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**[Scene - Gods of the Realm - The Sky Above Time]**
A pure, white sky stretched endlessly. No sun. No stars. Only clear pillars of light, shining across a sea of radiance.
At the center, a throne of gold and sky-fire.
Upon it—the World Goddess, Elmyria.
Her hair shone like the dawn. Her eyes were endless galaxies.
She sat silently, watching a small, cursed island in the vast, history-laden ocean below.
> "The humans have failed again..."
Her voice held both sorrow and power.
> "The time has come."
Four voices echoed behind her.
"The fire flickers."
"The water still flows."
"The earth crumbles."
"The wind weakens."
The Elemental Gods—the four deities born alongside the world—stepped forward in unison.
They bowed their heads.
> "We concur. A summoning is necessary."
Elmyria nodded.
> "The Summoning of the Hero of Light. As we do every century."
> "This will be the second one."
But her gaze narrowed.
Black motes of dust drifted across her scrying pool.
> "...However."
> "There is another."
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**[Scene - Viewing Kuro]**
The view in the pool shifted.
Kuro stood silently on a cliff's edge, his shadow stretching unnaturally far.
The wind did not touch him.
Time itself bent slightly around him.
The Goddess's eyes closed.
> "This boy... I did not choose him. His soul carries the stains of ancient chaos."
The Fire God roared.
> "He wields magic that transcends this world's laws!"
The Wind Goddess added softly.
> "He can even summon the Great Abyss."
Elmyria gently clenched her hand.
> "He is a calamity. A corruption of the balance. Left unchecked, he... could become a second Dark Magic God..."
> "...Or something new, and worse."
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**[Scene - The Decision]**
The gods stood in a circle.
Each placed a hand towards the center, threads of light connecting them like fate.
> "We summon now, not just to save humanity, but to destroy the aberration."
> "We must choose someone connected to him."
Elmyria's eyes glowed.
> "Someone with a strong bond to break him..."
She reached into the web of fate—silver threads of light spreading across dimensions.
One thread shone brightly.
> "Found him."
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**[Scene - World of Presence - Present Day Japan]**
A boy sat alone in his apartment.
Textbooks were scattered. A chessboard by the window.
Headphones on. Listening to music softly.
Someone who had attended Kiyoshi Ishida's funeral.
He sighed, staring out the window.
> "Kiyoshi... I wonder what happened to you."
The air around him began to glow.
His eyes widened.
The room filled with blinding white light.
> "Wha-?"
Before he could scream, the light consumed everything.
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**[Scene - The Realm Between Worlds]**
Blue stars faded as the boy lost consciousness.
Elmyria stepped forward, her wings folding.
> "You are the Hero of Light."
> "You have been chosen to bring peace to a broken world."
> "To destroy the shadow that threatens the balance."
Her voice fell silent.
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Far below, on the mortal plane...
Kuro's eyes snapped open.
He felt something change in the air.
Ripples in space.
> "Just the gods interfering."
His voice was cold. Uninterested.
But inside, something stirred.
> *A connection.*
> *A name from his forgotten past.*
> *...*
He stood facing the sky from the cliff's edge.
> "If they can summon a hero..."
> "Then I wonder... will they be surprised... or will they be the ones to regret it?"
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✦ **To be continued...**