(Time-Stilled World, The Spectral Plateau, Leo's POV)
Leo opened the [Sevenfold Revelation Codex] with a breathless urgency, his fingers grazing the familiar parchment as he silently hoped for guidance, some sign or revelation inked onto the page.
To his relief, golden ink began to bleed into view the moment the cover fell open, swirling like liquid flame as the Codex stirred to life and prepared to impart its newest lesson.
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> "You have observed the shade 'Black' which is the echo of dishonesty."
> "It is not the mark of sin, nor of wickedness— but is rather the signature of dissonance."
> "When the soul speaks a truth, the aura holds steady."
> "When it utters a lie it recognizes as false, the soul recoils."
> "This recoil, though imperceptible to flesh, stains the aura at its thinnest edge."
> "It cannot be hidden by confidence or smothered by repetition."
> "It appears only when the speaker knows they lie."
> "The unaware are spared."
