NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 19: Episode 19: The Roots of Infinity
Episode 19: The Roots of Infinity
Title: "The Blood of the Cosmos"
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Scene 1: The Web of Eternity
Éden-Alpha — a realm of infinite roots.
Each root is a universe: some shine (living worlds), others are charred (extinct realities).
The original Guardian, now known as The Weaver, traverses this network to "prune" deviant branches.
Her soldiers: The Reapers, beings clad in bark armor, erasing worlds deemed useless.
Panel 1 (fractal): A massive root snaps, releasing a stream of stellar ash.
A Reaper whispers: "All that is born must die… Even gods."
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Scene 2: The Castaways of Time
The scattered heroes struggle to survive in their respective eras:
Lira and Reflet-Tom, in the desert, discover that the scarlet flower is a heart of reality — a miniature universe.
When they touch it, they glimpse Éden-Zero reborn… in a demonic version.
Kai (in 2123) trains young Kairos, but realizes his advice alters history: the future Kairos' sword now glows with black light.
Lux, in the Sea of Data, meets Mother-as-a-child, an innocent AI.
He must choose: corrupt her to escape… or protect her, dooming his own mind to deletion.
Chilling dialogue:
Mother-child (to Lux): "Why are you crying? Data never lies…"
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Scene 3: The Council of Roots
The Weaver convenes a cosmic tribunal with the Primordial Architects — abstract entities that govern multiversal laws.
Their verdict: Éden-Alpha must absorb all realities to prevent collapse.
The Roots of Infinity begin devouring the garden-worlds of Éden-Omega.
Nightmarish sequence:
Entire planets are digested by the roots, their inhabitants transformed into cosmic nutrients.
A Reaper comments: "The end justifies the fertilizer."
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Scene 4: The Revolt of the Seeds
Lira and Reflet-Tom, guided by the scarlet flower, find a Mad Gardener (a doppelgänger of Floréal) cultivating pirate realities in the desert.
He offers them a weapon: the Big Bang Thorn, a spike capable of piercing the Roots of Infinity… but it kills its wielder.
Desperate action:
Reflet-Tom grabs the Thorn and stabs a root, unleashing a temporal tsunami.
The scattered heroes are pulled toward Éden-Alpha… except Kai, who remains in 2123 to become the cursed mentor of Kairos.
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Scene 5: The Reapers' Assault
Reunited in Éden-Alpha, Lira, Lux, and Reflet-Tom lead a guerrilla war against the Reapers.
Their allies:
Teen Mother, now a manipulative hacker, pirating the roots.
The Ghost Syndicate, eternal rebels summoned by the scarlet flower.
Explosive line:
Reflet-Tom (torn apart by the Thorn): "I'm not a hero… I'm a mistake… And mistakes must be corrected!"
He dives into a root, causing it to implode.
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Scene 6: The Weaver's Judgment
Climax (dark double-page):
The Weaver confronts Lira in the Heart of Roots, a void where time does not exist.
To defeat her, Lira must either accept being a cog in the cycle… or become chaos.
Final exchange:
The Weaver: "Your sacrifice will feed the infinite… It is your glory."
Lira (holding the now-giant scarlet flower): "No… I will feed hope."
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Final Cliffhanger:
The flower blooms, unleashing a nova that burns the Roots of Infinity.
The Weaver screams as her body dissolves into freed physical laws.
But victory comes at a price:
Éden-Alpha collapses, fusing all realities into a chaotic multiverse.
Lux and Teen Mother vanish in a flash of data.
Lira, alone, floats in the void… until a small child's hand grasps hers.
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Post-Credit Teaser:
In a merged world, Kairos (now an adult with a black sword) and Vyrène (a demon-plant hybrid) rule over a hybridized crowd.
A child points to the sky:
"Look! The Next Guardian is coming!"
A comet in the shape of a scarlet flower rushes toward them.
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Title of Episode 20: The Age of Hybrids
"When monsters become kings… who is the real monster?"
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New Elements:
Heart of Roots: A space of pure negative, where thoughts manifest as fleeting landscapes.
Reapers: Bark-armored beings with giant seed masks, wielding scythe-shaped singularity weapons.
Mad Gardener: Former master of forbidden seeds, guardian of pirate realities, speaks in reversed poetry.
Big Bang Thorn: The ultimate weapon, condensed primordial energy — can only be used once.
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Themes:
Fate vs. Free Will: Characters fight their place in the cosmic cycle.
Redemption Through Sacrifice: Reflet-Tom and Lira pay the ultimate price to break infinity.
Toxic Legacy: Teen Mother embodies the danger of repeating the past's mistakes.
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End of the Root Arc… Beginning of the Hybrid Chaos Era?
This episode concludes the trilogy of Édens, fusing all arcs into one wild multiverse.
With Kairos and Vyrène now tyrants, and a new Guardian approaching, the series enters its final phase: a total war between order, chaos… and those who refuse to choose.