Darkness. Smoke. Screams.
Inavy stood in the middle of a ruined city. Buildings crumbled, fire danced across the skyline, and the sky itself was torn open—like a wound bleeding chaos.
Bodies lay scattered on the ground. Not human… not exactly. Twisted beings of shadow and light, torn apart as if by divine judgment.
And in the center of it all—A lone figure moved through the destruction.Graceful. Merciless.A black sword carved through enemies like they were paper. Inavy watched in horror, but also… familiarity.
That sword…
He knew that sword.He felt that power.
It was his.
The figure turned, slowly, toward him. Glowing crimson eyes pierced the veil of ash and fire. His face was blurred, but his presence was undeniable. Ancient. Dominating.
The being raised the sword and pointed it at Inavy.
???:"You're close, boy… So close."
Inavy's eyes snapped open. Sweat drenched his forehead. His chest rose and fell in rapid bursts.
Inavy (whispering):"Who… was that? That power… it was the same…"
He sat up, clutching the edge of the bench in the guild courtyard, lost in thought. The memory of the dream still burned in his mind—the sword, the voice, the overwhelming sense that it wasn't just a dream.
He didn't know how long he sat there, but eventually—
CHILL.Something cold pressed against his face.
Inavy (startled):"W-What the—?"
It was a glass of iced fruit tea. And Rose was holding it, raising a brow.
Rose (half-smirking):"You're miles away from yourself. Darius has been talking non-stop and you still haven't told him to shut up. That's not like you."
Inavy blinked, slowly returning to reality. He took the drink and exhaled.
Inavy:"It's nothing serious, Rose. I'm just… thinking."
Rose:"Thinking, huh? That's rare."
She gave him a gentle smile, but her eyes scanned his face, worried. From a short distance away, Diana watched them silently. Her expression unreadable. Ever since the conversation with Ray, she looked at Inavy differently—not with doubt, but with a silent resolve.
Suddenly—
Darius (calling out):"I'm starving! How about we hit up the ice cream parlor downtown? There's a massive promotion going on!"
Inavy (raising an eyebrow):"You're rich. Why do you care about discounts?"
Darius (grinning):"That's called financial planning, my friend."
Everyone burst out laughing.
Rose (teasing):"That made absolutely zero sense."
Diana (smirking):"And yet it's so Darius."
As the group laughed and teased each other, the mood lightened. For a moment, everything felt… normal.
But in another world—Far from laughter and light—In the heart of a dimension shrouded in eternal darkness…
Tyrus stood tall.
His cloak of shadows danced behind him as he gazed into a vortex showing two figures: Kelvin Nox and Inavy Stormbreak.
A cruel smirk crept across his face.
Tyrus (coldly):"Prepare yourselves, heroes.My son… Kelvin.And you… heir of Chaos."