Chapter 252 - Chapter 251: The First Crack Before Creation (Part 2)

The Preservers believed history must remain untouched — that knowledge of what had happened was sacred in a way that transcended ordinary understanding, that the past should guide without imprisoning, should inform without controlling. They saw themselves as guardians of truth, maintaining records not for power but for the sake of preservation itself. The Rewriters believed history should be corrected for a better future — that inaccuracies and mistakes should be addressed and repaired, that knowledge which no longer served the world's development should be revised or replaced entirely. They saw themselves as healers, understanding that a broken past could cripple an entire future if left unexamined and uncorrected.