"The system tracks sin. But what if the first sin was the system itself?"
Skyfall's Lower Depths – Nightfall
Jiwoon knelt in the ashes of where the Nullborne vanished.
Not defeated—just… watching. Waiting. Testing.
He looked at his hand, where the flame had sparked.
It wasn't coded. It wasn't earned.
It was inborn.
[Notice: External Skill Tree Branching – Source: Unknown Origin Signature]
[New Subtree Identified: "Primordial Sin"]
Eri's Analysis
Eri stood over a pulse scanner. "The thing you used… it's not registered. It's not part of Tribunal, not even part of the Sin System."
Jiwoon: "Then what is it?"
Eri: "…I think it's pre-system. Like a heartbeat from before judgment existed."
[Data Fragment Located: Entry Log – "Founder's Flame"]
[Quote: "Only those rejected by the code can ignite it."]
Jiwoon swallowed. "So the system was never complete."
Memory Flash: The Founder
For a moment, Jiwoon's mind slipped.
A vision.
A figure cloaked in robes of ash, standing at the edge of creation.
Not a god.
Not a sinner.
A forger.
And from his hands, fire spilled—not to destroy, but to create the very rules that would one day chain mortals.
Jiwoon's eyes snapped open.
"I'm not just rewriting the code… I'm remembering it."
A New Dilemma
But then—
A notification appeared.
[Sin System Core Request: Define 'Justice' in 30 Words or Less]
[Failure to respond will trigger alignment drift.]
Jiwoon stared at the screen.
"Even now, it wants to quantify everything."
He didn't answer.
Instead, he walked away.
Let it drift.
Some truths couldn't be confined to system prompts.
End Scene
Far beneath Skyfall, the sealed chains around a forgotten vault cracked slightly.
The Origin Flame had flickered.
And the system… felt fear.