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    SHIV
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    Chapter 2521: Broken Mirror

    Mordret remained silent for a while. Eventually, he sighed and glanced up, at the colorful windows of the abandoned church... the church of Mirage, the Demon of Imagination.

    As if mourning the illusion of her creation that he was choosing to forsake.

    Still looking up, he spoke in a wistful tone: “We were four when our father handed us to the Dreamspawn. That was soon after America fell, and both Immortal Flame and his daughter perished. Father... wasn't quite himself back then. Not that I remember it well."

    Mordret hesitated for a few moments.

    "I... don't think he ever liked us that much, even if I don't know why. Granted, we were indeed a strange child — in more senses than one. We were born with a rare condition that reversed the location of our organs, for example. And we did not learn to speak for a long while, unlike normal children. In fact, it wasn't long after we spoke our first word that we became the Dreamspawn's ward."

    Morgan smiled darkly.

    "I don't think you should be worried on that account. Our father did not really like anyone that much, an odd child or not." Mordret gave her a furtive glance.

    "In any case... they were both mere Masters back then. I spent a couple of years with the Dreamspawn and his followers in the waking world. We moved a lot, exploring all four Quadrants and South America. We even went on an expedition to Europe, exploring the ruins of old human cities. Then, after the Dreamspawn became Transcendent, he took me to the Dream Realm. I haven't been to the waking world since."

    Morgan leaned forward a little.

    “What was he like? The Dreamspawn?" Mordret lingered with the answer, then shook his head.

    "He was strangely detached, but full of curiosity. Determined, driven... as if searching for something. Everything on Earth seemed to amuse him a little. Looking back, there were too many strange things both about him and about his followers — but I did not know any better. For me, that was simply how things were. I just... languished because of his indifference, and longed for his attention."

    He sighed.

    "In the Dream Realm, it was often just the two of us. The Dreamspawn had a Citadel and Awakened retainers, but he spent most of his time exploring ancient ruins in the faraway regions of the Dream Realm... and he took me with him. Me and his most loyal servants, that was — some of them were Echoes of Nightmare Creatures, some of them were Echoes of people. A quiet bunch, to say the least."

    Mordret smiled bitterly.

    “Back then, I convinced myself that he took me with him because he cared about me above everyone else. And he did — just not in the way I believed. I was simply too valuable to be entrusted to anyone. Because there was something he needed from me." He glanced down.

    “In any way, eventually, I turned twelve and faced my First Nightmare. That was when I gained my Aspect and my Flaw, and was shattered into seven pieces."

    Mordret inhaled deeply.

    “We were seven shards of the same person. Each of us inherited some aspects of the original Mordret, but none of us was... whole. We were all incomplete. Missing parts that we remembered, but did not possess or were capable of anymore."

    His gaze grew distant.

    Mordret remained silent for a while, then exhaled slowly.

    “Who knows? Maybe if things had turned out differently, we could have learned to live that way. We could have learned to rely on each other and make up for what the other ones lacked. We could have acted as a single person who possessed the strength of seven, and the companionship of his missing parts."

    His expression turned somber.

    ".But that was not meant to be. Once we conquered the Nightmare, the Dreamspawn took what he needed from us — the blood of War God — and abandoned us callously. He did it easily and emotionlessly, as if we never mattered to him at all. And so, we were left alone. That was when my... other self made his choice"

    Mordret glanced away with a regretful expression.

    "Instead of learning how to live with the rest of us, he decided to make himself whole — as whole as he could be. So, he killed the rest"

    A dead silence settled in the abandoned church.

    Morgan stared at Mordret, her face pale. She did not say anything for a long while, and then asked, a hint of a bewildered smile appearing on her face:

    "So, when you were twelve... one of your slaughtered the others?"

    Mordret nodded slowly.

    “It sounds like a decision that only a monster can make, but please understand. All of us were limited by what we were still capable of feeling, thinking, and being. And he... he was not the most compassionate piece of us. He was the strongest, though, and best-suited to be a protector."

    Mordret sighed.

    "Perhaps he did protect us, in a way. Ina cruel, terrible way. He killed the other five and absorbed them, regaining as many parts of the original Mordret as he could and coming very close to becoming a complete person once again. However... he could not kill me. Not because he was incapable of overpowering me, but simply because one of the parts of the original Mordret I inherited was our death."

    Mordret closed his eyes for a moment.

    “If I die, we all die... but you must have realized that already. That was why you tried to kill me, wasn't it, Morgan? In any case, that saved me back then. I was the weakest and most vulnerable of us — there are many things I lack, and their absence renders me all but harmless. Which is a death sentence in this world we live in, more or less. So, it is quite ironic that it was I who inherited our death. Almost as ironic as our protector killing us all."

