CHAPTER 7 — LUMIÈRE SUR L'INCONNU
🚗 Road to Luminaris
The vehicle cuts through the ruins of Nerakh.
Dust rises in the air.
Zadkiel stares out of the window.
Silence.
Heavy.
Shin'en says nothing.
An agent breaks the quiet:
— We're heading to Luminaris.
Zadkiel lifts his head.
— Luminaris?
— A city of elites. Technology… wealth… and constant surveillance.
A pause.
— Rank S fighters… everywhere.
Shin'en frowns.
— And the cuffs?
The agent smiles coldly.
— Just a precaution.
Silence returns.
Zadkiel lowers his gaze.
— …I don't like this.
👁️ INCIDENT ON THE ROAD
Suddenly—
Zadkiel looks outside.
His Aokugan activates instinctively.
He sees it.
Bandits.
A man on the ground.
— Stop the car.
— No.
Zadkiel slowly turns his head.
— I said… stop.
The tone shifts.
Shin'en understands immediately.
— He's getting out.
The car stops.
⚡ PRESENCE SEAL — BIRTH
Zadkiel walks toward the bandits.
— Another kid?— one laughs.
Zadkiel closes his eyes.
Then—
💥
A crushing pressure explodes outward.
The air itself becomes heavy.
The bandits freeze.
One drops to his knees… without being touched.
— W-what… is this…?
Inside the car—
The agent whispers:
— …Pure intimidation.
Shin'en steps out.
🔥
A second presence rises.
Fire.
Heat.
Pressure.
Two forces.
Two dominations.
🧠 THE SAVED BOY
Zadkiel extends his hand.
— Train.
— Don't stay weak.
He turns.
And walks back to the car.
Shin'en smirks slightly.
— You really can't stay quiet, huh?
Zadkiel:
— It was necessary.
The car drives off.
But—
Someone watches from the ruins.
🏜️ CUT — DESERT OF ZAHRUN
Wind howls.
Kaion walks alone in the sand.
He stops.
A presence appears.
Zharek.
Silence.
⚔️ KAION VS ZHAREK — AWAKENED PAST
Zharek smiles coldly:
— You trained the children… the ones who killed Kaelther.
Kaion closes his eyes.
— And yet… they survived.
💥
The desert erupts.
Sand turns into weapons.
Lances.
Blades.
Storms.
Kaion walks forward.
Unshaken.
🌑 THE MONSTER OF SAND
Zharek screams:
— DARK DESERT REIGN!
A massive sand titan rises.
Kaion moves.
💥
One strike.
Clean.
Precise.
The titan collapses.
Zharek bleeds.
Kaion murmurs:
— You use hatred as fuel…
— But it consumes you.
🕳️ NOCTYSS ARRIVES
The ground cracks.
A cold voice echoes:
— That's enough.
Silence.
A shadow hand.
Kaion vanishes.
Zharek steps back.
— …Noctyss.
— This fight is over.
🏙️ LUMINARIS — THE FALSE PEACE
Zadkiel and Shin'en arrive.
The city shines.
Too bright.
Too clean.
Too controlled.
Shin'en whispers:
— …I don't like this place.
🏢 ODESSA — THE ENCOUNTER
A vast room.
An imposing man stands.
Raizen.
Zadkiel stiffens.
Shin'en freezes.
— …You.
A pause.
— My father.
Silence.
🧊 REVELATION
Raizen:
— You've become… interesting.
— The Order of Shadow was only a test.
Zadkiel clenches his fists.
— A test?
Raizen places a pouch on the table.
💰
— Work for Odessa…
— And I will tell you the truth about this world.
Shin'en:
— And if we refuse?
Raizen smiles.
— Then you remain weak… and ignorant.
🔥 DECISION
Zadkiel looks at Shin'en.
— We accept…
— But we are not your tools.
Raizen:
— Perfect.
— Then grow stronger.
🌒 SHIN'EN — FLASHBACK
A child.
Family.
A missing brother.
A distant father.
Cold.
Trauma.
Loss.
Silence.
Shin'en opens his eyes.
— …I understand now.
🧠 FINAL SCENE
A secret room.
Raizen speaks to shadowed figures.
— They are ready.
— Odessa advances.
A voice replies:
— And the "real world"?
Raizen smiles.
— Soon… it will awaken.