The elevator stopped.
But the doors didn't open.
Instead, a soft humming sound filled the air. Pure. Too pure. It made Mira flinch. Elaria gritted her teeth. Aya clutched her head as if a blinding light was drilling into her thoughts.
Lilith was the first to speak. "This… doesn't feel like temptation. It feels like judgement."
> [Entering Domain: White Sanctum]
[Trial Initiated: The Reaper of Purity]
A soft, mechanical voice echoed:
"You carry sin. You carry touch. You carry chaos. All must be cleansed."
Suddenly, the walls melted into white. Not blank—but sterile. Too bright. Too silent.
They were no longer in a garden or chamber.
They were in a temple of purity.
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The White Judge
A tall figure descended slowly from above, robed in flowing silver-white silk. Face covered by a porcelain mask, one eye glowing with golden light.
He floated, feet never touching the ground.