Scene: Divine Arena – Midair, Above the World
Kaien stood alone on the sky-forged battlefield.
Above, the gods watched in silence.
Below, the mortal world held its breath.
And before him—three enemies appeared in flashes of celestial flame.
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✨ The Three Hands of Judgement
1. Seraphiel, Blade of Light
Wields a living longsword of divine radiance
Moves at light-speed
Each strike erases a memory if it lands
2. Malros, Hammer of Will
Giant of gold armor and glowing runes
Can crush mana barriers with raw force
Immune to mental interference
3. Veysha, Saint of Silence
Floats, veiled in white
Speaks no words
Controls space itself—teleports, bends gravity, silences spells
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🕊️ Tribunal Declaration
Irelia raised her hand.
> "Begin."
The platform locked. The world fell silent.
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💥 Round One – Instant Chaos
Seraphiel vanished—appeared behind Kaien.
Kaien blocked by instinct alone. His arm shook.
Malros charged, hammer raised like a meteor.
Kaien rolled, but the shockwave cracked the platform.
Veysha floated above, muting Kaien's mana mid-dodge.
> [Warning: Crest Flow Interrupted.]
Kaien: "They're not just fighters.
They're a f**king symphony."
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🔥 Counterattack – Kaien Unleashed
He activates [Instinct Override + Crisis Edge]—
His blade glows. Eyes burn.
He rushes Malros—dodges two swings, slices the rune chain on his shoulder.
Malros staggers.
Kaien spins—throws a reverse-blade slash at Veysha, forcing her to phase out.
But he's too slow—Seraphiel lands a graze across his back.
> [Memory Fragment Lost: "Mother's voice."]
Kaien freezes.
He blinks. Can't remember the sound anymore.
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🩸 Cut to Seris Watching
Seris clutches her pendant.
> "He's losing pieces of himself."
Lyra: "He'll lose everything if they keep landing hits."
Marcus: "He won't. He just needed one round to study."
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⚠️ Kaien Evolves Mid-Fight
The Crest flares.
> [Crest Overclock: Level 2 Unlocked.]
[New Skill: Shadow Recall – Manifest a physical memory of a past self for 10 seconds.]
Kaien smirks.
> "Fine.
You want me to forget?
Then meet the part of me that refuses."
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💀 The Comeback Begins
Kaien activates Shadow Recall—
A past version of himself appears—rage form, cloak torn, eyes unhinged.
They attack in perfect sync.
Seraphiel gets cut—her blade arm cracks.
Veysha tries to warp—Kaien's shadow-self grabs her cloak mid-teleport and slams her into the floor.
Malros raises his hammer—
Kaien leaps over him and cleaves it in half.
> The crowd loses their minds.
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🌩️ The Final Blow
Kaien pulls the shadow version into himself—
> [Fusion Skill: Calamity Spiral Slash – Lv. 1]
He dashes.
Faster than light.
Faster than fate.
And carves a spiral into Seraphiel's crest—shattering it.
She collapses.
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🧨 Final Scene – Divine Shock
Only Veysha is still conscious.
She floats back. Raises a hand.
But her fingers shake.
Kaien walks toward her. Calm.
Bloody.
Eyes glowing.
> "You were never judging me.
You were afraid of me.
Afraid of what comes next."
He raises his blade.
She vanishes.
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🕊️ Tribunal Silence
Irelia stood. Face unreadable.
> "This trial… is incomplete."
Kaien: "No.
It's over.
And I won."
> "The gods don't decide my fate anymore.
I do."