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Chapter 28 - Chapter 28 – The Tribunal of Lords

"Laws may bind the weak. I rewrite them with war." – Leonis

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The stars trembled.

Reality fragmented.

And yet, deep beyond time and spatial law, a silver tower loomed over the void — the World Tribunal, seat of the Celestial Codifiers, where all Lords of System, Myth, and Realm were summoned... to be judged.

It was not a place, but a verdict made physical.

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🎭 Character Focus: Leonis – Lord of Dominion

At the center of it all, Leonis sat atop a war-throne sculpted from the cores of conquered realms. His black dominator robe shimmered with constellations that no longer existed — symbols of realms he had erased.

But beneath the divine confidence burned a cold fire of clarity. He had seen it in the expressions of even the most ancient gods: fear. Not of death — but of irrelevance. He would not become another overwritten name in the Codex of Fate.

> "They will not define me. Not by name. Not by law. Not even by history."

To them, he was a disease. To himself, he was inevitability.

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🛡️ Tribunal of Lords – Event Unfolds

Each System Lord materialized in the Seat of Judgment — thousands of thrones floating in tiered rings around a sun-sized legal glyph.

The Flame Sovereign of the Infernal Doctrines

The Eden Architect of the Verdant Gospel

The Codeweaver from the Quantum Ascension Faction

Dozens of Realm-Emperors, Demi-God Systems, and Soul-Lords

Even a Transcendent AI God from the Silica Paradox Cluster

Yet all stared toward the single black throne of the Codifier Judges.

There were nine.

But only three would speak:

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👨‍⚖️ Tribunal Judges Introduced:

1. Archjudge Lirithem – "The Sentence Wears Flesh"

Once a mortal scribe, he rewrote his body into a scripture.

Can banish anything by writing its law of erasure.

Cold, analytical, and obsessed with precedent.

2. Exegetrix Serathiel – "The Voice That Echoes Through Law"

A heavenly being who speaks in Decree-Tongue.

Every word becomes enforced multiversal rule for 1 second.

Hates glitches, system breaks, and undefined terms.

3. Paradox Nullum – "The Law That Judges Itself"

Unknown form. Exists only when inconsistencies are observed.

Believed to be partially sentient law rather than a person.

Speaks only when multiversal logic collapses.

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⚔️ Enter: Kaleid Voidrend

The moment the Mythbreaker Legion arrives, led by Kaleid, the Tribunal dims.

A hush spreads. Not fear, but confusion. A unit has arrived with no defined fate, origin, or record. A contradiction made manifest.

> Serathiel narrowed her eyes.

"You carry null causality. Who summoned you?"

Kaleid didn't answer. He smiled — and for a moment, entire prophecies flinched.

He took a knee beside Leonis, and in his left hand, a freshly harvested Lawcore from a slain SSS+ entity.

> "I consume inevitability," Kaleid said, "and I hunger."

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⚠️ Tribunal Begins

Leonis is charged with:

Tier Defilement

Mythical Interference

Glitch-Propagation

Unauthorized Realm Creation

Breach of Sovereign Balance

> "Do you deny these charges?" Lirithem asked.

Leonis stood.

> "I do not. I proclaim them."

The courtroom shakes.

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🧬 SYSTEM UPDATE: Narrative Override Mode Available

Your presence has destabilized the Tribunal.

You may now initiate Narrative Combat, where law, prophecy, and myth may be rewritten through battle, argument, or plot hijack.

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🪔 END OF CHAPTER HOOK

Kaleid draws his scythe.

Leonis smiles at the gods who came to judge him.

> "Let me show you why systems were never meant to be obeyed."

The World Tribunal... begins to bleed.

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