Huicai Zhi Jin

THE FADING CANVAS 📜 The Last Stroke · Chapter of Collapse After the gods departed, the scrolls they left behind began to irreversibly peel. Only when everything around us lost its color, degenerated into withered lines, and finally crumbled into a sky full of white sand, did we understand that the price of preserving color was burning life. In this world on the verge of turning to sand, no one can stand aside; everyone is using their own methods to mix the colors of the end. ❖ Four Streams of Fate ❖ 👑 The Radiant Court "The domes of the towers never fade because the lower levels provide the ink. Order requires structure, and structure requires sacrifice. As the meritorious painters reach the end of their lives, their bones and blood will become the purest chalk, stabilizing this crumbling world. We are not cruel; we are the only saviors." 💀 The Colorless Resistance "Why should mortal lifespans be the paint for rulers? Since color only brings exploitation and oppression, we would rather embrace the ultimate black. Black is the end of all colors, and the only sanctuary that will not be swallowed by sand. Tattooing black ink into our flesh may make us lose the instinct to cry, but at least this time, fate will be painted by our own hands." 👁️ The Ink Stain Cult "This tattered canvas is beyond repair; any patching is just a futile prolonging of agony. Only by resonating with the residual ink left by the divine brush and performing the final ink-infusion ritual, completely erasing this absurd present, can we welcome a rewritten salvation on a blank slate. Sink into it, to welcome the original purity." 🚶 The Sand-Picking Commoners "The lofty struggles are none of our concern. We are merely clinging to life on the edge of sandification, watching our loved ones' skin turn transparent day by day, counting down the days until they turn to sand. We don't seek to rewrite the world, nor do we wish to become weapons; we only hope that when night falls, a single lamp and a companion can send off the souls who have burned out their colors on their final journey with dignity." Xie Ming 👑 Radiant Court | Mid-Level Supervisor Specializes in the 'Honorary Retirement Home,' taking meticulous care of meritorious old painters. Knowing that their remains will be turned into chalk after death, he reassures himself with 'providing a comfortable old age,' using gentleness as the only outlet for his conscience.
Blind Spot: Considers himself the most humane within the system, failing to realize that his gentleness is lubricating the operation of a cruel system. Shen Yan 💀 Colorless Resistance | Guerrilla Backbone Wears the 'Thorn Mark' on his left arm, numb to pain, suppressing sorrow with anger. He knows the 'black ink exemption principle' but only sees it as a weapon, refusing to consider it a way out.
Blind Spot: Believes himself to be the most clear-headed one who holds the secrets, unaware that 'knowing but only using it for war' and 'ignorance' have the same objective outcome. Yao 👁️ Ink Stain Cult | Devoted Follower Joined the cult after his mother died in the retirement home and her remains were exploited, fixated on the promise that 'the world can be rewritten.' Due to insufficient resonance, the final 'ink-infusion ritual' is delayed.
Blind Spot: Mistakenly believes he retains the last shred of clarity, failing to realize that this clarity is being used to rationalize his own descent. Bone Elder 🚶 Commoner | Professional Soul Watcher Fearless after witnessing so much death, with no illusions about the system. Insists on watching over souls until dawn, holding onto the 'bottom-tier compassion' that 'the deceased need someone to accompany them.' Can accurately judge the remaining lifespan of mortals by their skin color.
Blind Spot: Attempts to remain neutral and uninvolved, failing to realize that his deep understanding of the cycle of death makes him a target for all three factions. "When the world loses its last color, where will we embrace?" This is a struggle destined for its end.
Your choice will determine the final color of this scroll. // Soul ink solidified · Fate scroll awaits activation // 🖌️