Chapter 1 — The Night the Sky Split Apart
That night, the sky above Indosvara was no longer the calm shade of midnight blue. Black clouds coiled like dragons, layered with streaks of violet lightning that cracked and trembled, shaking the earth beneath them.
Mount Brama—once a sacred ground where legendary sorcerers trained—had become a battlefield destined to be carved into history.
Two figures stood facing one another.
The night wind howled, carrying the scent of wet soil mixed with blood and ruin.
Rei Celestia.
A legendary sorcerer clad in black robes, his long hair flowing wildly in the wind. His obsidian eyes gleamed sharply. His magical aura was so dense that the air around him vibrated under its pressure.
Jake Hill.
His best friend. His brother-in-arms who once stood beside him against thousands of enemies. His sturdy frame trembled slightly, a staff glowing with bluish-white light gripped in his right hand. But tonight, his trembling was not born of fear—it came from the deepest wound of all: facing the man he once called brother.
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"Jake! If you intend to stop me, then stop me now!"
Rei's voice echoed, accompanied by lightning that split the heavens. His robe flared violently, every word leaving his lips like a final judgment upon the world.
Jake clenched his teeth. His eyes shimmered with tears, his voice cracking.
"Rei… I can't fight you. You're… more than a friend. You're like my own brother."
But Rei's gaze remained cold. A faint, cynical smile curved his lips.
"Don't be naïve, Jake. Empty words about friendship and justice are nothing but poison that makes humanity even more disgusting. Don't you understand yet? This world is broken, Jake. Broken! And the only way to fix it… is to eradicate the source of its disease—humanity itself."
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BOOOOM!!!
Lightning struck the ground, tearing through trees. The flash illuminated Rei's face—a handsome man now shrouded in despair and fury.
Jake shouted desperately, "Not all humans are evil, Rei! You have no right to judge all of mankind! There are good people—there is hope! If you destroy them… then you're no different from the monsters you hate!"
Rei scoffed.
Then he vanished.
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In an instant, Rei appeared before Jake, his fist cloaked in dense violet aura.
CRASH!!!
The punch slammed into Jake's stomach.
Time seemed to slow. Jake felt his organs convulse. Blood burst from his lips as his body was launched dozens of meters away, crashing into a massive boulder that shattered into fragments.
"Ughhh—!" Jake coughed violently, struggling to rise, his body drenched in blood.
Rei approached with calm steps, each footfall cracking the ground beneath him.
"Stand up, Jake. Entertain me before I destroy this world."
He laughed coldly—yet behind that laughter hid an unseen wound.
Jake glared at him, fury burning through tears and blood.
"Then… I'll stop you. Even if it costs me everything."
Jake roared as a brilliant blue aura engulfed his body. He leapt forward, spinning into a tornado kick infused with magic. Rei met him midair with a violet-coated kick of his own.
BOOOOM!!!
Their collision unleashed a violent shockwave, obliterating surrounding trees and hurling massive stones into the air.
The battle truly began.
Their bodies moved like lightning.
Fist met fist. Kick met kick.
Each impact birthed miniature explosions. Every spell shattered the earth and tore at the sky.
Jake swung his staff, unleashing thousands of arrows of light. Rei spun gracefully, conjuring a violet barrier before retaliating with spears of dark energy that pierced through the air.
Boom! Craaashhh!
Mount Brama trembled violently. The ground quaked, trees were uprooted, and even birds flying high above fell burning from the residual energy of their clash.
But in the end… Rei stood superior.
He raised his left hand, pressing three fingers of his right hand against his palm.
A dense violet aura condensed, forming a massive sphere of swirling energy.
Jake's eyes widened in horror. "N-no… that's your ultimate technique…!"
"Hollow Purple!"
Rei hurled the sphere forward.
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The violet sphere collided with Jake.
Jake resisted with everything he had—his staff cracked, his hands bled, his body trembled violently. But the power was overwhelming.
DOOOOOOMMMMM!!!
Mount Brama exploded.
The shockwave consumed everything—trees, stone, even the air itself seemed torn away. Violet light split the night, visible all the way to the capital of Indosvara.
The King of Indosvara stood pale upon his palace balcony, staring at the mountain glowing like a second sun in the darkness.
"W-what is happening there…?" he murmured.
He immediately ordered his forces to investigate.
When the dust finally settled, Jake lay sprawled across the ruined earth, his body soaked in blood, his breathing ragged. He tried to rise, scanning the devastation.
"Rei… where are you…?"
But Rei was gone.
Jake collapsed to his knees, his hands trembling, tears spilling freely.
"Rei… my friend… why did you choose this path?!"
His anguished cry echoed into the shattered night.
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Far within a dark forest, far from the mountain, Rei staggered forward. His robe was torn, his handsome face streaked with wounds and tears. He looked up at the full moon, his body trembling.
"Why… why me…?" he screamed.
Tears streamed down his face as he gripped his hair.
"I'm sorry… Mother… Father… Jake… Elysia… Forgive me…"
Then a mysterious voice echoed inside his mind.
"Rei… you are the chosen human. Fate has marked you. Carry out the destruction."
Rei covered his ears, screaming in frustration.
"Why me?! I don't want this!!!"
But deep down, he knew he could not escape fate.
In despair, he formed a magical sigil in the air and cried out in agony:
"Split Life!!!"
His body glowed with brilliant violet light—then shattered into two beams of energy that shot into the sky, scattering into the unknown.
Jake was later found by the royal forces. Though barely alive, he managed to give one warning:
"Find him… find Rei… before it's too late…"
But Rei was never found.
His name became a dark legend—a shadow haunting all of Indosvara. For fifteen years, the people lived in fear of the return of the Sorcerer of Destruction.
And on that day—fifteen years after Rei Celestia vanished—
The sky above Indosvara split apart once more.
In the heart of the capital, thousands gathered, staring upward. Black clouds churned like an endless ocean, and from within them emerged a colossal meteor. Flames engulfed the air, the heat scorching enough to make sweat pour down the faces of the crowd.
A teenage boy's eyes widened, his body trembling.
His name was Ryu Celestia.
"Is that… a meteor…?" he whispered, his voice tight with shock.
In the next instant—
BOOOMMM!!!
An explosion from the heavens shook the earth.
And from that moment on…
Fate began to move.
To be continued…?