Episode 2 – "The Flame That Shouldn't Be"
[Scene 1 – The Village Infirmary]
Rei lies unconscious on the bed, his body glowing faintly with unstable energy. Villagers whisper outside.
> "Did you see that flame? It wasn't normal…"
"My Spiracode shook just being near it…"
"They say he was born during the Vortex Scar…"
Kael and Tami stand at his bedside. Tami looks worried. Kael's eyes are sharp—he knows more than he's letting on.
> Kael: "This… isn't supposed to happen. He's only 15."
Tami: "But he saved me. If Rei hadn't acted, I'd be…"
Kael: "That wasn't Spiracode. That was something older… something sealed."
The light around Rei vanishes, and he gasps awake.
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[Scene 2 – Council Hall: The Five Pillars]
The village leaders meet in secret.
> Elder Mayro: "Voidfire… has returned."
Elder Vek: "Then so have they. We must inform the Realmguard."
Elder Serah: "No. Not yet. If the Hollowed Thirteen catch wind of this boy… the war may begin again."
They decide to test Rei quietly, keeping his powers hidden from the public.
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[Scene 3 – Somewhere Else: Floating Ruins]
We cut to a mysterious, chaotic room full of quirky, dangerous individuals.
The Hollowed Thirteen.
They're not your typical villains. Some eat snacks, others paint. One is meditating upside down. A chessboard floats midair.
> Civrix the Clown Monk (grinning):
"Oooh, the Vortex kid's awake? Finally! I've been so bored."
Lady Miren (sipping tea):
"Poor boy… doesn't even know he's the matchstick to a dying world."
Zenith Vale (adjusting chess pieces):
"One flicker in the shadows… and they'll call it a war. Perhaps they're right."
Each has their own reason for watching Rei—but none of them see him as an enemy yet.
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[Scene 4 – Training Grounds]
Kael begins secretly training Rei, under the guise of Spiracode enhancement. But he's mostly observing.
> Kael: "Again."
Rei (panting): "That… wasn't Spiracode, was it? What I did?"
Kael: "No. It wasn't. And that's what makes you dangerous… and valuable."
Rei gets flashbacks—a blurry vision of someone in a flame cloak standing over a burning battlefield.
> ???: "You were born to finish what I started." (Echoes fade)
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[Final Scene – Hollow Sky Portal]
A rip in the clouds opens. A hooded figure steps out onto a shattered floating rock. He watches Rei from afar, eyes glowing violet-red.
This isn't Zeihart yet—but one of his scouts, hinting something darker stirs.
> Unknown Scout:
"So the spark has returned… Tell the Ashborn. The second war may begin… sooner than expected."
Scene fades to black, title card slams in:
"Next: Whispers of War – Episode 3"