Episode 3 – "Whispers of the Forgotten Flame"
(No mention or sight of the true main villain)
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[Scene 1 – Hidden Chamber Beneath the Village]
Kael leads Rei to an underground room with glowing scripts and old Spiracode relics.
> Kael: "This stone… it remembers. Touch it, and we'll see what stirs inside you."
Rei touches the Memory Stone.
Flashbacks hit him hard:
A child crying in flame.
A battlefield in ashes.
Soldiers screaming as they vanish into spiraling darkness.
A flaming shadow watches—faceless and still unnamed.
Rei gasps awake, blood dripping from his nose.
> Kael (worried): "You saw something, didn't you?"
Rei (shaken): "Someone... was watching everything burn... and smiling."
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[Scene 2 – The Hollowed Thirteen Assemble]
(Still not villains in the traditional sense. Each has their own vibe.)
We see 6 of the 13 members now, gathered in a dreamlike space:
1. Civrix the Clown Monk – Unhinged, hilarious, dangerous.
2. Lady Miren – Calm, sipping tea. Once a healer, now exiled.
3. Zenith Vale – Cold tactician, always playing chess.
4. Oro the Beast King – Talks to animals, violent but loyal.
5. Yuuji the Whisper – Doesn't talk. Projects illusions that speak for him.
6. Arkaine – A swordsman who once saved cities… now cursed to destroy them.
> Zenith: "The flame returns… But too early."
Miren: "Maybe this time… the cycle breaks."
Civrix (laughing): "Or it explodes with a pretty boom!"
They aren't evil—each one once a hero or protector—now twisted by betrayal, lies, or loss.
They mention a prophecy vaguely, but no one mentions any leader or mastermind.
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[Scene 3 – Rei's First Mission]
Rei, Tami, and two trainees (Leno & Sika) are sent to investigate a ghost village—known as Ember Hollow.
They arrive. It's unnaturally cold. Cracked buildings, black feathers falling from the sky.
A little white-haired girl stands alone humming.
> Girl: "He's dreaming again… I can hear the fire crying."
Monsters suddenly rise from the black feathers—Corrupted Spiracode beasts. The team is surrounded.
Rei panics—his Spiracode can't activate.
But the unknown fire inside him responds.
A ring of blue-black fire erupts. Monsters instantly disintegrate. His team is stunned. Tami is speechless.
The white-haired girl just smiles.
> Girl (to Rei):
"Your fire isn't yours… but it remembers you."
(She vanishes in a feather cloud.)
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[Scene 4 – The Elders React]
Elder Mayro pulls out an old scroll sealed by heat-sensitive ink. It ignites on its own.
Words appear:
> "When the boy of forgotten fire awakens, the balance shall fall. Flames that once protected… will now invite war."
They don't understand what it means fully—but they know Rei must be protected.
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[Final Scene – Distant Place (No Character Seen)
A shadow falls over a battlefield-sized crater.
Feathers blow in the wind. Something ancient is watching, unseen.
But no figure. No villain. Just tension. Something is coming—but it hasn't stepped onto the stage yet.
CUT TO BLACK
Next Episode: "The Flame That Watches"