🌙 The night was calm.
For the first time in a long while… there was no battle.
In a silent alley, a small flame lit three silhouettes.
👤 Rikuto
👤 Kazurai
👤 Elian
Elian was eating slowly.
Kazurai watched the surroundings.
Rikuto looked up at the sky.
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🧠 THE SILENCE
Rikuto:
"…We still don't know anything about you."
Elian stops.
Rikuto:
"Your power. Your past. Why Odessa wants you."
Kazurai closes his eyes slightly.
Kazurai:
"And most importantly… how you survived this long."
Silence.
Elian lowers his head.
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🌑 ELIAN'S PAST
Elian:
"…I come from a place that no longer exists on any map."
The flame flickers.
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⚔️ DARGOS — THE FIRST CHAOS
Elian:
"There… was a man. Dargos."
"He didn't belong to any organization… but he was strong enough to destroy them."
💥 Heavy silence.
Elian:
"He's the one who fought Zadkiel and Shin'en."
Rikuto slightly raises his eyes.
Kazurai becomes more serious.
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💥 DARGOS VS ZADKIEL & SHIN'EN
Elian:
"That fight was… monstrous."
"Zadkiel was trying to control his reinforcement… Shin'en was losing control of his flames."
"And Dargos… was overwhelming both of them."
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💀 RAIZEN — THE SHADOW WATCHING
Elian clenches his fists slightly.
Elian:
"But someone learned I was still alive."
Instant silence.
Kazurai:
"…Odessa?"
Elian shakes his head.
Elian:
"Raizen."
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💀 EXECUTION ORDER
Elian:
"Raizen sent Black Executor Number IV."
💥 The air grows heavy.
Rikuto straightens slightly.
Rikuto:
"…Number IV."
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⚔️ VELKAR & DRAGOS — THE GUARDIANS
Elian:
"I wouldn't have survived without them."
"Velkar and Dragos protected me."
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💥 ESCAPE
"They held off Executor IV… while I ran."
"I crossed destroyed zones… until I ended up here."
Total silence.
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🧠 REACTION
Kazurai smirks slightly.
Kazurai:
"So… you're a survivor of a battle between monsters."
Rikuto looks at Elian seriously.
Rikuto:
"And now they'll come back for you."
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💀 AT THE SAME TIME — WANDERERS' BASE
A massive underground hall.
Leaders of Wanderer factions are gathered.
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👑 THE SUPREME LEADER OF THE WANDERERS
A shadowed figure speaks.
Wanderer Leader:
"Kazurai and Rikuto have eliminated several of our groups…"
Silence.
Wanderer Leader:
"They're becoming a problem."
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⚔️ DECISION
Wanderer Leader:
"High-level factions will intervene."
"Not to capture."
"To eliminate."
💥 Maximum tension.
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🌙 BACK — RIKUTO'S CAMP
The fire dims slightly.
Kazurai stands up.
Kazurai:
"We just went from 'surviving'… to being hunted."
Rikuto clenches his fist.
Rikuto:
"Then we'll have to become stronger."
Elian looks at them.
Elian:
"…I'm bringing you trouble."
Rikuto answers immediately:
Rikuto:
"No. You're the reason we're still standing."
Kazurai adds calmly:
Kazurai:
"And the reason this is getting interesting."
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🌑 END OF CHAPTER
💥 In the shadows… multiple energy signatures appear.
The major Wanderer factions are starting to move.
And somewhere…
💀 Black Executor Number IV is already on the move.