Scene: The Abyssal Dream – Raze
Raze opens his eyes.
He's sitting on a throne made of cracked obsidian. The world around him is floating shards of memory and blood.
A man steps out of the fog.
Eyes like Raze's. Taller. Older. With a scar carved across his jaw and a cloak made of flame.
Zalthegor.
The Demon King.
> "So... you've grown."
"You're the father I never met."
"You were the son I never stopped looking for."
"Too late."
"Never was about time, Raze. It's about the throne."
> "What throne?"
"The one everyone wants you to take... or die before touching."
Zalthegor walks away.
But just before fading—
> "I was never the true king."
"You are."
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🧠 Meanwhile: Kaelira's Mind Prison
Kaelira is trapped in a looping memory — one that's not hers.
She sees Raze as a baby.
Her mother screaming.
Someone ripping the child from her arms.
A seal. A curse. A sword stained with blood.
She gasps.
> "The Demon King... didn't abandon his heir."
"He tried to save him."
A voice whispers:
> "But what if your real role... was to kill your brother?"
She screams — and the Ruin Crest pulses, trying to shatter the memory cage.
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😈 Eiro — The Harbinger Awakens Further
Eiro and his mirror-self walk together inside the abyssal corridor.
Then—
They merge.
Eiro becomes complete.
White hair. Hollow eyes. His presence causes clocks to melt and fire to freeze.
> "Now the game begins."
"Let Raze run. I'll be waiting at the end — where kings fall."
He speaks to a god.
And the god answers.
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🏛️ Meanwhile: The Nations Move
Inside the Grand Council of Magic, panic has turned to planning.
> "If Raze survives another week, he'll become untouchable."
"If Eiro rises, the gods will respond."
"Kaelira... is the unstable variable."
Each faction sends champions.
Some to kill. Some to recruit.
The Vessel War is officially underway.
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🔥 Final Scene: Raze Wakes Up
He gasps. Drenched in sweat.
Kaelira's still unconscious beside him.
The gauntlet pulses.
Velgorth speaks.
> "The Demon King entered your dream."
"You're being marked. Chosen. Hunted."
Raze clenches his fist.
> "Let them come."
"I'll bury every king, god, and monster that thinks this throne is theirs."