Episode 1: "The Boy with No Flame"
Opening Scene:
A burning sky. Screams echo. A massive vortex tears through reality, devouring everything. A silhouette of a baby floats in the air, surrounded by five ancient symbols glowing fiercely. A voice speaks—
> "The one born under the Vortex Star... will either unite the realms... or end them."
Sudden cut to black.
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Present Day — Kaizan Realm, Windrose Village
Fifteen-year-old Rei Kazenari wakes up from the same nightmare again—flames, a screaming woman, a glowing mark on his arm. He doesn't understand it. He hides the mark with bandages and leaves his small shack, heading to the village arena.
Today is the Final Spiracode Awakening Ceremony—Rei's last chance to awaken his power and stop being an outcast.
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Scene: Village Square
Hundreds of kids gather. The arena pulses with ancient energy. An elder places his hand over each child's heart to unlock their Spiracode. Fire, water, wind, lightning, and shadow burst forth from each child—everyone but Rei.
When it's Rei's turn… nothing happens.
The crowd laughs. "Still a failure?" "He's cursed." Even the elder looks disappointed. "Some souls are never meant to wield power."
But one person watches him closely—Kael, the mysterious hooded man leaning against a tree far from the crowd.
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Later That Night:
Rei sits alone atop a hill, watching the stars. He talks to himself, bitter:
> "Why am I even alive? What's the point if I'm just going to be a punching bag forever?"
Suddenly, the sky cracks—a small Vortex Scar opens nearby. Shatters—creatures of black fog and bone—emerge.
The village alarms go off, but Rei's closest friend, a girl named Tami, is cornered before anyone arrives.
Rei runs forward instinctively. No weapons. No powers. Just… raw emotion.
The Shatter slashes toward him—his mark glows fiery red, time slows, and everything freezes.
Rei stands still. The world around him warps.
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Flashback Vision:
He sees a man made of flame—his face hidden—speaking:
> "You were sealed to protect the realms… but now, they will need your fire."
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Back to Reality:
BOOM! Rei unleashes a burst of energy—the Shatter is vaporized in a swirling vortex of fire and sound.
Everyone in the village sees it. Some are terrified. Others are shocked.
The elder gasps:
> "That… that energy… it can't be…"
Kael, from the shadows, smirks:
> "The Vortex Flame... it's waking up."
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Ending Scene:
Rei collapses, unconscious, with the strange soulbrand on his arm glowing. The sky above shows five fading symbols… and a shadowy figure in another realm smiles sinisterly.
> "So… the boy survived."
TO BE CONTINUED…