[Scene: Yami and his friends are finishing up their meal, laughing and enjoying each other's company. Yami's phone rings—it's Sarah.]
Yami (answering):
"Hey—"
Sarah (urgent):
"Yami, you need to come to the hideout. Now."
Yami:
"But why—?"
Sarah (cutting in):
"There's no time to explain. Just get here."
[She hangs up. Yami immediately rises from his seat.]
Yami:
"We need to go."
Misami:
"Why? What happened?"
Yami:
"Your mom called. Said it's urgent. Jayson, I'll call you later, alright?"
Jayson (smirking):
"Cool, man. Catch you fine ladies later, yeah?"
[Yami tosses the key to Jayson, then rushes off with Misami and Yahiko.]
Jayson (watching them go):
"Hmph. Yami... must be rough being tied to another realm. I get it. Stupid gods... Well, let's lock up and hit the ramen shop."
[Scene Shift – One Hour Later: Olympus. Yami and the girls arrive breathless. Sarah stands solemnly in the center of the area.]
Misami:
"Mom? What's wrong?"
Yahiko:
"Yeah, Mrs. V. You look tense."
Yami:
"Talk to us."
Sarah (grim):
"We've got a problem. Death—The Grim Reaper himself—is in Tokyo."
Yami (blinking):
"I thought all the gods were dead."
Sarah:
"That's what we believed. But Grim... he masked his presence. He's the only god to have mastered the art of time. He used it today. I detected it because Guides like me have been trained to resist its effects."
Yami (calmly):
"The Grim Reaper, huh? Sounds like a hassle."
Sarah:
"He is. He was Hades's right hand. One of the most dangerous among them."
Misami (worried):
"So... Yami has to be more careful now?"
Sarah (nodding):
"Yes. If Grim finds him, he'll try to take the Crest."
Yahiko:
"Wow... so even Grim and Lucifer want it?"
Sarah:
"Grim would use the Crest as leverage. A bargaining chip to challenge Lucifer or manipulate him."
Yami:
"Can I ask something?"
Sarah:
"Go ahead."
Yami:
"If Grim used time magic... doesn't that mean he was fighting someone strong?"
Misami (thoughtful):
"He's right. That power isn't something you'd use unless forced."
Sarah:
"Exactly. Which is why I'm heading to investigate the location where the spell was triggered. You three stay here."
Misami (stepping forward):
"But what if you're attacked too?"
Sarah (firm):
"Better me than any of you."
[Without waiting for a reply, Sarah teleports away. She reappears in a dim alley, where the air is thick with leftover magical residue.]
[Scene: Sarah at the scene of the spell's use. She narrows her eyes as she senses multiple energy signatures.]
Sarah (thinking):
"No... this energy... it's similar to Yami's. But... this aura—it's demonic. Could it be? Was Grim fighting someone... or something... else? Could there be another Yami? Working with Grim? Could they be after Misami... to get to me?"
[Meanwhile, nearby, Sophia wanders the scene. Her eyes turn pitch black as she catches the scent of a Guide—Sarah's scent. Her expression twists into something dark and hungry.]
[Scene: Back at Olympus]
Misami (anxious):
"What's taking her so long?!"
Yami (to Yahiko):
"Hey... you've got nature-based divine powers, right?"
Yahiko:
"Yeah?"
Yami:
"Can you track Sarah through the environment?"
Yahiko (closing her eyes):
"I'll try."
[Yahiko channels Nature's Eyes. Her aura shifts, becoming attuned to the world around her. After a moment, her brows furrow.]
Yahiko:
"Yami... we have a problem."
Yami:
"What kind of problem?"
Yahiko:
"There's a demonic presence... not Grim, but it's closing in on Sarah."
Yami:
"Damn it. We have to move—now!"
[Scene: Sarah's eyes widen as she senses a high-speed attack heading her way. She turns—Sophia is already in mid-strike. But before the blow lands, Jayson appears in a flash of divine light. His aura flares like a shield as he summons a radiant blade.]
Jayson:
"Tsk. Attacking a pretty lady? What's wrong with you?"
[Back at Olympus]
Yahiko (explaining):
"Jayson just intercepted the attack. He's holding her off."
Yami (thinking):
"Jayson... I don't know what's happening, but thank you."
Yami:
"Dagger—I need your help."
Dagger (materializing):
"You called?"
Yami:
"Teleport me there. Now."
Dagger:
"That'll take time. You haven't trained enough to fully master the Crest—or your own powers."
Yami:
"Just make it quick!"
[Scene: The battlefield. Shadows and light clash as Jayson and Sophia battle fiercely. His sword cleaves through darkness, but Sophia adapts. Her shadows twist and ensnare him. He unleashes blasts of holy energy—she answers with waves of darkness.]
[The surroundings crack and crumble, unable to withstand the divine clash. Sarah watches, tense and helpless.]
[Jayson manages a few strikes, but exhaustion sets in. Sophia grins, raising her hand for the final blow.]
[Suddenly, a red vortex tears open behind her. Yami bursts through and delivers a high-speed front kick, sending Sophia crashing through a dilapidated building.]
Yami:
"...Sorry I'm late."
Jayson (smiling weakly):
"Took you long enough."
Sarah:
"Yami, be careful!"
Yami:
"I know."
[Blood splashes from Yami's leg—it was stabbed the moment his foot connected with Sophia.]
[Sophia rises, eyes glowing pitch black, crackling with dark lightning. Her voice echoes like thunder.]
Sophia:
"Yami must be eliminated."
Yami (grinning):
"Alright... let's get this show on the road!"