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Chapter 47 - The Scream of the Void

Riven – The Scream of the Void / Riven – Boşluğun Çığlığı

Riven's humanity had burned to ashes. She stepped into the room, slammed the door, and at that moment — all the silence inside her shattered.

A deep, guttural scream shook the walls of the room.

Blood gushed from her chest, each breath tearing at her like burning iron, and she clawed at her hair as if tearing herself apart. It wasn't blood that flowed—it was the last remnants of her soul.

Half the village heard that scream; no one had ever imagined Riven capable of such a sound.

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Elya and Kael – The Shadow of the News / Elya ve Kael — Haberin Gölgesi

Elya had long since fled, running until she could barely breathe. When she found Kael, words failed her; she only trembled.

Elya: "M-master… m-master… Elira… she's dead…"

Kael's expression froze instantly. In his eyes appeared confusion, then a mix of rage and devastation.

Kael: "What did you just say…? My sister? My sister is dead? How!?"

Elya continued, sobbing:

"Elira… Vel killed her. On the battlefield…"

Kael clenched his fists until his nails cut into his palms, blood flowing.

Kael: "Damn it… And Riven? Where was Riven during all this? How could she allow it!?"

"My sister! My blood! I need… I need to see her!"

Without hesitation, he started running. Elya tried to catch up behind him.

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Return to the Village – The Source of the Scream / Köye Dönüş — Çığlığın Kaynağı

When they reached the village entrance, Riven's savage screams rang out again.

A chill ran down Kael's spine.

Kael: "Elya… that sound… is that Riven?"

Elya nodded fearfully.

They kicked the door open.

Blood… hair… the body pounding against the wall…

Riven knelt, clawing her hair, her fingers stained with blood. Every punch she landed made the wood crack; the room reeked of death.

Elya ran to embrace Riven, but in Riven's eyes, there was nothing. That gaze did not belong to a human.

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Kael – Seeking Answers / Kael – Hesap Sorma

Kael swallowed hard, his voice trembling, but his rage burned brighter:

Kael: "Riven… look at me. What happened to my sister? Tell me!"

Riven didn't lift her head. Her eyes were empty, as if all memories inside her had shattered like broken glass. Slowly, she sat on the bed, staring at the same spot, saying nothing.

Kael stepped closer and shouted:

Kael: "Riven! Can't you hear me!? I'm saying my sister is dead! You… you didn't protect her! You think you're a god—"

Elya tried to stop him.

Elya: "Kael… don't push her. I already told you… Vel killed her. Riven… right now—"

Kael shoved Elya aside furiously.

Kael: "Shouldn't I push her!? She didn't protect my sister! My sister!"

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Riven Speaks – The Sound of Breaking / Riven'ın Cümlesi – Kırılmanın Sesi

Until that moment, Riven had not reacted.

But when Kael shouted "my sister" again…

She suddenly lifted her head.

Her gaze was colder than ice.

Her voice carried a death sentence that could pierce storms.

Riven:

"One more word… and your head would be on the floor."

The room fell silent.

At that moment, Kael understood for the first time: Riven was no longer Riven.

The thing in the room… was something else entirely.

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Kael Realizes / Kael'in Fark Edişi

Kael could not move after hearing Riven's words:

"One more word and your head would be on the floor…"

He knew: if he spoke again, he would truly die.

Riven's aura was no longer the one he knew. Dark, writhing like a shadow — as if a bottomless entity lived within the human form.

Her eyes had turned black; even the corners of the room darkened.

Kael instinctively stepped back.

At that moment, another aura rose from within the darkness.

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White Riven Emerges / Beyaz Riven'ın Ortaya Çıkışı

In the heart of the shadow, a crack of light appeared.

It seemed to split from Riven, and White Riven emerged.

The power radiating from her body was silent yet sharp, like a predatory frost within the darkness.

White Riven:

"Riven… I know you're not okay."

Her voice was calm yet shattering.

"I'm angry too. But now you need to listen to me."

Riven slowly lifted her head.

White Riven:

"You remember Vel, right? Those people he saved…"

A dark hatred flashed in her eyes.

"Those… are the ones who allowed your sister to die."

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Riven Explodes / Riven'ın Patlaması

A single sentence shattered Riven's world.

Her aura erupted at once — the entire room darkened.

The air became suffocating. The walls trembled.

Even the birds outside the village fell silent.

Riven:

"Elira… my sister…" she growled, a voice no longer human.

"I will kill them… all of them! AAAAAAH!"

The aura spilling from her body made Elya collapse to her knees, hands clutching her throat.

Elya: "Ha—haagh—I… can't breathe… Riven's aura—"

Even Kael struggled to breathe, his vision darkening.

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White Riven Intervenes / Beyaz Riven — Müdahale

White Riven stepped forward suddenly, her voice cutting through the explosion with a single strike:

White Riven:

"ENOUGH, RIVEN."

Not a word — a command.

The aura stopped instantly, as if an invisible wall grabbed Riven by the throat.

Riven staggered.

She looked at White Riven… her eyes blurred, a mixture of blood, rage, and emptiness.

Riven:

"White Riven… kneel… kneel…" she whispered.

For a moment, White Riven didn't understand.

"Wh-what—"

Then a wave of force hit.

White Riven's legs trembled.

Her will broke.

She fell to her knees — involuntarily.

The room fell silent.

Darkness and light stood in the same room, holding their breath.

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Kneeling White Riven / Diz Çöken Beyaz Riven

White Riven was on her knees.

The power that brought her down seemed to come from the roots — the darkness within Riven now suppressed even the white form.

White Riven lifted her head, breathless.

White Riven: "…Riven… how… how did you do this?"

But Riven gave no answer.

Her eyes had turned completely black; not a spark of humanity remained.

White Riven wasn't just kneeling… she had been defeated.

The Riven that belonged to herself had suppressed her.

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Kael's Fear / Kael'in Korkusu

Watching this, Kael no longer felt anger.

For the first time, deep in his heart, he truly feared Riven.

This person…

Even the thing she brought to her knees was just a "form," a "shadow."

And him?

Just a human…

One glance from Riven could erase him.

Kael stepped back, struggling to find his voice:

Kael: "Riven… what… what are you doing…?"

Riven turned her head to him, her pupils gone.

Only cold emptiness remained.

Riven: "Stay out of it."

Kael understood in that moment: no one ruled where Riven now stood.

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Elya's Collapse / Elya'nın Çöküşü

Elya still trembled.

When Riven's aura stopped, she could breathe again, but her chest burned with pain.

Her voice carried fear and sorrow:

"Riven… don't be like this… please…"

Riven looked at her, and Elya instinctively recoiled.

This was not the Riven she knew.

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The Hunt Begins / Av Başlıyor

Riven slowly stood.

She glanced once more at the kneeling White Riven…

Then walked to the door.

Her steps shook the room.

Wrapped in her dark form, she was ready to step outside.

Riven: "I will find them."

One step closer to the door.

Riven: "Everyone responsible for Elira's death… one by one… will be destroyed."

Her voice was cold — a death sentence.

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White Riven's Last Words / Beyaz Riven'ın Son Sözleri

White Riven barely lifted her head.

Her voice trembled, but a tiny glimmer of hope remained:

White Riven: "Riven…

Even I cannot stop you…

but know this…"

Riven stopped without turning back.

White Riven: "This path… will not bring you back.

This revenge… will consume you."

Riven paused for a moment.

Then tilted her head slightly.

Riven: "Let it consume me."

The door slammed shut.

Riven was no longer the monster inside.

She had become darkness unleashed upon the world.

The hunt had begun.

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