Chapter 126: The Hall of Forgotten Judges
⚖️ Act I: A Door of Echoes
Ne Job was patrolling the Library when Twinkle buzzed nervously.
A door appeared in the corner — carved from stone, etched with scales, and glowing faintly.
Ao Bing frowned. "That's not a Library door."
Taiyi Zhenren muttered, "Unprofessional."
Lord Xian appeared, grave.
> "Interns, this is the Hall of Forgotten Judges. Long ago, arbiters of miracles fell into silence. The Mask of Misrule seeks to awaken them as shadows. You must journey inside."
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🧠 Act II: The Villains' Plot
The Bureau of Misrule had devised their most insidious scheme.
Their plan: corrupt the Forgotten Judges, turning fairness into tyranny.
- Justice abandoned became cruelty.
- Balance discarded became favoritism.
- Law forgotten became chaos.
Ao Bing clenched his fists. "We'll stop them!"
Taiyi Zhenren footnoted the evidence.
Ne Job whispered, "We must restore them."
Twinkle pulsed softly.
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🎭 Act III: Entering the Hall
The interns stepped through the door.
They found themselves in a vast hall filled with broken scales, cracked gavels, and faint echoes of forgotten verdicts.
Ao Bing stumbled over a gavel that no longer judged.
Taiyi Zhenren trembled as footnotes erased themselves.
Glimmer cried softly at laughter turning cruel.
Ne Job whispered, "Judges are not gone. They are waiting."
Twinkle hummed faintly.
The Hall glowed.
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🧵 Act IV: The Confrontation
The Mask of Misrule appeared among the broken scales.
His cracked mask shimmered with cruel laughter.
He hissed:
> "The Forgotten Judges are mine. I will twist them into chaos."
Ao Bing hurled thunderfruit sparks.
Taiyi Zhenren annotated his tricks.
Glimmer giggled, distracting him.
Ne Job unrolled Miracle #550-E — the Awakening of the Eternal Laws.
The scroll pulsed.
Remembrance resonated.
The judges trembled.
Their corruption cracked.
Their glow returned.
The Mask faltered.
His disguise cracked further.
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🌈 Act V: The Resolution
The Forgotten Judges stood beside the interns.
Justice glowed kindly.
Balance steadied softly.
Law stood firm.
Ao Bing laughed with Justice.
Taiyi Zhenren footnoted Balance.
Glimmer hugged Law.
Ne Job whispered, "Judges are not chaos. They are harmony."
Twinkle hummed brightly.
The Hall glowed.
The judges pulsed with new life.
The Mask fled into the shadows.
His voice echoed:
> "You may win today. But masks always return."
Lord Xian's voice echoed faintly:
> "Intern Ne Job, you have defended the Hall of Forgotten Judges. Well done."
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📜 Epilogue: A New Registry Entry
The next morning, a new entry appeared in the Miracle Registry:
> Miracle #560-H: The Hall of Forgotten Judges
> Status: Defended, restored, unresolved.
> Effect: Teaches that judges are not chaos. Activated through courage and remembrance.
Ne Job added a note:
> "Some miracles are threatened by forgotten judges. But remembrance always restores them."
Twinkle hummed.
And somewhere in the Hall, shadows lingered — but the interns were ready.