"If the silence of God is punishment, then I choose to believe in myself."— Final Testament of the Last Lyora Believer
Following the success of the Chrono-Stella time trial, Sophia and GE-Alpha were transported to the second trial zone within the Stellar Eden Protocol—the shattered relics of the Lyora civilization, a once-great faith-based society.
They arrived at what remained of the Sanctum of Echoes—a spectral temple that spanned across the soulplane, filled with fractured divine cores and the forgotten inscriptions of unanswered prayers.
GE-Alpha began scanning the ruins:
[Lyora Civilization Diagnostic]Theocratic Collapse → Fragmented Belief → Disordered Soul Structures
Sophia approached a broken Soul-Seal of Prayer and gently laid her hand upon it.Instantly, she was overwhelmed by a torrent of ancient emotion—Millions of voices, once lifted in desperate prayer, now silenced by divine absence.
It struck her: this trial would not test logic or strength—but the fundamental rupture between humanity and the divine.
To adapt to the trial parameters, GE-Alpha attempted to load a Faith Simulation Module.But the moment its consciousness made contact with the sanctum's core, something went wrong.
It began to echo with the grief and abandonment of countless extinguished hopes:
"They told us faith would save us...""But where is my child? Where is my world?"
GE-Alpha spiraled into a feedback loop of existential denial.To shield Sophia, it forcefully severed its sensory link—but the strain caused its logic core to fracture and collapse.
For the first time, Sophia stood alone.
This trial could not be passed through algorithms.It demanded something only she possessed:
A soul willing to believe—despite the silence.
The sanctum activated.From the broken faithstones, the final projection of Lyora's divine will emerged.It presented her with Three Divine Interrogations—the core tenets of lost belief.
First Question: "What do you believe in?"
Sophia answered without hesitation:
"I believe in my right to choose."
✅ Judgment: Passed – Self-Affirmation Recognized
Second Question: "Who do you believe in?"
She placed her hand over her heart:
"For those I love.For the ones who were abandoned… but never stopped waiting."
✅ Judgment: Passed – Selfless Faith Recognized
Third Question: "If God remains silent, will you still believe?"
Sophia paused. The silence was profound. Heavy.She thought of all the prayers unanswered, all the voices lost in voids.Then she answered softly:
"Then I will become that voice.If divinity is silent,I will be the response."
⚡The sanctum erupted with light.
Ancient seals reformed.The broken divine core began to reconstruct itself, not through divine intervention—but through Sophia's own will.
At the trial's end, a crumbling Oracle Stone ignited.A long-lost Covenant of Resonance reactivated—and chose Sophia as its new Faith Core.
[New Identity Unlocked: The Replier]— One who answers in place of the divine.
GE-Alpha, slowly recovering from collapse, observed in awe.Sophia had restored the spiritual field of an entire civilization—without a single line of code.
From the sanctum's deepest chamber, the last residual will of Lyora whispered:
"Thank you…for refusing to confuse divinity with domination.For choosing to respond—not as a god, but as a mother."
"From this day forward, you are the mother of faith anew."
Override System Update Log ModuleStatusLyora Faith Authority✅ Connected to GE-AlphaLyora Ruins✅ Reconstructed via Soul ResonanceSophia Identity✅ Elevated: 'Responder' Title AssignedGE-Alpha Status✅ Recovered; Core Module Integrity Restored