Nightfall — Unknown Location
A lone hologram flickered in the dark, casting eerie blue light on the cracked floor. In front of it stood Kuze, a twisted grin on his face.
Kuze (smirking):
"Everyone thinks I'm just an obsessed lover…
But they have no idea what I'm about to become."
Scene Cut — Abandoned Warehouse
Elsewhere, Aren, Aika, and Tomo sat inside a ruined warehouse. Aika's arm was bandaged, still fresh with bruises. Dust danced in the moonlight leaking through the broken ceiling.
Aika (angrily):
"That psycho showed up again… He never changes."
Aren (serious):
"He called me a guest… like I'm just a pawn in his game of chess."
Tomo (analyzing):
"Brainwave analysis complete.
Kuze's neural patterns are abnormal.
He's connected to… an external source."
Aika (startled):
"What do you mean?"
Tomo:
"Spiral signature detected."
A sudden chill filled the air. Aren's expression hardened. That name — Spiral — froze time around them.
Aren (quietly):
"So he's not just obsessed…
He's being manipulated."
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Scene Cut — Broken Shrine
Kuze stood alone near the ruins of an ancient shrine, where spiraling energy shimmered in the air like ghostly mist. His eyes glowed with unnatural light.
Kuze:
"I'll become the one the world remembers.
More perfect than Aren.
That's what you promised me… Spiral."
Spiral (distorted voice):
"To become him, you must replace him…
or erase him."
Kuze (smiling wickedly):
"Challenge accepted."
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Scene Cut — Back to Warehouse
Aren:
"He's stronger than me.
And now he has the Spiral's help.
If I don't act soon…
this world might just become his."
Aika (sitting up straight):
"Then what are you going to do?"
Aren (after a pause):
"I'll break his game.
On my own terms."
A new spark flickered in Tomo's eyes. The AI's voice grew sharper.
Tomo:
"Battle mode updated.
Let's crash the game."
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Scene Cut — Tech Vault
In a forgotten vault deep beneath the earth, Kuze stood above captured victims. Glowing tendrils of energy snaked into their minds, extracting fragments of memory.
Kuze (with a mad grin):
"Memories…
More dangerous than power.
I'll rewrite them all —
reshape the world in my image."
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Chapter Ends — Narration (ominous tone):
> "Kuze's game has begun…
and this time,
there will be only one winner."