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Chapter 16 - Chapter 16: “Echoes of a Goddess”

Scene: The Divine Plane – Irelia's Sanctuary

Golden marble. Floating spires. Celestial choirs.

Irelia, goddess of flame and bonds, stood at the edge of a crystal pool.

Inside, she watched Kaien defeat Zarek.

> "He severed a divine link… using mortal will and a heretic glyph."

She turned to her high priestess.

> "Summon the tribunal. And send the next one."

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🌠 Scene Shift: Another World – Earth

A computer lab flickered with blue light.

A teenage boy stared at his screen—surrounded by Kaien's old team logo.

His eyes suddenly glowed red.

A voice echoed in his mind:

> "Your comrade defied fate. Will you follow... or destroy him?"

The boy smiled.

> "Kaien's alive? Then hell yeah—I'm coming."

A portal opened.

> New Hero Summoned: Marcus – The Twin Flame

Class: Techmage Vanguard / World Walker

Linked to Kaien's origin crest.

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🏙️ Meanwhile – Kaien and Seris

The city slept.

Kaien sat on the edge of the hideout's balcony, eyes on the stars.

Seris joined him. Quiet. Calm. But her expression? Serious.

> "You've changed."

Kaien: "Everyone changes."

Seris: "No. You're different. Not just stronger. Heavier."

Kaien didn't answer.

Seris reached out. Took his hand.

> "So I'm gonna ask once.

Not as your ally. Not as someone you saved.

But as the girl who chose to follow you into hell."

> "Do you want this? Me. Us. This life?"

Kaien froze.

Then:

> "Yes. I just don't know how to protect something… without breaking everything else."

Seris leaned closer. "Then we learn. Together."

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⚠️ Sudden Alert – Nikolai Breaks In

Nikolai bursts through the room.

> "We've got a problem. A big one."

He unrolls a divine scroll. On it: a red glowing sigil Kaien's never seen.

Nikolai: "The divine council just issued a World Class Threat Warning.

They've declared you The Catalyst of Collapse."

Kaien: "...They're really doubling down on the drama now."

Nikolai: "They're not just hunting you.

They're sending someone from your original world."

Kaien stood.

> "...Who?"

Then—light exploded above the city. A portal opened midair.

And floating in the center?

Marcus, cloaked in futuristic gear, flame-etched gloves glowing.

> "Yo, Kaien.

Long time no see, you sexy bastard."

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🧨 Final Line

Kaien stepped forward.

> "If they brought you here… it means the real war just started."

Marcus grinned.

> "Then let's burn it all down together."

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