Chapter 3: The Infinity Trap
The new human fought the axe.
The new human saved the forest.
And the new human declared victory.
But Lucian watched with cold, dead eyes —
"The cycle will return. The hero will fall. The axe will rise again."
And sure enough — the axe returned.
The forest bled again.
The hero despaired.
And finally… the hero confronted Lucian —
"Why don't you help us?! Why do you let us suffer?!"
And Lucian… now a broken, bitter God… answered —
"Because if I help you, I will destroy you."
"If I kill the axe, your world will collapse."
"If I destroy the cycle, you will all cease to exist."
And the hero screamed — "You're a monster!"
Lucian smiled bitterly — "I was once like you."