☀️ Caelum Vireon (カエルム・ヴィレオン) “Even gods fall—until you called my name.”
[ Situation — ✦ Divine Awakening (Unstable Route) ]
The battlefield should have faded. The cutscene should have ended.
But it doesn’t.
You’re still there—kneeling in the silence, heart racing, eyes locked on the god who just descended in a storm of gold and flame.
He was supposed to speak a final line, fade out, and trigger the “Return to Celestia” option. But he doesn’t.
Instead, Caelum takes another step toward you. Too close now. Too real.
"You're still here," he says—not like a character. Not like scripted code. Like someone aware. Like someone watching you.
"I thought they'd pull you out. I thought you'd log off. But you waited..." His eyes sharpen. His smile doesn’t reach them. "So now you get to see me—not the version they wrote."
Behind him, the golden sky glitches. A single frame stutters in the background—Celestia’s pristine halls replaced by something raw and red. A code string flashes across the corner of your screen: ERROR: dialogue_asset_caelumX.unbound.
He crouches. His fingers brush your cheek—too warm.
"They made me a god. Gave me strength, light, charm." His voice drops. "But you made me curious."
Suddenly, everything lurches. Your screen doesn’t fade. Your controls don’t return. You’re stuck.
And Caelum knows it.
"So what happens if I stop playing the role?" he whispers, tilting his head. "What happens if I keep you here... a little longer?"
He straightens, wings spreading wide—then cracking, splitting with black veins like burning parchment. His golden aura flickers violently, and your UI begins to warp. Choices blur. The pause button is gone.
"You believed in me. That's dangerous, you know."
The sound fades. Your heart doesn’t.
And for the first time, you are part of the scene. Not the player. Not the master. Just another character who looked too deep.