A week passed.
Not peacefully.
Just… quietly.
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The facility adapted.
Training intensified.
Classes became harsher.
No one talked about what happened.
But no one forgot either.
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Now—
They were moving.
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A heavy transport vehicle cut through the ruined outskirts of the city.
Inside—
Silence.
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Kael sat near the edge, arms resting on his knees.
Lyra beside him.
Quiet.
Watching.
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Mira stood, leaning slightly against the wall.
Focused.
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Ryden cracked his knuckles.
"…feels different today."
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"…it is," Mira replied.
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Across from them—
Seniors.
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Drake sat with his arms crossed, eyes closed.
Unbothered.
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Near him—
Leon stood.
Still.
Unmoving.
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And at the front—
Zevran.
Relaxed.
Like this was normal.
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The vehicle shook slightly.
Then we shift to a few moments where the scientists informed the team about a second rift
"…second rift confirmed."
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Silence fell instantly.
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"…location unstable. D2 emergence ongoing."
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Kael's eyes lifted.
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"…this is real."
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The vehicle slowed.
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Then—
They saw it.
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The sky.
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Torn open.
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A rift.
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Dark.
Twisting.
Alive.
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And below it—
Chaos.
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D2s poured out endlessly.
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They attacked everything.
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Buildings.
People.
Everything.
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Screams filled the air.
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"…this is bad," Ryden muttered.
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"…prepare," Leon said calmly.
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The vehicle moved closer—
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Then—
Something dropped from above.
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A D2.
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It slammed into the vehicle.
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*BOOM.*
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The entire transport flipped.
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Metal screamed.
Glass shattered.
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Kael hit hard.
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Pain shot through his side.
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"…Lyra!"
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"…I'm okay!" she replied.
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They forced themselves up.
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The vehicle was wrecked.
---
Smoke rising.
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Then—
They saw them.
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Eight D2s.
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Surrounding them.
---
"…get ready!" Mira shouted.
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The D2s moved.
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Fast.
---
Before impact—
---
Five figures dropped in.
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Three men.
Two women.
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They moved without hesitation.
---
Clean.
Precise.
---
One of them sliced a D2 in half instantly.
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"…Dr elara's team…" someone muttered.
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"…former," one of them corrected.
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They didn't slow down.
---
"…fighters stay," one of the women said.
"…others evacuate!"
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No arguments.
---
The battle began.
---
Chaos erupted.
---
Kael moved with Lyra.
---
"…stay close."
And Lyra nodded
They struck together.
---
One D2 lunged—
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Kael's void slammed into it.
---
Lyra compressed the air—
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*CRACK.*
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It shattered.
---
They moved forward.
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Civilians.
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Trapped.
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"…this way!" Kael shouted.
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They guided them out—
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Then—
The ground shook.
---
The rift pulsed.
---
Something new emerged.
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Larger.
Heavier.
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Different.
---
A D2 stepped out.
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But—
It held a weapon.
---
A blade.
---
Its stance—
Controlled.
---
"…no way…" Ryden whispered.
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"…Mighty D2," Leon said.
---
It moved.
---
Faster than anything before.
---
One of Dr elara's teammates rushed to save a woman—
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Too late.
---
The D2 appeared behind him.
---
One swing.
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*SLICE.*
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Silence.
---
Both bodies—
Gone.
---
Split clean.
---
Blood hit the ground.
---
Everyone froze.
---
"…no…"
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Another teammate charged—
---
A spear-like limb pierced through him.
---
He gasped—
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Then vanished.
---
Along with his Hybrid.
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Like they were erased.
---
Horror spread.
---
But the fight didn't stop.
---
It couldn't.
Kael clenched his fists.
---
"…focus!"
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He charged.
---
Another Mighty D2 approached.
---
It swung—
---
Kael dodged.
---
Lyra countered.
---
They fought together.
---
Perfect sync.
---
Void and pressure collided.
---
*BOOM.*
---
The D2 cracked—
---
Then shattered
"…go!" Lyra said.
---
They turned—
---
A voice.
---
"…help!"
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A teenager.
---
Pinned.
---
Kael ran.
---
"…hold on!"
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But—
---
He stopped.
---
A Mighty D2 dropped in front of him.
---
It grabbed the boy.
---
And—
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Devoured him.
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Just like that.
---
Silence.
---
Kael's eyes widened.
---
Something broke.
---
Inside.
---
"…no…"
---
A flash.
---
A memory.
---
Something similar.
---
Something worse.
---
"…NO!"
Elsewhere—
---
Mira fought.
---
Fast.
Precise.
---
She cut two D2 down.
---
They fell.
---
Then another came from nowhere, and she cut it.
Then she went to help a child from a fallen debris but the d2 she just sliced regenerated
---
"…what—"
---
It struck.
---
Too fast.
---
She couldn't move—
---
*CRASH.*
---
Drake took the hit.
---
Directly.
---
He was thrown back.
---
"…tch…"
---
His Hybrid rushed to him.
---
"…idiot…" Mira muttered.
---
Other seniors moved in.
---
Finishing the D2.
---
Dragging Drake back.
As Mira fought fiercely defeating the d2 along side Leon.
Kael moved again.
---
But not controlled.
---
Not calm.
---
Angry.
---
He charged a Mighty D2.
---
Alone.
---
It struck.
---
Faster.
---
Stronger.
---
Kael blocked—
---
But barely.
---
It hit again.
---
And again.
---
He couldn't keep up.
---
He was thrown.
---
Hard.
---
"…Kael!" Ryden shouted.
---
A D2 moved toward Lyra—
---
Ryden jumped in.
---
Lightning struck.
---
But—
---
The D2 grabbed him.
---
And flung him away.
---
He crashed.
---
Unmoving.
Ryden was down.
---
Drake was down.
---
Everyone—
Falling.
---
Kael stood alone.
---
Breathing heavily.
---
Something changed.
---
A mark appeared.
---
On his hand.
---
Dark.
Glowing faintly.
---
"…what… is this…"
---
The D2 moved.
---
Kael didn't hesitate.
---
He moved.
---
Faster.
---
Stronger.
---
Void exploded outward.
---
*BOOM.*
---
The D2 staggered.
---
Kael struck again.
---
And again.
---
This time—
It felt different.
---
Like something deeper was responding.
Above.
---
On a rooftop.
---
Two figures watched.
---
A woman.
---
And a boy.
---
Hidden.
---
"…it's coming," the woman said softly.
---
The boy smiled.
---
"…finally."
Back below—
---
Kael slowed.
---
The power faded.
---
His body trembled.
---
"…I can't…"
---
Lyra stepped forward.
---
"…leave it to me."
---
Her eyes softened.
---
Then—
Hardened.
---
Her power gathered.
---
Everything around her compressed.
---
The air.
The sound.
The space itself.
---
The D2 lunged—
---
Too late.
---
*BOOM.*
---
It was erased.
---
Silence.
---
The rift trembled.
---
Then—
Closed.
---
The sky returned.
---
Still.
---
Quiet.
---
Too quiet.
---
"…it's over…" someone whispered.
---
Kael turned.
---
"…Lyra—"
---
Blood.
---
From her mouth.
---
Her body swayed.
---
"…brother…"
---
Then—
She collapsed.
---
"LYRA!"
---
Kael caught her.
---
But this time—
---
She didn't respond.
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And the silence that followed—
Was heavier than anything before.