Chapter 10 – "Wounds and Responsibility"
Duration: 32 minutes
Arc Phase: Jungle Aftermath | Psychological Fallout | Start of Bigger Mystery
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Opening Scene: Academy Under Lockdown
The sky is gloomy. Magical sirens echo in the air. The Academy flags fly at half-mast.
Students return—covered in blood, eyes hollow and haunted.
Headmaster Auron (deep, sorrowful voice):
"We saved many… but not all."
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Scene 2: Hayashi's Room (Nighttime)
Hayashi stands shirtless, body wrapped in bandages, faint violet glow in his eyes.
He stares silently at the mirror.
Voiceover (Hayashi):
"Power never comes without a price…
But this time, I didn't pay it.
Eleanor did."
Flashback: Miss Eleanor shielding Avelis. Her scream echoing through the jungle.
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Scene 3: Avelis in Recovery Wing
Avelis lies unconscious. Iris holds his hand tightly. Valeria silently weeps nearby.
Hayashi enters, eyes fixed on Avelis.
Hayashi (softly):
"You fought like a king…
Now rest like a brother."
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Scene 4: Academy Assembly Hall
All students are gathered. The Headmaster addresses them:
"The Demon Threat is real."
A new plan is revealed: elite squads will be formed within the Academy.
Hayashi is appointed Vice Leader of the Combat Division — the youngest ever to receive such a title.
Senior students exchange jealous glances.
Some already whisper rebellion with their eyes.
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Scene 5: Private Meeting – Hayashi × Reinhardt × Valeria
Valeria looks pale. She pulls out a crystal—black and terrifying.
Valeria:
"Eleanor's body was never found… only this crystal remained.
And her soul signature… it vanished from the Spirit Plane."
Reinhardt:
"So either we lost…
or she became something else."
Hayashi examines the crystal. His Appraisal Skill glitches.
> [ERROR: Forbidden Entity Detected]
Tension spikes.
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Scene 6: Hayashi Alone on the Rooftop
He stands under the moonlight. The wind blows fiercely.
Suddenly, a whisper—
Eleanor's voice?
Voice (whispers):
"This was only the beginning… hero."
Hayashi clutches his chest in pain.
His God Gift begins to surge with strange, chaotic energy.
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Closing Scene: A Secret Chamber Beneath Avalon
Darkness. Darius kneels before a shadowy figure.
And that figure?
A small girl—Alicia.
Bound in shackles, but her eyes glow red.
Darius (smirking):
"Soon, you'll awaken, Alicia.
And on that day… your brother will have to choose."
Black screen fades in.
"To Be Continued…"
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Written by: Vishnu (ashx07)
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