Return of Tower's Phantom-Chapter 33 – The Lock and the Key

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Location: Tower Floor 90 – The Betrayers' Sanctum

The room pulsed with dark magic. Cracked mirrors lined the walls, each showing a different version of Rael's death. The moments were replayed on loop—taunting, accusing, bleeding.

Mo stood at the center, her back turned.

Rael stepped into the sanctum, eyes unwavering. "So it really was you."

Mo didn't look back.

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Her voice was soft. "I didn't want you to see me like this."

Selene tensed beside him. "Let me handle her—"

Rael raised his hand. "No. This is between us."

A long silence.

Finally, Mo turned.

She looked the same—except older in the eyes. Worn by guilt, chained by fate.

"You were always meant to surpass us," she said quietly. "But the Tower... it feared you."

Rael walked closer. "Then why did you stab me?"

"Because I loved you."

The words shattered the silence like thunder.

> [Soul Chain Detected: Rael – Mo] [Emotion Surge: 91% – Threshold Reached] [Triggering Memory Fusion...]

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Memory Flash – The Night Before the Final Climb

The rain never stopped on Floor 99.

Rael sat beneath a broken lamppost, staring up at the artificial sky. Mo joined him, wrapping a cloak around his shoulders.

"If you make it to the top," she whispered, "don't come back for me."

He smiled. "I'd rather fail than leave you behind."

Mo had kissed him then—quiet, desperate.

And the next day, she betrayed him.

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Back in the Sanctum

"I hated myself for years," she said, tears falling freely. "I begged the gods to erase my memory. They refused. Because I'm the Lock. If I die, the Tower resets."

Rael's expression didn't change. "Then let's break it together."

Her eyes widened. "You... you'd forgive me?"

"No," he said simply. "But I'll free you."

> [Override Protocol Complete] [New Skill Acquired: Towerbreaker – Soul Severance] [Effect: Break divine contracts, reset fate-bound souls.]

Rael placed a hand on her chest.

Mo gasped as light surged through her body—burning the chain inside her.

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Meanwhile – Tower Sky Realm

A thunderous voice echoed.

> "He's rewriting the laws... The Tower's chosen is awakening."

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Back in the Sanctum

Mo collapsed into Rael's arms, sobbing quietly. For the first time since his death... she was free.

Selene looked away, her chest tight with jealousy and grief.

But Rael didn't let go.

Not yet.

"I'll burn the gods," he whispered. "For all of us."

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