    He smiled faintly.

    "He must have given you a reason to want to kill him, but please understand. He is still not a complete person, you see. He has regained much of what a human should possess, but not all of it. There is one missing part in particular that lies at the root of what he has become... one small deficiency that influences everything else."
    Morgan raised an eyebrow.

    “And that is?"

    Mordret sighed.

    "It's regret. While I am capable of feeling it, my other self is not. He is incapable of regretting anything, and like the first domino, that one missing piece causes much of his claim to being a real human to crumble."

    He glanced at Morgan with a sad smile.

    “But he... he still wanted to come to Bastion. To find his home again. To belong somewhere again. And he did — he just made sure to hide me somewhere where no one would be able to find me first. So, he hid me under Bastion, in this place."
    Mordret rubbed his face tiredly.

    “And here we are."
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      Smash_Venerable
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      Saviour 🙏
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      73timur16
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      Сегодня 1 глава?
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      Haithem Douda
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      One of the best and the intresting flaws in the novel
      Thanks for the chapter
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      RedAngel
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      The timeline isn't adding up.
      True, Anvil had Mordret when he was a master but wasn't Mordret given to Asterion when they had all become sovereigns ?... as a way to keep Anvil in check do y'all remember ?.
      Also it's stated in this chapter that Mordret conqured the First Nightmare while he was with Asterion but that isn't what is stated in earlier chapters!.
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        ZionCrestZero
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        You might have been reading SS from the timeline when Pikachu still had a black tip tail 7
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      Earthly Desert Fox
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      Important point, Moorit doesn't have the bloodline of the God of War?! How was it taken from him?!!! Is that why he was protecting Nevis? If he hadn't banished Anvil and Song to the moon, would he have taken away her bloodline? Who is protecting whom?!

      The only way for Mordorit to join the party is for him to kill Mordorit the Madman.
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      Klein Moriarty
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      Hmmm from what i can speculate, one of the logical solutions is for this mordret to kill the other mordret to become whole. Like since he was representing their death he hould be the last one standing
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        SHIV
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        If good mordret becomes whole by killing the evil one and absorbing him, wouldn't it mean he overcomes his Flaw? I don't think that's possible, even Weaver couldn't so how can he? It's very much possible if he tries to become whole by killing the last remaining scattered body of his, he gets scattered into seven pieces again.
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          Klein Moriarty
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          Literally what i thought by reading your first sentence. The stars are aligned
          Seems plausible to me tbh
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    SAILOR
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    Wait, how can all the other mordrets die if og mordret cant die?
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      الهه آب
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      چون بقیه موردرت ها قدرت این یکی رو ندارن.
      چرا همه فکر میکنن موردرت های دیگه قوی هستن؟
      هفت تیکه شدن نقص موردرت بوده؛ باید بقیشون ضعیف باشن و به محافظت نیاز داشته باشن.
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      The Priest of Negari
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      This probably means that he assimilated them.
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      ZionCrestZero
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      I don't think they died, because they can't die the protector realized they don't really need to be protected. The only one that needs protecting is the one with death and can actually die. So he killed them. Makes sense? 7
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    AugustineA
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    bro i know some modret glazer clebrating rn😭 😭
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    Milkman
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    Asterion: “No, you’re supposed to obey me!”
    The seven Other Mordrets:
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    RedAngel
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    With this there is ZERO doubt that this Mordret being Mordret's "death" is wrong!!..
    So can Mordret not die ?. Because if a Supreme couldn't kill and Awakened I don't know what will.

    Hmm... the gods used Nothing to seal the Void. Because of how powerful the Void is did this very act of the gods make Nothing EVERLASTING? 🙂‍↕️

