POV: You / Leon / Ada (Split POV)
Location: Genesis Core – Shattered Arena
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[POV: You]
Zeyren's second form floated above the battlefield—wings of black light, voice like thunder, arms stretched wide as Genesis lightning ripped the air.
You barely dodged a collapsing platform as he raised the shattered ground into jagged spires.
Beside you, Lia was flying—barely holding her own, bleeding from her mouth, Genesis light flickering unstable in her hands.
Kairo was pinned beneath a debris pillar, coughing blood.
It was just you and Zeyren now.
And he was winning.
He descended slowly, like a king descending to his broken kingdom.
"This is the end," he said simply.
You aimed your weapon at his head.
"I've heard that before."
He smiled.
And then—gunfire cracked the silence.
Zeyren's head jerked slightly.
A second shot—then a third.
The monster turned.
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[POV: Leon]
"You want the end?"
Leon stepped into the chamber—torn uniform, blood on his jaw, eyes like steel.
"How about we rewrite it?"
He raised his pistol.
Genesis rounds loaded.
No more mercy.
Ada dropped beside him, sliding across debris, twin pistols drawn, cloak fluttering behind her. Her eyes locked on you for a half-second—then Lia—then back to the threat.
Zeyren looked amused.
"You again."
Leon narrowed his eyes.
"You don't get rid of me that easy."
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[POV: Ada]
Zeyren flicked a finger—and a shockwave burst from his chest.
Ada dove forward, sliding under the wave, firing Genesis disruptor bullets that formed small tears in his outer shell.
Lia lunged through one of those tears—blades formed from light and memory in both hands—and cut across Zeyren's side, drawing the first real scream from him.
Ada landed beside you.
"Looks like you needed us."
You smirked.
"Was buying time."
"You suck at it," she said, and smiled back.
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[Final Scene Tease]
Zeyren landed hard, cracking the floor.
His second form flickered—wounded now.
But his grin only widened.
"You've forced my hand…"
The Genesis core surged—red and violet lightning now pouring from the rift.
"…Then let me show you the truth."
His body began to warp again—third phase forming in a halo of fire and void.
And all five of you—Leon, Ada, Lia, Kairo, and you—stood together, for the final time.
Back to back.
As the world prepared to end.