[Scene opens – Battlefield at the Edge of the Veil]
The night was silent.
Fog cleared just enough to reveal the impossible.
Raikou Kuroya, former prodigy of the Reiki Order, Jin's older brother—now standing in the uniform of the Kuragami, a soulblade in hand warped by corruption.
Jin didn't move. His heart thundered. His grip on Renzai tightened.
"…You're alive," Jin said, voice barely audible.
"They said you vanished. They said you died."
Raikou tilted his head, calm and cold.
"I did die. The Order killed the version of me you remember."
---
[Flashback hits Jin like a wave]
A family photo.
A blade left on the table.
A report marked DECEASED – Soul Implosion Detected.
And Jin, twelve years old, staring out a window—waiting for a brother who never came home.
---
[Back to Present]
"Why?" Jin stepped forward. "Why would you join them?"
Raikou's corrupted soulblade hissed.
"Because the Order lies. Because the Reiki system is broken. And because you…"
He raised his blade.
"…you were supposed to be mine."
Jin blinked.
"The hell are you talking about?"
Raikou stepped forward. His voice shook now—rage controlled only by steel.
"Renzai was meant for me. I was the chosen one. I was trained. I bled for that blade."
"But it waited. For you."
"A loud-mouthed punk who knew nothing about souls or sacrifice."
---
[Captain Aria steps in]
"That's enough."
She appeared between them, aura flaring like a goddess of death.
"Jin's a member of Squad Six. You touch him—"
Raikou smiled.
"I'll kill him. And then I'll kill you too."
---
[Fight Begins – Aria vs Raikou]
Aria flash-stepped. Her soul-flame ignited in a spiral, twin curved blades forming in her hands.
Raikou clashed with her, his corrupted Renzai screaming against her clean strikes.
The battlefield cracked. Thunder shook the air.
But Aria was on the defensive. Barely.
"You fight like someone who's killed captains before," she said, blocking another strike.
"I have," Raikou whispered.
---
[Meanwhile – Jin's inner struggle]
Jin dropped to one knee, watching.
"He's stronger than me. Stronger than anyone I've faced."
Renzai pulsed.
"Then grow stronger. Or fall behind."
Jin closed his eyes.
And stepped into himself.
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[Soul Realm – Inner World of Renzai]
A storm of flame.
Floating platforms of shattered memories.
The spirit of Renzai stood before him, larger, clearer, more defined.
"You want to face him?"
Jin nodded.
"Then release me. Accept the truth: You are not who you were. You never will be. And that's a good thing."
The blade transformed.
The air cracked.
---
[Back to Reality – Jin rises]
Everyone stopped.
Even Raikou.
Because Renzai changed.
The blade now glowed with a dual aura—crimson and ghost white.
The flame didn't burn—it hummed. It sang.
Jin's cloak fluttered with new soul energy, his eyes sharper. No rage. Just resolve.
"You want a battle, Raikou?" he said calmly.
"Let's finish what you started."
Raikou smirked.
"Now you look like a Kuroya."
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[Final Panel – Clashing Swords]
Jin and Raikou vanished in a flash of light—clashing blades in midair, fire and darkness exploding across the battlefield.
Captain Aria and Squad Six fell back. This was no ordinary fight.
This was legacy vs legacy.
Bloodline vs bloodline.
Brother vs brother.