    Also, finally sth Interesting!
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      ZionCrestZero
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      If nothing can kill mordred, nothing can seal the gods and nothing can become others; but Saint can absorb nothing, darkness and shadows. Saint unleashed can absorb everything and everyone even the spell. End of Arc. End of novel.
      Here's another one, Sunny gives Rain the Weaver's mask and her Flaw kills them all. The end. 7
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      Bandupkyy
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      You were wrong buddy, he does carry his death
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    Magmun
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    i just feel like we need more divine aspects users and i wouldn't be surprised if asterion has a divine aspects or has a kid or something who has a divine aspect
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      Magmun
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      but there is no way asterion is sunnys dad
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        ZionCrestZero
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        Imagine G3 is cooking a Star Wars reaveal on Aster, then revisit the episodes that don't mention aster but hint at someone helping Sunny and Rain. Also recheck the episodes that Sunny's first meeting with people who lknew the Dreamspawn. Afterwards you'll understand my point7
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      seeNovel
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      Yeah I agree either Asterion needs to be a divine aspect user or somehow is a Supreme Titan, or became a Spirit because otherwise it's practically impossible for him to put up a fight against Sunny and Nephis (and possibly Mordret) all at the same time
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        Lost from Mayonnaise
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        If he were to be a spirit,there is pretty much no way for the cohort to deal with him.A supreme beast with a forging aspect bodied a Divine aspect Transcendent titan.Now Imagine Asterion with all of his bizarreness+ being a spirit,the cohort is cooked.
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          seeNovel
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          Yeah that's why I'm genuinely wondering how they could possibly have a good "fight" against Asterion unless his Domain is so stupidly powerful it makes Sunny and Nephis' look weak (which I don't know how it could be possible unless he is either the strongest a Sacred can have an aspect for, or he is Divine)
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    Nomegrande
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    Where the F* does some people pull up the "Aster=Sunny's dad" card? There's nothing pointing that way. And what little we know about about Sunny's dad is that he was working on the NQSC's air filters or something.
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      dsghghdasga
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      Same place people pull the "Noctis is on the moon bro i swear"
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        Milkman
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        Tbf, Noctis being alive and just in some random location could at least make sense, but we know who Sunny’s father is pretty definitively. Hell Noctis being alive actually makes quite a bit of sense, considering he made a deal with Weaver, and they could have asked any price of him, including placing him somewhere in Sunny’s path later down the road.
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        seeNovel
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        Honestly Noctis being the Unholy beast on the moon would be super cool, unlikely but cool.
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      Fateless
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      It's just one ignorant person repeating that ridiculous line over and over again. And he always gets voted down
      I haven't heard anyone else give credence to that nonsense
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        ZionCrestZero
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        Boo huu,.. haven't gotten much attention lately? Jealousy is a lousy kind of glass window that keeps falling off evertime you close it. 7
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    Intrepid_Reader1
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    Interesting
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    Navy
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    Is there a way to block someone on here? A certain someone talks so much it’s hard to believe they aren’t ragebaiting
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      Borderline Coffee Addict
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      Let people talk as much as they want, even if it's not to your liking.

      Just saying different people have different worldviews and we should respect that right.
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        Klein Moriarty
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        I agree with your point but some comments here are too unhinged. I rlly hope you don't misunderstand. Everyone are welcome to comment but please respect the community 🙏
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          ZionCrestZero
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          Klein!!! You still haven't answered my question or gave my autograph!?! What's after sequence zero!?!
          Yes I respect the community but not every individual deserves respect. Would you respect every ahole out there just because they are part of the community? Think about it
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          Borderline Coffee Addict
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          It might be unhinged to the vast majority but a minority might believe it.

          R u saying because of the majority we are to silence the minority ?
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            Klein Moriarty
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            Yea, mutual respect above all else
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        ZionCrestZero
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        Borderline has a point.
        I do respect the community but this doesn't mean I have to also give respect to every individual aholes who are part of it. 7
        Borderline, seems like I'm going to lose my mind. You just keep on pushing my love over the borderline. - Madonna 7
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        Navy
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        No I completely agree with this, one must get wisdom from all sources. That being said, some people have literally lost it.
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          Itsxack
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          U talking about CrestZero
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            Klein Moriarty
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            Haha yep
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      ZionCrestZero
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      You are such a people pleaser Navy. You are so preverted inside it's almost spilling over from every word you try to mask with your righteousness. Are you also beautiful and insecure in real life? If you are, I will be willing to give you a chance, hook up with you and be your daddy for a day or two. PM me biatch! 7
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    Earthly Desert Fox
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    Like the Seven Sunny Shadows (Divine Aspect), but who destroyed the other five pieces?
    Follow us in the next episode of Detective Conan ✨
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      That1Friend
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      Who the F#CK do u think lmao
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        ZionCrestZero
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        Didn't Sunny kill one on the floating islands? That means daddy Aster killed 4 Mordreds. Left 2 for Sunny 1 for Rain. A family that kills together I guess 7
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          الهه آب
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          اون یه بازتاب بود.
          تعداد زیادی از اونا رو میتونه با جدا کردن هسته های روحش بوجود بیاره.
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          SrgtLock
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          Your really just pulling filth out your end hole… Do your self a favor and wipe it clean, what your saying has no foundation or even a whiff of truth to it. What do you get out of spreading such blatant misinformation?
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            ZionCrestZero
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            This guy, why are you so angry? Did your moma abandon you or hurt you when you were small that you had to join the military too? Don't worry, what doesn't kills us makes us stronger in the long run.
            I'll let Navy sooth your broken heart too. Maybe just a short rest from her 2 day pounding marathon sessions. 7
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        Earthly Desert Fox
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        Dude, Cheer up, didn't the "Followus in the next episode of Detective Conan" satire fill your eyes?
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