"Before they crown you a savior, they will test if you bleed like the rest of us."
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Scene 1 — The Birth of the Prism Alliance
Atop the reconstructed Sky Temple, Kaien stood beneath a canopy of artificial stars, surrounded by warriors, scholars, engineers, and even defected Temple monks.
They knelt—not in worship, but in acknowledgment.
> Kaien: "I'm not a god. I'm not your king. I'm just someone who's burned enough to understand what must never be burned again."
> "But the heavens are cracking. And I won't stand by."
He raised his hand, and from his Prism Core emerged a shimmering symbol: a seven-sided flame sigil, forged from his Sovereign, Devouring, and Living flames.
> Kaien: "This is our creed. Flame not to destroy… but to reveal, to protect, to awaken."
> "We are no longer factions. We are one."
Thus, the Prism Alliance was born.
And the world felt it.
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Scene 2 — Across the World
In the African Free States, spiritual warlords paused.
In the Neo-Amazon towers, rainforests bloomed unnaturally bright for a moment, as if sensing Kaien's oath.
In a meditation chamber beneath Antarctica, a blind cultivator whispered:
> "The Prism Flame has formed… Balance walks the world again."
But not all were pleased.
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Scene 3 — Temple Council, Omega Division
Within the Temple Core, hidden beyond the reach of even the League, the Omega Division—Temple's Assassins of Heaven—watched the footage in silence.
> Commander Sura: "He unites the strays. Weaklings. Survivors. Sentimentals."
> Elder Quan: "Sentiment once ended Wang Chung's life. It will be Kaien's undoing too."
> Agent Zero (Omega operative): "Assign the mark. I'll kill him from the inside."
In a vat of reflective liquid, a woman stepped out—Agent Lyra.
Genetically altered. Spirit-threaded. Emotionless.
She had been designed for one purpose:
> "To make Sovereigns bleed."
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Scene 4 — The Spy Among Them
In Kaien's camp, as celebrations flared and banners of color rose, a new recruit arrived.
Slender. Soft-spoken. Warm-eyed.
> "My name is Lyra. I lost my family during the Mirror Culling."
> Sun Mei (smiling): "You're safe now."
> Kaien (looking at her): "You're not afraid of the flame?"
She smiled faintly.
> "I think yours is beautiful."
But deep in her eyes, beneath the warmth, protocols triggered.
> Target proximity: within 3 meters.
Prism Core resonance: rising.
Injection window: 72 hours.
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Scene 5 — Kaien's Vision
That night, Kaien dreamed again.
But this time, it wasn't Wang Chung. It wasn't Kai'en.
It was himself—future Kaien, older, bloodied, standing alone in a burning city.
> Future Kaien: "You trusted too much. That's what made you dangerous. That's what made you fall."
> Current Kaien: "But I changed everything."
> Future Kaien: "Not everything. Not her."
He woke up in sweat.
And when he looked outside, Lyra was already training with the others. Graceful. Lethal.
Too perfect.
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Final Scene — The Clock Starts
Deep beneath the Temple's vaults, an ancient entity watched Kaien's rising star.
It was not Zhan Luo.
Nor Mo Xie.
Nor Kai'en.
It was something far older.
Caged during the First Break.
Now stirring.
> ???: "Let him rise. Let the Prism shine bright. The higher he ascends…"
> "The more beautiful the fall."