NOVEL NEXT Chapter 12: The Shadow Bride Awakens
🌘 [System Alert – Unauthorized Bond Detected]
[WARNING]: Forbidden summoning signature traced to Void Realm: Temple of Threads.
Initiating passive dream-link.
Subject: Jemil
Name: Vel'Zara, Shadow Weaver of the Ninth Thread.
Status: Claimed, but forgotten.
💭 Scene 1: Jemil's Dream – The Silk Throne
He stood in a blackened field of stars. No sky. No land. Just floating silk threads glowing violet, all suspended in a kind of cosmic web.
A throne of obsidian and silver hung in the middle — suspended by nothing.
And on it sat a woman.
Half of her face was shadow. The other half was pale, unnervingly beautiful, with silver spider markings across her cheek. Her dress looked stitched from living shadow. Eight shimmering silk-like strands floated behind her like wings.
She didn't speak. She just opened her hand, and Jemil's name echoed across the void.
"Vel…Zara?" he whispered.
"You remember," she said softly, rising from her throne. "Good. Because I never forgot."
Her presence was heavy. Familiar. A part of him recognized her voice, her magic, her stare.
But he couldn't place how.
"Who are you really?" he asked.
She stepped closer, stopping just in front of him. The air thickened.
"Your twelfth summon," she said. "The one the system sealed."
Jemil's heart froze.
"That's impossible—"
"Your soul couldn't handle the Void contract," she interrupted. "So the system wiped me. But our thread never broke. Not truly."
🛏️ Scene 2: Jemil Awakens — and the System Lies
Jemil jolted awake in his quarters. Night. No alarms. No system notifications.
He sat up, eyes wide.
"System," he called, "show summon history. Show all 12 contracts."
[Displaying]…
…
…
Contract 12: [Redacted]
"You lied to me…" Jemil whispered. "Why?"
[Error]: Information unavailable. Summoner soul integrity prioritized.
🔥 Scene 3: Wives Argue — and Get Worried
At breakfast, Jemil sat quietly, chewing toast. Unusual for him.
Flare, Mira, and Lyra sat around the table.
"What's with the silence, flame-boy?" Flare asked, eyes narrowing. "You look like you saw a ghost."
"Did one of the ex-wives from the last trial show up in your dreams?" Lyra teased.
Jemil didn't answer.
Mira leaned forward. "Jemil. Something is wrong with your aura. It's… woven. Like webbing. Who touched you in the dream world?"
That made everyone freeze.
"It's her," Jemil said quietly. "The one the system erased. I don't remember the contract… but I think she does."
Flare's tail twitched.
"So what are we talking here? Void magic? Forbidden bride #12? Cursed sweetheart from beyond the veil?"
"Something like that."
⚠️ Scene 4: The Threads Move
Outside the academy, dozens of magic summoning circles lit up in the sky — all corrupted, all blackened by Void silk.
Students panicked. Staff activated defensive barriers.
In the distance, a new temple — the Temple of Threads — phased into visibility atop a nearby mountain that didn't exist yesterday.
"She's not waiting anymore," Jemil said.
"She's making her claim."
📜 System Notification
[Announcement: Harem Trial 3 – "The Forbidden Thread" will commence in 24 hours.]
Type: Psychological Trial
Location: Temple of Threads
Competitor: Vel'Zara, Shadow Weaver
Special Condition: Emotional suppression, memory fracture risk, heart-break probability: 97.9%
💬 End of Chapter 12
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