🎭 Odessa Facility
A calm voice echoes through the room.
— Target of the day…
Silence.
— A white-masked man.
A pause.
— Located in a trading city called Lysaria.
— Do not underestimate him.
Zadkiel exhales.
— Another target…
Shin'en stands up.
— Let's go.
🚗 THE JOURNEYInside the vehicle.
Shin'en watches the road.
— We're getting stronger…
Zadkiel gives a faint smile.
— Or just getting used to killing.
Silence.
🏙️ LYSARIA — THE MASKED CITYThe city appears.
Bright.
Colorful.
Alive.
But everyone wears masks.
🎭 A city that never shows its true face.
Shin'en:
— …Too cheerful to be normal.
Zadkiel scans the area.
— And too controlled.
👁️ DISAPPEARANCEZadkiel suddenly freezes.
He sees them.
White silhouettes.
— …
— Shin'en.
But—
Shin'en is already gone.
⚔️ AMBUSHShin'en is surrounded.
50 soldiers.
All with reinforced Empreinte.
— Neutralize him!
💥 EXPLOSIVE COMBATShin'en moves first.
💥
Black flames erupt.
He strikes.
Again.
And again.
But—
The enemies don't fall.
Shin'en:
— They're trained…
A soldier smirks.
— We won't let you reach Velkar.
🔥 SHIN'EN — CONTROLLED RAGEThe black flames intensify.
He enters full combat mode.
💥
One by one…
Soldiers fall.
But they rise again.
Shin'en narrows his eyes.
— They're testing my endurance…
🎭 ZADKIEL — IN THE SHADOWZadkiel feels it.
A heavy pressure.
His Aokugan activates.
— …There.
He disappears.
🎭 ENCOUNTER — VELKARA man in a white mask.
Calm.
Dominating presence.
— You are Zadkiel.
Silence.
— And your friend is already fighting my men.
Zadkiel:
— So you're Velkar.
Velkar smiles slightly.
— Younger than expected.
⚔️ THE FIGHT BEGINSZadkiel draws his black blade.
Empreinte flows through his body.
💥
First strike.
Fast.
Precise.
Velkar dodges.
— Not bad…
🧠 EMPREINTE — ILLUSIONVelkar activates:
🎭 Mask Illusion
The world distorts.
Zadkiel strikes.
Again.
And again.
But—
He hits nothing.
Empty air.
— …
Velkar appears behind him.
💥
A heavy strike.
Zadkiel slides back.
🧊 TRIGGERZadkiel closes his eyes.
Calm.
— …I see.
He channels his Empreinte into his eyes.
His Aokugan evolves.
Now he sees:
✔ true positions
✔ energy flow
✔ broken illusions
⚡ COUNTERATTACKZadkiel moves.
Almost invisible.
Velkar frowns.
— What…?
💥
A precise strike.
A weak point.
Velkar is forced back.
For the first time.
🔥 END OF THE FIGHTShin'en arrives, injured.
— Did you get him?
Zadkiel breathes heavily.
— Yeah.
Velkar lies on the ground.
But still conscious.
🧩 REVELATIONShin'en:
— Let's bring him back to Odessa.
Zadkiel:
— No.
Silence.
— He needs to talk.
Velkar smiles faintly.
— You're… naive.
☠️ THE TRUTH ABOUT ODESSAVelkar:
— Odessa controls everything.
Silence.
— Every organization… every war… every mission.
Zadkiel frowns.
— Why?
Velkar:
— You are pawns.
🧠 FINAL WORDSVelkar, weakened:
— Now… understand.
— And choose your side.
Silence.
Then—
He closes his eyes.
🚶 RETURNShin'en:
— We have even more questions now…
Zadkiel:
— Yeah…
Pause.
— Odessa isn't an organization.
— It's a system.
🏢 ODESSA — FINAL SCENERaizen watches from a dark room.
— Velkar has spoken…
He smiles.
— Perfect.
A man beside him:
— Do we continue?
Raizen:
— No.
Pause.
— I want them to understand.
— Then fall into the real game.