Chapter 129: The Court of Chaos
⚖️ Act I: A Dark Assembly
Ne Job was patrolling the Hall of Forgotten Judges when Twinkle buzzed nervously.
The chamber shook, and a new dais rose — jagged, shadowed, and crowned with broken scales.
Ao Bing frowned. "That's not a court. That's a trap."
Taiyi Zhenren muttered, "Unprofessional."
Lord Xian appeared, grave.
> "Interns, beware. The Mask of Misrule has convened a Court of Chaos. If it stands, the Celestial Courts will fall."
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🧠 Act II: The Villains' Plot
The Bureau of Misrule had devised their most dangerous scheme yet.
Their plan: create a rival court, twisting verdicts into chaos.
- Justice rewritten as cruelty.
- Balance rewritten as favoritism.
- Law rewritten as tyranny.
Ao Bing clenched his fists. "We'll stop them!"
Taiyi Zhenren footnoted the evidence.
Ne Job whispered, "We must defend fairness."
Twinkle pulsed softly.
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🎭 Act III: The Courtroom of Shadows
The interns entered the Court of Chaos.
Marble pillars cracked, scales tilted, and judges cloaked in shadow sat in silence.
The Chief Shadow Judge spoke:
> "Intern Ne Job, the Bureau claims chaos is truth. You must defend law."
Ao Bing gulped.
Taiyi Zhenren adjusted his notes.
Ne Job bowed.
Twinkle hummed faintly.
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🧵 Act IV: The Trial of Chaos
The Mask of Misrule appeared at the center of the Court.
His cracked mask shimmered with cruel laughter.
He hissed:
> "Law is tyranny. Fairness is weakness. Chaos is truth. The Court is mine."
The judges nodded faintly.
Scrolls trembled.
Mortals' hopes flickered.
Ao Bing hurled thunderfruit sparks, showing fairness in strength.
Taiyi Zhenren annotated law as wisdom.
Glimmer giggled, showing kindness in judgment.
Ne Job unrolled Miracle #580-J — the Judges' Return.
The scroll pulsed.
Remembrance resonated.
The shadowy judges faltered.
Their corruption cracked.
Their glow returned.
The Mask trembled.
His disguise cracked further.
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🌈 Act V: The Resolution
The Court of Chaos collapsed.
The shadowy judges dissolved into light.
The Hall glowed.
The Celestial Courts pulsed with new life.
Ao Bing laughed kindly.
Taiyi Zhenren footnoted truth.
Glimmer hugged Ne Job.
Twinkle hummed triumphantly.
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 Courts against chaos. Well done."
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📜 Epilogue: A New Registry Entry
The next morning, a new entry appeared in the Miracle Registry:
> Miracle #590-K: The Court of Chaos
> Status: Defeated, restored, unresolved.
> Effect: Teaches that law must resist chaos. Activated through courage and remembrance.
Ne Job added a note:
> "Some miracles are threatened by chaos. But fairness always restores them."
Twinkle hummed.
And somewhere in the shadows, the Mask lingered — but the interns were ready.