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Chapter 2 - Fake Light Burns Faster

The video message replays all night on every screen in the TNG dorm.

The mysterious girl claiming to be the "original Glo" has no name, no background, no record.

But her face…

It flickers between all five girls—Zaya, Rin, Minji, Sae, and Luna—as if she knows them from the inside.

She ends every message the same way:

> "Glo was never supposed to be divided.

I'm here to put the pieces back together."

And then, she laughs like it hurts.

Sae begins to research the signal source and uncovers something terrifying:

The message didn't come from a device—it came from a rift in the timeline.

> "She's not just a demon," Sae says.

"She's from a future that was erased… one where she was Glo."

Somehow, in an alternate version of reality, the girl who was meant to become Glo never split her powers.

Instead, she absorbed them all… and it broke her.

That broken version?

She's known as "Shattered Glo."

Rin performs a dangerous ritual using the last mirror her mother gave her—the Mirror of Origin.

Each TNG member must look into it to reveal their true selves and prove they're not being manipulated.

One by one, they look.

They pass.

But when Zaya looks… her reflection smirks at her.

> "Do you ever wonder," it says, "if you're just the leftover power meant for someone stronger?"

The mirror cracks.

Rin grabs her hand before the doubt seeps in.

> "You're Zaya. And we are The New Glo. Don't let her rewrite that."

It happens during a fan meeting in Hongdae.

Lights flicker. Cameras glitch. Fans freeze in place like statues.

And from the shadows steps Shattered Glo, wearing a version of TNG's debut outfit—only covered in cracked crystal and ash.

She performs a twisted solo called "Glory Killer"—a hypnotic melody that drains the hope from everyone watching.

Minji rushes her with fire.

Luna sings to restore the fans.

Sae tries to block the sound frequency.

Rin throws up every mirror she owns.

But Shattered Glo touches Zaya, whispering:

> "You're mine. You always were."

Zaya collapses.

And just like that—Shattered Glo disappears, leaving a black flower behind.

Back at the safehouse, Zaya is conscious, but she can't use her powers.

Her light is gone.

She's furious, ashamed, and distant.

> "Maybe I really wasn't strong enough," she mutters.

"She didn't take anything. She just revealed the truth."

The others rally around her.

Minji punches a wall and yells, "You're our leader, not a battery."

Luna says, "We'll shine for you until you get it back."

But only one person can truly restore Zaya's glow…

Zaya herself.

Sae learns that Shattered Glo made a pact with high-tier demons in a place called The Null Garden—a warped dimension where fallen idols and forgotten stars are trapped in eternal silence.

TNG decides to go there.

But there's a cost: to enter The Null Garden, each member must sacrifice something personal:

Rin gives up her ability to lie.

Minji gives up one of her fire spirits.

Sae gives up her memories of her first love.

Luna gives up her ability to cry.

Zaya, even powerless, gives up her resentment.

Together, they step into The Null Garden.

In The Null Garden, the world is twisted.

Music notes float like ghosts. Broken spotlights swing above endless red carpets. Forgotten songs whisper in the wind.

They find Shattered Glo at a broken throne, surrounded by mirrors that show TNG's worst fears.

> "You divided Glo into pieces. I was whole. And look what it did to me," she says.

"Let me fix it. Let me end it."

But Zaya steps forward—still without her glow—and says:

> "You were powerful. But we're powerful together. You tried to hold it all alone. That's not light. That's obsession."

TNG sings a new unreleased track:

"No Crown, Just Light."

The harmony is raw, imperfect… but real.

The mirrors crack.

Shattered Glo screams.

And something unexpected happens—

She begins to cry.

She drops to her knees, light bursting from her chest—not rage, but release.

> "I wanted to be loved," she says.

"I thought I had to be Glo to deserve it."

Zaya walks up and takes her hand.

> "You still shine. Even shattered."

Shattered Glo fades into stardust—finally at peace.

TNG returns to the real world.

Zaya's glow reignites.

They go live with a new comeback song:

"Even Broken Stars Shine."

The world doesn't know what really happened…

But for those who do feel lost, alone, and outshined…

TNG's message is clear:

> "You don't have to be whole to glow.

You just need people who see your light—even in the dark."

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