks.

"Can't they just punch their way out of the problem like usual?"

Himari gives a tired smile.

"Not this time. This trial isn't meant to hurt them... It's meant to see if they deserve what's next."

They sit in silence as the mythic wind blows. Somewhere deep below, the trials continue—and the fate of their bonds, their story, and maybe the entire mythic balance... hangs in the stillness.

Just as the wind settles, Himari's eyes widen for a moment—pupils narrowing like a fox's.

"Wait..."

Everyone turns to her, but she doesn't speak right away.

A single black feather drifts down from the sky above—burning at the edges, glowing faintly with symbols no one recognizes.

Ren catches it midair. His hand trembles.

"This... this doesn't belong to me."

Far beneath them, within the sealed corridor, a second figure watches Yuki's trial from the farthest edge of memory. No aura. No sound.

Just a presence.

Its form flickers—half-child, half-shadow, eyes gleaming like mirrors.

And then it vanishes... just before Yuki turns.

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