Arc: Frozen Echo — The Climax
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Scene: The Heart of the Frosted Womb
Aren, Aika, and Tomo stood before a massive frozen crystal wall.
And inside it— Eira. Frozen in time.
Tomo (softly):
"Bro... this is it. The core.
Spiral's fractured essence is sealed here… and so is she."
Aika (whispering):
"Eira… that girl... We've seen her before. Remember?"
Aren (breathing heavy):
"I remember.
The first time I saw her… there was something in her eyes.
Pain. Not ordinary pain… but the kind that carries memories too heavy to bear."
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Flashback Overlay Begins
Tomo's voice echoed as fragments flashed —
A girl screaming into snow.
A spiral flashing violently in her eyes.
A final cry... fading into silence.
Tomo (narrating):
"Eira was always there.
Buried under Spiral's curse… a shadow of herself.
But the real Eira — the one who once smiled —
she was frozen within this eternal prison."
Flashback Ends
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Suddenly, the crystal pulsed.
A shockwave of cold blasted out.
And then…
Eira's eyes opened inside the ice.
Eira (weakly, muffled):
"Aren… help… me…"
Aren stepped forward.
Aika grabbed his arm, panicked.
Aika:
"Aren, stop! Spiral's seal is cracking —
If it pulls you in, you might—!"
Aren (firmly):
"I won't lose her. Not again."
He placed his palm on the ice.
The Spiral mark on his hand ignited — glowing crimson.
Tomo (urgent):
"Bro! Spiral reaction—triggered! Memory stream incoming!
If you do this… your memories could be replaced!"
Aren closed his eyes. Calm.
Aren:
"I'll take her pain.
Her memories.
If that's the price… to bring her back."
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FLASH!
Light erupts
Time spirals
Eira screams inside
Aren clenches his fist
CRACK!
The ice shattered.
And Eira collapsed into Aren's arms.
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Silence.
Even the snow had stopped falling.
Eira (softly):
"Aren… I… I remember you…
Since the very first time…"
Aren (smiling):
"Then don't forget again.
Because now, we both carry the same story."
Tomo (teary blink):
"Let's go home, bro…"
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Final Scene:
Above them, the sky cracked.
The Spiral symbol shattered… just a little.
And from within that rift —
A voice spoke.
??? (Spiral?):
"You've broken the ice…
But can you survive when time begins to burn?"
Aren looked up. Calm.
Fearless.
Aren:
"Try me."
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End Narration:
> "Frozen truths melt…
But the scars they leave behind — shape the future."
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Volume 2 – End