One Year Later The skies were no longer crimson. The cities once reduced to ash were rising. New towers gleamed in the light of dawn. Streets buzzed with life again. The Scars of the Zerion still remained… but so did the people. And they no- At so watching live news at what caused destruction : A colossal Memorial Roll List of New York . A marble tower in Berlin, engraved with the names of every fallen hero. In Manila, a glowing eternal flame dedicated to civilians lost and those who rose to protect. And beside them all stood the image of SteelGirl cape torn, body bruised, holding up a world collapsing around her. Atlas Vale, now hidden from the public, walked with a cane. His body could not heal fully his bones were reinforced with prototype alloys, and his heart functioned through a fusion cell. But his spirit? Unbroken. He never returned to the spotlight. Instead, he built the Rebirth Initiative a global defense and innovation alliance made to prevent another Zerion. Its HQ floats above the Earth, powered by remnants of the Dreadlight Core. SteelGirl, now known publicly as Stella Shaine, became a symbol not of war, but of hope. She toured nations, met with survivors, rebuilt schools and hospitals, and gave a single speech that was etched into every monument
"Strength isn't in the fist. It's in standing again after you've bled. It's in fighting for others even when you're broken."
The world had changed. But it survived. And through blood, fire, and ashes… heroes rose. And would again. Whispers of the Titans" The world had begun to heal. Cities rose. Oceans calmed. Humanity remembered both the pain… and the miracle. But far beyond the stars, beyond even the shattered remnants of Zerion's empire, something stirred. In the Void Between Realms… the chanting began. Low. Echoing.
In a language not heard since the First Collapse. "𐤔𐤕𐤓 𐤅𐤍𐤍... 𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤀𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤁𐤓𐤒... awaken."
Ancient portals older than stars flickered to life. Etched with runes that pulsed like the heartbeats of forgotten gods. Mystic chant speech of the ancients "𐤇𐤉 𐤅𐤄𐤅 𐤐𐤋𐤀 𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤄 𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤉𐤉𐤌 𐤓𐤕𐤅𐤍𐤎 𐤅𐤐𐤉𐤓 𐤔𐤒𐤉 𐤔𐤋 𐤒𐤓𐤂 𐤔𐤕𐤍𐤄 𐤔𐤋 𐤅𐤊 𐤕𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤎 𐤔𐤋 𐤓𐤉𐤆... 𐤅𐤄𐤉𐤍𐤕 𐤕𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤎 𐤔𐤋 𐤓𐤉𐤆... 𐤅𐤄𐤉𐤍𐤕 𐤂𐤃𐤔 𐤔𐤋 𐤕𐤓𐤌 "
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