There were once two sisters born beneath the twilight veil: one bore scars the world could see, the other carried a silence so complete it hollowed her voice.
They wandered long through Rosa—through the Garden, the Agora, the Flamepaths—seeking the place where their burdens might be lifted. Yet each gate turned them away. One for being too marked. The other for being too empty.
On the seventh night, they came upon a shrine buried in wind and bone. At its center stood a mask carved from obsidian and pearl. Its surface shimmered like water and yet reflected nothing of the world—only the truths one sought to hide.
The scarred sister stepped forward, brave but bitter. “Show me what I’ve become.”
The mask revealed a child still inside her, clutching every hurt like a badge. She fell to her knees, not in shame, but in grief—for she had mistaken endurance for healing.
Then the hollow sister approached. “Show me what I am.”
The mask revealed a storm of withheld screams, memories untouched, and love never spoken. She cried out—not because the silence was broken, but because she had finally heard herself.
The mask did not judge. It opened.
And in its opening, a path split—one leading deeper into Rosa, the other looping back toward the lives they had abandoned.
Each sister faced the other. One bleeding. One echoing. To walk forward, they would have to choose—not which path, but which truth to carry.
Some say they split. Others say they became one. But all who reach the Mirror and the Wound must face this choice:
What will you show, when the mask reveals what you hide?
Function: Opens Echo Paths requiring emotional resonance.
Use: Often appears at pivotal Seeker crossroads where self-perception influences outcome.
Two halves do not always become whole—but each must be seen before truth can be chosen.