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Chapter 15 - 'Wounds never heal'{15}

🌒 Scene 1: The Witch's Prison (Milo)

Darkness.

Stone walls slick with blood and old magic.

Milo hangs from iron chains etched with witch runes. His feet barely touch the ground. His breathing is shallow. Every vein in his arms pulses black.

A circle of candles ignites.

Magika steps forward, smiling.

Magika – You're still alive. How disappointing.

She presses her palm against Milo's chest. The runes flare.

Milo screams.

Visions flood his mind—graves opening, corpses whispering, roots crawling through bone.

Magika – You were born wrong, boy.Magika – And witches like me fix mistakes.

Milo grits his teeth.

Milo – …You're afraid of me.

Magika freezes.

Then laughs.

Magika – Afraid? No. Curious.

She twists her hand.

Bones crack.

🌍 Scene 2: Overseas – The Trial of Pain (Miles & Korrin)

A storm batters a remote mountain island.

Miles Sachester stands barefoot on shattered stone, rain cutting into his skin.

Across from him: Korrin.

Korrin – You want to protect Wolfe?Miles – I want to survive what's coming.

Korrin snaps his fingers.

The ground explodes upward.

Miles is thrown back, skidding across rock.

Korrin – Again.

Miles struggles up, coughing blood.

He charges.

Korrin disarms him in one motion and slams him into the ground.

Korrin – You hesitate.Miles – I'm human.Korrin – Then stop fighting like one.

Lightning flashes.

Miles screams—not in pain, but frustration.

🧭 Scene 3: Wolfe's Decision

Back underground, Wolfe studies a shattered anchor device.

Theo watches him carefully.

Theo – You're pushing everyone.Wolfe – Because the Garden doesn't wait.

Wolfe grips the table.

Wolfe – Sherlock is dead. Kevin is taken.Wolfe – If we slow down, we lose more people.

He looks up.

Wolfe – We strike next.

Theo nods grimly.

🌊 Scene 4: The Island That Breathes

Nkumkani, Monkey, Aino, and Chinelo move deeper into the island they landed on.

The ground pulses faintly—like a heartbeat.

Monkey – Tell me this island isn't alive.Aino – It is.

A low roar echoes beneath them.

Chinelo trembles.

Chinelo – Something's waking up.

The sea around the island begins to boil.

🗡️ Scene 5: The Hunt Nears

Kol, Percy, Haruto, and Damon crouch atop a ruined building.

The compass spins wildly.

Percy – Dion'Gu was here. Recently.

Claw marks scar the concrete—Watcher symbols burned into stone.

Damon – He's baiting us.Kol – Good.

Kol's eyes harden.

Kol – Let him choke on it.

🧙‍♂️ Scene 6: Milo Breaks… and Changes

Back in the witch prison, Magika circles Milo.

Magika – Do you know why witches fear boys like you?

She leans close.

Magika – Because when you break…Magika – you don't shatter.

She drives a dagger into his shoulder.

Milo screams—then laughs.

Dark energy floods the room.

Candles explode.

The chains rattle.

Milo – You keep calling me a mistake…

His eyes glow.

Milo – …but mistakes don't scare gods.

Magika steps back for the first time.

Concern flickers across her face.

🧊 Scene 7: Theo Tests the Anchor

Theo stands alone before a cracked dimensional anchor.

He raises his hands.

Electricity pours from his body.

The anchor hums—then cracks further.

Theo – …It's working.

A shockwave ripples outward.

Somewhere far away, a Realm Watcher flinches.

🐺 Scene 8: Purgatory Whispers

In Purgatory, Hyde and Ashton feel the ground tremble.

Chains drag across the black soil.

Ashton – That wasn't an earthquake.Hyde – No.

A voice whispers through the dark.

Voice – Soon.

They turn—but see nothing.

🩸 Scene 9: Miles Learns the Cost

Back on the island, Miles collapses to his knees.

Korrin stands over him.

Miles – If this is training…Miles – what's war?

Korrin looks toward the storm.

Korrin – War is when you don't get back up.

He extends a hand.

Miles hesitates—then takes it.

🌌 Closing Narration

Narrator –

Milo screams beneath witchfire.Miles bleeds beneath storm and stone.Wolfe sharpens the blade of war.

The Garden spreads its roots unseen.

Fractures widen.

And what breaks next…

may never be repaired.

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